Principal Manager

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Leicestershire - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 39939 - 42699

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Wigston Library Bull Head Street Wigston Leicestershire LE18 1PA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: 39939 - 42699 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 6th February 2026

Interview Date(s): 26th February 2026

Leicestershire Libraries are at the heart of our communities providing information and advice activities to improve wellbeing and develop skills supporting those seeking employment and sharing a love of reading with people of all ages.

About the Role

We are looking an experienced proactive and flexible Principal Manager to help lead the effective delivery of 16 County Council funded and 34 Community Managed Libraries a Prison Library and a mobile library service.

Under the leadership of the Library Operations Manager you will work as part of a team of three Principal Mangers with responsibility for a specific group of libraries (Wigston Base; Market Harborough Melton Syston Wigston HMP Gartree) and build a strong relationship with your staff team volunteers local communities and wide range of partners.

You will:

Lead on the day to day management & operation of libraries in your group ensuring resources are used effectively and standards are met;
Support staff and service users building confidence and ensuring our buildings are safe welcoming and ready to support our service offer;
Lead on the frontline delivery of campaigns and services in line with the Libraries roadmap through liaison with key staff;
Be responsible for managing relationships with Community Managed Libraries in your group including annual reviews;
Work with internal and external partners to ensure the service is relevant to the needs of our communities

About You

To apply for this post you must:

NVQ level 4 or equivalent or demonstrable experience
Management experience of working in a customer facing environment
Experience of working collaboratively across teams and stakeholders
Knowledge of Health and Safety and GDPR legislation and how to apply to work situations
Excellent communication skills with a variety of stakeholders
Competent in managing performance and development of teams and individuals to deliver a high quality service
Ability to manage budgets effectively to achieve results
A full driving licence is essential to this role

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:

Rochelle Gluyas-Cain Library Operations Manager

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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 Plus 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.

Required Experience:

Manager

DescriptionOrganisation: Leicestershire County CouncilWork Location: Wigston Library Bull Head Street Wigston Leicestershire LE18 1PAWorker Category: Hybrid WorkerSalary: 39939 - 42699 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)Working Hours: 37 hours per weekContract Type: PermanentClosing Date: 6th Februar...