Job Description

Working hours:

Minimum 35 hours per week

Interview Date:

9 January, 2026


The Salvation Army is recruiting for a full-time office based

Divisional Secretarial Support

(DSS)

to work at our East Midlands Divisional Headquarters, based in Nottingham.

Job Summary:

To provide a professional, pro-active and confidential secretarial service that supports the Divisional Officers in their roles. The DSS role will also support other DHQ colleagues, regional colleagues and supplement other secretarial support provided to the Divisional Leaders, as needed.


The role will be to provide a professional and proactive support to the Divisional Officers, whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times. The successful candidate will need to have the ability to manage priorities that are constantly changing but will respond to requests in a timely and professional manner. You will need to demonstrate confident communication skills along with the flexibility and commitment to changing situations.

The successful candidate(s) will have:

Previous experience of working successfully in a similar secretarial role within a busy and varied work environment Excellent experience and knowledge of specific secretarial duties including drafting documents, diary management, organising meetings, booking travel, managing expenses and servicing board meetings (including minute taking) The ability to handle sensitive information appropriately maintaining confidentiality and discretion as required Strong communication (both written and verbal), interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to develop strong, successful, and collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders Demonstrable ability to plan, organise and prioritise your tasks to effectively meet your objectives to the expected quality standards and time scales with minimal supervision The ability to contribute to the continuous development and improvement of operational processes and procedures Proven strong experience of using IT software such as Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint), Outlook and Teams to enhance and improve the delivery of your duties NVQ Level 2/5 GCSE A-C or equivalent relevant experience
The ability and willingness to work within, be empathic with and promote the Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army Mission

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK.

For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click

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and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.