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# System Administrator

- **Company:** East Lothian Council
- **Location:** Haddington, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £36,735.0 - £41,078.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Business Systems, Cyber Security, Data Control, Tools for Reporting
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobs.service.gov.uk/jobs/6ae41f42eb629aedf43a0d16/apply

## About the Role

Applicants should have a proven experience in system administration or technical support; familiarity with business systems and reporting platforms used in local authorities, or ideally education, together with implementing and optimising functionality of systems to support both central education and schools to improve compliance. There will be opportunities to network council wide in this role, to share expertise and good practice and applicants must be willing to work in other service areas if required., Educated to HNC or SVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant discipline and/or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through relevant experience.

Level 1 Disclosure Clearance

This role requires

Level 1 Disclosure Clearance to allow access to the Public Sector Network. ELC will submit a Police Act Disclosure application on behalf of the preferred candidate and receipt of the subsequent certificate will be

## Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in this newly created post to support the delivery of Council services and change programmes by undertaking assigned work programmes in line with service priorities, organisational needs and development requirements. You will be expected to work flexibly across a range of a range of council services and will be involved in transformational projects by adapting to changing service demands and contributing to the effective delivery of Council objectives.

The focus of this remit will be to support the development of a high quality System Administrator function in Education ensuring that primarily our data controls are compliant and IT security protocols are robustly applied across all of the Education Service consistently., All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees will be expected to attend Council offices for the duration of induction, and be on site in East Lothian workplaces, as required. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis., To support the delivery of Council services and change programmes by undertaking assigned work programmes in line with service priorities, organisational needs and development requirements. You will be expected to work flexibly across a range of a range of council services and will be involved in transformational projects by adapting to changing service demands and contributing to the effective delivery of Council objectives.

The focus of this remit will be to support the System Administrator function in Education.