Executive Support and Governance Administrator

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Derbyshire Law Centre are a leading Law Centre provide specialist legal advice to communities across Derbyshire. We provide advice on Housing, Debt, Immigration, Discrimination and Employment matters.

The Law Centre is seeking an experienced administrator who is accomplished in working at a senior level. This vital role will ensure the smooth delivery of our services. Our Administrators provide essential administrative and typing support to the Law Centre, helping maintain efficiency, accuracy, and professionalism across all operations.

We are adaptive, innovative, and energetic, with a collective management structure and multiple funding streams.

Derbyshire Law Centre is a registered not-for-profit legal charity whose mission is to increase access to justice for disadvantaged individuals and communities by providing quality assured, accessible, free, and local cost legal advice, 1-2-1 support, information and representation to individuals and groups across Derbyshire. The Law Centre was formed in 1989 and has enjoyed support from the public and voluntary sectors and communities across the county.

The successful applicant will have:

• Proven experience of working with senior leader and board members.
• Excellent organisation, communication and time management skills.
• Microsoft 365 / Microsoft office suite experience – forms, calendars, Teams (office skills)

For full details please see the details and application pack on our website.

Recruitment – Executive Support and Governance Administrator | Derbyshire Law Centre®

Benefits

• 32 days’ annual leave (Pro rata)
• Plus a minimum 12 days bank holidays (Pro rata )
• Christmas shut down (use of annual leave)
• Flexible working arrangements, including TOIL (Time Off in Lieu) to support your work life balance
• Family friendly policies often above the legislative requirements. – 26 weeks full Maternity pay
• 13 weeks full sick pay and dependent leave which then drops to 50% for a further 13 weeks (after 26 weeks service)
• Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contribution at 8%
• Wellbeing scheme
• Casual smart dress code
• Learning and development programme
• Charity discounts
• Core hours from 9:30am to 4:30, Time worked back for breaks.

A full job description, person specification and application form are available on our website - www.derbyshirelawcentre.org.uk under Support Us.

To apply please complete and return the application form to hayley.lawes@derbyshirelawcentre.org.uk

Please ensure your completed application form is returned no later than 9.00am on the Closing Date.

Please Note: We do not accept CV's

The role will be based at the main offices in Chesterfield or at any other Law Centre premises within the catchment area. The role is not available for hybrid working.

Provisional Interview Date: 6 March 2026

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.