Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 22.2 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £26,824 (Level one) rising to 27,694 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
You will support the Early Years Funding Co-ordinator with the local authority’s statutory responsibility around administering the Early Years Entitlements for 9 months - 4 years . Including liaising with nurseries, schools and childminders and ensuring that payments for the entitlements are accurate and paid on time.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
· Awareness of finance and funding processes
· Knowledge of IT systems and their application
· Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of customers both internally and externally and different business levels.
· Experience of working with management information systems to manage the administration of large scale funding to multiple organisations
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Extensive experience of Microsoft Excel
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Cheryl McLean, Early Years Funding Co-ordinator, by telephone on 0115 8764693 or by email at cheryl.mclean@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 11th September 2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: 5th October 2026
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
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Contact Details:
Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group Recruitment Team
