Business Support Administrator – Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

Business Support Administrator – Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) is seeking a motivated individual to join our Training and Development (T&D) Team as a Business Support Administrator. This is a part‑time position working 30 hours per week.

You will provide support to the wider T&D team to support the coordination course delivery across the service.

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working
• Generous leave entitlement plus public holidays
• Full support for ongoing professional development
• On‑site gym facilities
• Free onsite parking
• Access to an emergency services “Blue Light” discount card
• Use of our in‑house occupational health unit, which includes fitness support
• Access to the Service’s 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Public sector pension (subject to pension scheme rules). You will automatically be enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which is a tax‑approved, defined‑benefit occupational pension scheme. Your contributions are based on your earnings, and you can choose from different income options when you retire.

• Support in the forecasting, costing, planning, and resourcing of Learning and Development activities, to meet the requirements of internal customers.
• Ensure that resource allocations are correct and meet the predetermined requirements for each course.
• Provide administrative support to the wider T&D team, data relating to learning and development activities, and management of the Training and development content within the LMS.
• Support the sourcing, procurement and agreement of contractual terms and conditions of eternally provided training and/or services.

You will need to use your own initiative to work effectively in a flexible and responsive way, plan your own time and manage workloads whilst ensuring deadlines are met. Have extensive ICT experience including the use of Microsoft 365 and Learning Management Systems.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Furthermore, we want to create a work environment where everyone feels safe, can be themselves and can perform their roles to the best of their abilities. We have signed up with a number of nationally recognised organisations that promote equality, diversity and inclusion and we are working with them to help us achieve our objectives.

These organisations include:

• Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion
• Department of Works and Pension’s Disability Confident scheme
• Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. Safer recruitment practices, including identity, reference, and appropriate criminal record checks, will be applied throughout the process.

23:59 8 July 2026

w/c 20 July 2026