Administrative Officer (SEND Partnerships & Strategy) HCC624765

Company: Hampshire County Council

Salary: £27,780 - £30,564

Hours: Full-time

Location: Winchester, SO23 8UJ

Working pattern: Hybrid - 4 days remote

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 19 Aug 2026

Closing date: 3 Sept 2026

Joining us as an Administrative Officer, you'll play an important role in supporting SEND improvement across Hampshire, helping to improve outcomes for children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Through your administrative, organisational and project support, you'll help drive partnership working, coordinate key activities and ensure improvement projects continue to make a meaningful difference.

Working as part of the SEND Partnerships & Strategy Team, you'll collaborate with colleagues and partners across education, health and social care, while helping to ensure the voices of children, young people and families are embedded in decision-making. From supporting the SEND Assurance & Improvement Board and coordinating inspection readiness activity to facilitating co-production and participation initiatives, you'll contribute to positive change across Hampshire's SEND services.

• Provide administrative and organisational support to the SEND Assurance & Improvement Board and wider SEND improvement projects across Hampshire County Council.
• Coordinate diaries and meetings with key partners, ensuring priorities and actions are effectively managed.
• Manage shared inboxes, multi-agency Teams channels and SharePoint sites, keeping information accurate, accessible and up to date.
• Prepare meeting papers, reports and communications, take minutes, and track follow-up actions to support delivery.
• Support co-production and participation forums for parents/carers, children and young people, coordinating engagement activities, events, workshops and consultations.
• Support Local Area SEND inspection readiness by preparing briefings, maintaining evidence and coordinating key activities and events.

• Strong administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work to deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience of working with multiple agencies and partners to achieve shared outcomes.
• Knowledge of SEND and current sector practice, or a strong willingness to develop this knowledge through learning, training and professional development.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to work on your own initiative, take ownership of tasks and identify opportunities to add value and improve outcomes.
• Make a meaningful contribution to improving SEND services and ensuring children, young people and families have a voice in shaping them.
• Join a collaborative team committed to delivering positive change and better outcomes across Hampshire.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

• Make a meaningful contribution to improving SEND services and ensuring children, young people and families have a voice in shaping them.
• Join a collaborative team committed to delivering positive change and better outcomes across Hampshire.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Other job titles you may be searching for may include: Business Support Officer, Administration Officer, Partnership Support Officer, SEND Improvement Support Officer, Admin Officer, Admin Assistant, Project Support Officer.

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Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK.