Executive Assistant to Chief Officer (Headquarters, Maidstone)

Location of Role: Maidstone

Advert Closing Date: 15/07/2026

Starting Salary: £30,879.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to undertake the role of Executive Assistant to Chief Officer at Kent Police Headquarters, Sutton Road, Maidstone. This is a rewarding and demanding role requiring an individual who is highly organised and proactive, with excellent technical and behavioural skills. You must also be flexible and willing to work as part of the wider Executive Assistant Team to Chief Officers, providing cover during periods of abstraction and dealing with other taskings as directed by the Executive Manager.

You will often be required to plan and work on your own initiative, acting as the first point of contact for visitors and callers. Your duties will include managing Chief Officers’ diaries and emails, proactively preparing draft correspondence for approval, and minuting meetings that can be of a highly confidential or sensitive nature.

We are particularly looking for individuals who can demonstrate the following:

• A high level of standards, tact, discretion and diplomacy (whether this be verbally or in writing) acting as the Chief Officers’ representative, and in line with the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Behaviour.
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills, in order to identify and resolve commitment conflicts, provide options, recommendations and solutions, to facilitate the efficient and effective operation of commitments for the Chief Officers.
• An ability to assimilate information quickly and accurately (in line with MOPI and Information Security guidelines), and work with others where appropriate to identify potential risks and solve problems proactively in relation to diary management, receipt of information or conflicting priorities.
• A very high level of office planning and organisational skills, and to be conversant with all key office technology such as Outlook and Microsoft applications such as Teams and SharePoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, showing emotional awareness for others, particularly when dealing with a variety of sensitive and confidential information.

In your application, you are required to provide evidence of the following:

• Proven experience providing senior-level administrative support or similar, including diary management, correspondence and meeting coordination.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands accurately in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to build effective relationships and liaise with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrable ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, diplomacy and sound judgement.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Teams and SharePoint, with the ability to use technology effectively to support business operations.

The role requires postholders to undergo Security Check level vetting, if not already in place, and any appointment would be subject to satisfactory completion of that vetting. Depending on your current vetting level and security clearances, you may be required to complete additional vetting information during the recruitment process.

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. 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.