Job details

Salary: £27,664 to £29,461 per annum (inclusive of allowances)
Location: Civic Centre, Gravesend
Status: Full time/ Part time (Permanent)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing date: 11 Nov 2026

The role

The postholder will provide administrative support to a range of services and projects across the Communities and Inclusive Growth Directorate, helping to ensure the smooth and effective delivery of work.
The role will support projects that benefit local communities, including employment and skills, health and wellbeing, arts and culture, and inclusive economic growth. This includes assisting initiatives that support residents, local businesses and the visitor economy.
To provide an effective, customer friendly administrative support function for a diverse range of projects and activities, supporting stakeholder engagement, records management, arranging meetings, creating agendas, writing minutes where required, and circulating notes and action points.
Assist with financial administration, such as raising orders for goods and services; raising invoices and ensuring that all invoices are paid on time; and monitoring payments on the purchase order system.
Assist with the update of some of the directorate’s external and internal websites and platforms, such as Everyday Active, Go Vocal, Resilience Direct and Gravesham 2040.
Collect information for Freedom of Information requests (FOI’s) within the directorate, enquires and complaints plus making sure the requirements for ensuring General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are followed.
Support the directorate’s event programme as required, including assisting with pre- event preparation and on the day provide support if required by the event co-ordinator.
Any other assistant/administrative duties, consistent with the above duties of the post.

About you

We are looking for someone who is organised and has good attention to detail, very good customer service skills, the ability to work with initiative to resolve issues and make decisions and initiative to resolve issues and make decisions.

Working for Gravesham

We are committed to delivering to the community and working with us means you are part of delivering the level of growth and improvement our community needs and deserves. A range of services have been provided to over 106,000 people and 4,000 businesses.
The Borough of Gravesham, situated in the north west corner of Kent, covers 25,000 acres of the most varied countryside in south east England. Bordered by the River Thames to the north, it is at the heart of Thames Gateway and has a significant role to play in the regeneration of a major government growth area.
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Benefits

A minimum of 23 Days Annual Leave, plus paid bank holidays.
Membership to Local Government Pension Scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme
Access to over 1000+ instant discounts from favourite retailers, restaurants, food delivery services and attractions via our benefits portal VivUp.
Career development, training opportunities and access to e-learning
Access to eye care vouchers and VDU Glasses
External Occupational Health service
Cycle to Work Scheme
Access to an employee assistance programme 24/7
Hybrid Working (minimum two days in the office per week)
Free parking
Octopus Electric Vehicles Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Important Information

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job description.
Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager please call Virginie Whittaker on 01474 337202.
The proposed interview date for this role is 16 November 2026

How to apply

You can apply for this job via our online form. You will be asked to select the job you are applying for and upload a CV and supporting statement. You will also need to provide details of 2 references so please have these available when starting your application.
You should submit your application by END DATE . We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
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All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Human Resources Team on 01474 337374.

Job Profile

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