Current Vacancies

Job vacancies available at Oadby and Wigston Borough Council.

Economic Development Manager

Salary: £37, 938-£40,476
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: Sunday, 9 March 2025
Overview: Do you want to make a difference in your local community? 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. The Economic Development Manager will undertake responsibilities including delivery of economic development functions, supporting, developing and maintaining relationships with local businesses, overseeing Funded by UK Government projects, promoting the Borough to stakeholders, residents and developers as a place to live, work and invest and oversee funded projects.
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Salary: £41,511 - £44,711 (plus £3,000 market supplement)
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: Thursday, 20 March 2025
Overview: Do you want to develop your career further? We are looking for a talented individual to join us within our Planning team. We are responsible for ensuring that all new development within the Borough is sustainable and of high quality. The team has a history of performing to the highest standards, and always find themselves in the top echelons of planning performance tables in the East Midlands.
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Salary: £68,210
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: Monday, 10 March 2025
Overview: Do you want to make a difference in your local community and develop your career? We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join us as Head of Service for our Neighbourhood Services Team. The post will be based at our Depot in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs, however the nature of the job will mean the person is required to be office based at least three days a week. You can find more information about our benefits here https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/pages/employee_benefits The Neighbourhood Services Team are responsible for waste management, grounds maintenance, fleet services and corporate assets.
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Salary: £34,314 - £37,035
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 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 Property Services 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.
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Type: Temporary, Part Time
Closing date: Monday, 3 March 2025
Overview: Blaby District Council, Charnwood Borough Council, Harborough District Council, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, Melton Borough Council, North West Leicestershire District Council and Oadby & Wigston Borough Council (the ‘Councils’) are looking to appoint a number of ‘Independent Persons’ to support them in promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct amongst their elected members.
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