Business Support Administrator - Ratho Community Centre

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a part-time Business Support Administrator at Ratho Community Centre. The role supports Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Services, with a salary range of £27,257–£29,850 pro rata for part-time and 22.5 hours per week.

The post involves handling customer relationships, reception duties, and varied administrative tasks. The successful candidate should be well-organised, IT-literate, and capable of working independently within a team.

Qualifications

• Good organisational skills.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer relationships to maintain high service delivery.
• Provide reception, administrative, procurement and financial support for staff and customers using established processes and systems.

Job description

Business Support Administrator
Ratho Community Centre

Salary: £27,257 - £29,850 (pro rata for part-time)
Hours: 22.5 per week, 52 weeks per year

The business support team provides comprehensive and flexible business support service.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Support Administrator to work as part of a team to deliver a wide range of business functions to support Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Services.
Key job activities include:

Develop customer relationships to maintain a high standard of service delivery, Handle sensitive and personal information in line with appropriate policies and guidelines. Provide reception, administrative, procurement and financial support for staff and customers following processes and using a variety of systems.

The successful applicant will be required to have good organisational skills, excellent IT skills, good communication skills and work well as part of a team along with the ability to work autonomously.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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