Administrative Manager (North London Open Spaces)

Job Title:  Administrative Manager (North London Open Spaces) Posting Start Date:  17/08/2026 Posting End Date:  14/09/2026 Department:  Environment Office Location:  Hampstead Heath Heathfield House Level of DBS required for this role:  None required Level of vetting required?:  No security vetting is required Is this a politically restricted post?:  No Does this post require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check?:  No

Salary: £44,110 - £49,140  

Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week 

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:15am – 5:00pm 

Basis: Full -Time, Permanent 

Workplace category: Hybrid 

Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance.  

Attachments: Job Description and Person Specification

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply early. 

We are pleased to announce that we are expanding our North London Open Spaces (NLOS) team.   

Ready to bring your organisational brilliance to some of the UK’s most iconic green spaces?  We’re looking for an energetic, motivated, and highly capable Administrative Manager to lead our local business support operations and ensure the smooth, efficient, and compliant running of our service. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a complex, fast-moving environment and enjoys balancing strategic oversight with improving processes, strengthening systems, and bringing clarity and organisation to a fast‑paced service.  

About Us  

The City of London Corporation manages 11,000 acres of land in and around London that is enjoyed by over 16 million visitors annually. Whilst there are small pockets of land within the Square Mile, the majority can be found elsewhere in London and the surrounding counties. The City Corporation acts as Trustee of 10 charities which, through their various charitable objects, are responsible for the preservation in perpetuity of a large proportion of these award-winning open spaces.   

The Role  

As Administrative Manager, you will be the backbone of administrative excellence across NLOS. Reporting directly to the Superintendent, you’ll oversee the full spectrum of business administration, financial processing, systems development, compliance, and internal coordination. You’ll also lead a dynamic Support Services Team of six, helping to shape a high-performing, positive, and collaborative office culture.  

Your work will span everything from ensuring smooth and efficient day‑to‑day operations, to supporting senior leadership with critical information, coordinating cross-departmental initiatives, and making sure NLOS remains aligned with City Corporation standards and procedures.  

This is an exciting and varied role for someone who enjoys problem-solving, streamlining systems, supporting staff, and helping a busy division deliver at its best.  

The Ideal Candidate   

You’ll excel in this role if you are:  

• Highly organised, proactive, and adaptable, with the confidence to juggle multiple priorities.  

• A natural problem-solver, able to anticipate needs, implement improvements, and keep operations running smoothly.  

• A strong communicator and collaborator, comfortable working with colleagues at all levels across multiple sites.  

• Experienced in managing administrative systems and financial processes, ideally in a complex or multi‑site environment.  

• A supportive and inspiring people manager, committed to developing others and fostering a positive team culture.  

Above all, you’ll bring energy, adaptability, and a commitment to delivering high‑quality support across a busy and diverse service.  

Benefits Include   

• Competitive salary starting at £44,110 including inner London Weighting, depending on experience (with clear incremental progress points)   

• 28 days’ annual leave plus public holidays    

• Pension scheme is operated in accordance with Local Government Pension Scheme   

• Employee assistance programmes including mental wellbeing support   

• Bicycle loan scheme   

• Travel card scheme   

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.  

Closing date: 23:59 on 14 September 2026  

To apply online please click the Apply online button below. 

Alternatively, please contact [phone removed] (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV1178if you experience any difficulties.  A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on [phone removed]. 

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs. 

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.   

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.