Technical Asset & Information Assistant

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Blaby - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 25191 - 28146

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: 25191 - 28146 per annum (Career graded post)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 27th October 2025

Interview Date(s): w/c 3rd November 2025

Do you want a job where no two days are the same Do you want to kick start your career in IT Well we are looking for a pro-active and detail oriented Technical Asset & Information Assistant to join our Service Delivery Team. The ideal candidate will ensure the integrity and accountability of our IT asset estate its maintained.

About the Role

The role will involve working in the busy Asset Management section of the team to manage the end to end lifecycle for all IT hardware and software within the organisation. This includes asset tracking by utilising IT database tools conducting audits managing end of life IT equipment via the asset disposal process and collaborating with multiple teams within I&T services and across departments to ensure asset compliance is maintained in line with IT policies and procedures.

The role also includes managing software licenses and the candidate is expected to understand licensing principles and tracking licenses within the software management database.

The successful candidate will report to the Service Delivery & Change Manager and will assist the IT Asset Compliance Officers in managing the asset estate and reporting on on hardware and software asset utilisation. It is therefore important that the candidate has excellent communication skills and an eye for detail to report anomalies and ensure that compliance is maintained for the vast number of IT assets within the Council.

A career graded approach applies to this role where the successful candidate will progress up the salary bands (grade 5-7) based on demonstrating the relevant experience and achieving a foundation ITIL qualification whilst within the role.

The post is hands-on and will require the successful applicant to attend site on a regular basis with a rota-based system. The role will also require manual handling of IT equipment and on occasion may also require out of hours working.

About You

To apply for this post you must have:

NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent)
Experience of working in an IT environment
An understanding of IT asset management tools that can be used in maintaining accurate information
Good analytical/problem solving skills
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office in particular Excel
Excellent communication and customer service skills
Use your own initiative and have a high standard of administrative planning and organisational skills to deliver results

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Kirit Navekar Service Delivery & Change Manager

Telephone:

Email:

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

DescriptionOrganisation: Leicestershire County CouncilWork Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RAWorker Category: Hybrid WorkerSalary: 25191 - 28146 per annum (Career graded post)Working Hours:37 hours per weekContract Type: PermanentClosing Date: 27th October 2025Interview Date(s): w/c 3rd Novembe...