Coroners Administrative Officer

**Job Details**:
**Job Reference**: HCC622327
**Salary Range**: £27,780 - £30,564 per annum
**Work Location**: Castle Hill, Winchester
**Hours per week**: 37
**Contract Type**: Permanent
**Closing Date**: 10 October 2025
**Interview Date**: w/c 20 October 2025

**An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administrative Officer to join the Coroners Office team at Hampshire County Council.**

Are you looking for a challenging and diverse role working as part of a friendly and supportive team, with an opportunity to make a real difference?

**The Role**:
**Coroners** are independent judicial officers who are responsible for investigating violent, unnatural, or sudden deaths. Their role is to establish who has died, and how, when and where they died. Coroners have a duty to investigate a death and if necessary, hold an inquest.

The **Administrative Officer** role is key to the Service, providing a high-quality admin and front-line support function to the team and the general public. Our admin team carry out the first level of investigation prior to a referral going to a Coroner for their consideration. The role reports directly to the Senior Coroners Service Officer.

**What you’ll do**:

- Assess the validity and reliability of sources of information to establish effective networks of contacts and provide timely and accurate responses to enquiries. Select appropriate courses of action and make recommendations from a variety of options to provide appropriate advice to managers. Allocate and prioritise work to meet deadlines and make best use of resource.

**What we’re looking for**:

- We are looking for an experienced administrator to join our friendly team who has proven administrative, IT and communication skills. The ability to multi-task, work under pressure and handle complex sensitive data is essential as is attention to detail. Effective call management and communication skills are crucial as you will be in contact with families at a sensitive and difficult time.

**Why join us?**
- Comprehensive induction programme with all necessary training.

Our benefits package includes details of the holiday entitlement, pension scheme, flexi-time scheme, family friendly policies and interest free travel loans and discounts. We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of, where you are empowered to be your best and a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.

If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch

Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.

Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance.

**Additional Information**:
**Vetting Requirements**:
**Contact Details for an Informal Discussion**:
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.