Head of Chamberlain's Office

Job Title: Head of Chamberlain's Office

Posting Start Date: 28/08/2025

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Salary: £66,190 - £75,010 per annum inclusive of all allowances
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: Full time, Fixed Term contract (Maternity Cover)
Workplace category: Hybrid
Attachments: Job Information Pack

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The Chamberlain is seeking maternity cover for the post of Head of Chamberlain’s Office on her senior leadership team. The role is offered on a secondment or fixed term basis to provide maternity cover to start in October/November 2025.

We are looking for a highly organised and professional individual. With the ability to build strong relationships at senior levels internally and externally and work collaboratively and proactively with senior and mid-level colleagues across the organisation to achieve effective outcomes and results. This role requires experience of working in a senior position in Business Administration or similar within a complex organisation. The role is also responsible for overseeing the Chamberlain’s Court in its activities of admitting applicants to the Freedom of the City of London.

This is a diverse role for an innovative and adaptable individual, providing an opportunity to make a direct contribution to the effective operation of the Chamberlain’s Department.

The Chamberlain’s Department provides several Services to the City of London Corporation including accounting, treasury management, transactional finance, and Internal Audit. Alongside Commercial, Change and Portfolio Delivery and Digital, Information and Technology Services.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the position. If, having read through the application pack, you wish to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Hayley Puhlhofer Hayley.Puhlhofer@cityoflondon.gov.uk.

Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 08th September 2025

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Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCHA799 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

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