Current Vacancies

Job vacancies available at Oadby and Wigston Borough Council.

Economic Development Manager

Salary: £37,938 - £40,476
Type: Temporary, Full Time
Closing date: Thursday, 24 April 2025
Overview: Do you want to make a difference in your local community? This is a fixed-term role until 31st March 2027. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join us within our Economic Development Team. We are responsible for supporting the delivery of the Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan for the borough. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process. We would be happy to receive applications from both full-time/part-time applicants, as we are happy to consider a job share arrangement.
More information: Full details and specification

Salary: £34,314 - £37,035
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
Overview: Do you want to make a difference to your local community? We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join us within our Housing Team. We are responsible for ensuring the effective maintenance of the Council’s housing stock, delivering high-quality repairs and voids management services to our tenants.
More information: Full details and specification

Salary: £25,584 - £27,269
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: Monday, 21 April 2025
Overview: We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Council Tax team. Choose a career with great benefits and flexible working. Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs with a minimum of one day in the office per week. The Council Tax Team are responsible for administering Council Tax, ensuring the accurate and prompt billing, collection and recovery of accounts. The Council Tax Officer will undertake responsibilities including obtaining and assessing information to determine Council Tax liability in accordance with legislation. This includes determination and allowance of discounts, reliefs and exemptions.
More information: Full details and specification

Salary: £65,000 - £67,000
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: Monday, 21 April 2025
Overview: Do you want to develop your career? We are looking for a talented individual to join us within our small Finance team. The Finance Team are responsible for all areas of income and expenditure of the Council, ensuring it is all accounted for accurately and efficiently. The Finance Manager will lead and develop the finance team providing comprehensive financial and accountancy services to support the Authority at a corporate level. They should have experience compiling the statutory year-end Statements of Accounts, a good understanding around capital and the sources of funding for a HRA and General Fund capital programme and knowledge of a typical council budget setting process and how to produce a council budget including the funding elements, Council Tax, NNDR, Government grants, Reserves and other income sources.
More information: Full details and specification