Senior Leadership Team PA & Admin Team Leader (Medway)

Location of Role: Medway 

Advert Closing Date: 24/09/2026 

Starting Salary: £31,959.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time 

Contract Type: Secondment/Temporary 

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri 

Weekend/Evening Working: No 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Senior Team Leadership Team Personal Assistant (PA) & Admin Team Leader for North Division, offered as either a 13-month secondment or fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover.

This is a key role providing professional executive support to the Senior Leadership Team whilst leading and developing a team of administrative staff. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing competing priorities, coordinating workloads and ensuring the delivery of an effective, high-quality administrative support service.

You will possess excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, together with the ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement and meet demanding deadlines. Experience of developing and maintaining administrative and office systems is essential, along with the ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and adapt processes to meet changing business needs.

As a Team Leader, you will demonstrate confidence, tact and diplomacy when dealing with highly confidential, personal and operationally sensitive matters. You will be capable of motivating and supporting staff, managing performance and maintaining high standards of customer service. Previous experience in a Personal Assistant, executive support or similar administrative role would be advantageous.

Applicants must have a good standard of education, including English language, together with excellent written communication skills, grammar and attention to detail. A strong understanding of office procedures and experience of working in a busy administrative environment is essential.

The role requires a high level of IT competence, including the effective use of Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint, together with experience of maintaining records and management information systems. Previous supervisory or line management experience would be desirable.

Your primary working location will be based at Medway Police Station with expectations to travel stations throughout North Division and Force Headquarters.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact PSE 46058555 Daniel Rudden or PSE 46061902 Wynsey Heakin.

Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £37,056.00.

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All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance.  During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete. 

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.

Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833. Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

If you’re not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you’re from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn’t apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.