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Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), based in Edinburgh, is the umbrella organisation providing support to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) across Scotland. CAS, our 61 member CAB, the Citizen Advice consumer service, and the Extra Help Unit, form Scotland’s largest independent advice network. Advice provided by our service is free, independent, confidential, impartial and available to everyone. We are champions for both citizens and consumers and in 2014/15 the Citizens Advice Service in Scotland helped over 323,000 clients in Scotland deal with over one million issues overall.
We currently have a vacancy for a Personal Assistant to provide support to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Board and Senior Leadership Team. This role will also provide generalist administration support for the organisation as required.
The successful candidate will have strong experience as an executive/personal assistant or similar, and will be a highly effective and organised individual with strong administrative skills. Excellent communication, both written and verbal, will be critical as the post holder will be required to liaise effectively with key external stakeholders, the Board and the Senior Management team.
This is a job share role and the successful candidate will work 21 hours a week over 3 days on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
CAS offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 40 days leave and a pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. We have a flexi-time scheme which enables our staff to work flexibly in line with organisational requirements, and as an inclusive employer we are happy to consider other flexible working arrangements where appropriate. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please download the CAS Benefits document in the application pack at the bottom of this page.
For more information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification, which can be downloaded using the links below.
To apply for this role, please send completed copies of the Personal Details Form, Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, along with your current CV to: recruitment@cas.org.uk
In addition, please refer to the Job Description and provide a written statement that addresses how you meet the requirements of the role as detailed in the job specification. In the written statement, please provide examples which demonstrate how you meet the requirements.
Closing date: Sunday 28 January 2018, 23:59
Citizens Advice Scotland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux – Citizens Advice Scotland (Scottish Charity Number SC016637).
