Administrative Officer (Temporary) REQ02235 - 378885

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.

The Contracts and Provisions Section are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking, and reliable individual to join their team. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will provide an administrative support in ensuring the delivery of a range of functions including Mainstream and Additional Support Needs (ASN) transport, Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and Placing Requests for pupils within North Lanarkshire Council.  

This will include ensuring legislative and organisational deadlines are met in relation to payment of invoices and expenses, processing of application forms and production of management information and reports. You will assist in the supervision and co-ordination of staff and the day-to-day activities of the Contracts and Provisions Team and play an active role in the procurement processes, including co-ordinating Quick Quotes and carrying out relevant checks.

You will be responsible for ensuring a quality service is provided to schools, pupils, parents and contractors, through effective liaison with internal and external stakeholders to progress and resolve enquiries. Experience of working in a similar role, along with supervisory responsibility is essential.  

It is essential that you have good numerical skills along with a good working knowledge of a range of IT packages, including spreadsheets and databases.  Experience in procurement processes, particularly in relation to progressing Quick Quotes is desirable.

For further information, please contact Chris McDonald, Principal Officer, on

This position is Temporary to 31/08/2025.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process.

Easy Read – My NL

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