Scottish Funding Council

Personal Assistant to Director of Research and Innovation

Scottish Funding Council

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £25,401 - £28,050 per year

Job Level

Entry Level

About the role

  • Provide PA support to the Director of R&I and administrative and Business Support to the wider directorate.
  • Understand directorate objectives and support information flows between the Director, Senior Leadership Team and corporate centre.
  • Training role: expectation to be in the office at least 2 to 3 days per week and complete necessary modules to gain a Modern Apprenticeship qualification within 18 months.
  • Interviews will be face to face on 29 September 2025.

Requirements

  • Experience supporting senior staff in a similar environment.
  • Experience of diary management (including virtual meetings), travel arrangements, and managing a busy mailbox.
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to work as part of a team and interact well with staff at all levels in the organisation.
  • Excellent organisation and planning skills, including the ability to work creatively to solve problems and manage competing priorities.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work under own initiative and with minimum supervision.
  • A highly developed eye for detail and accuracy.
  • Good IT skills, with a good working knowledge of a variety of IT systems, particularly Microsoft Office products.
  • A proactive, resilient and flexible approach.
  • Desirable: Previous experience of the Scottish Government, public sector bodies, or the further or higher education sectors.