Corporate Support Assistant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Scottish Government

Scottish Government

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

Are you a detail orientated and organised professional with strong interpersonal skills? We are seeking a Corporate Support Assistant to join our team at SAAS.
***This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team within Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) as a Corporate Support Assistant. This role will provide a variety of developmental opportunities with regular tasks relating to Audit and Risk, acting as secretariat to SAAS' Audit Risk Assurance Committee and the Risk Management Group. You will gain experience working in a high-profile environment, working closely with Directors and external stakeholders.

About us
***SAAS is an executive agency of the Scottish Government and responsible for assessing and paying student awards for Scottish domiciled students in Higher Education throughout the UK. We administer budgets of around £1.4 billion each year, making payments to both educational institutions and over 190,000 students a year. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve. More information on SAAS can be found on our website

This is a Fix Term Appointment for the duration of 24 months.

Responsibilities:

Provide highlevel administrative and business support to the Corporate Office of SAAS, focusing on governance and risk reporting activities
Liaise directly with Directors, managing their commitments and calendars
Offer secretariat support for SAAS Committees/Boards
Collaborate with the Business manager to prepare information for the Executive Team
Manage information, both paper and digital, to ensure accuracy
Support business planning and key performance indicators for monitoring purposes.

Competencies
Analysis and use of evidence

Communications and Engagement

Improving performance

Self-Awareness

Essential Criteria & Qualifications:
No specific qualifications required.

Essential Criteria

Proficiency in written and verbal communication skills in fast-paced environment
Proficient in the usage of MS office and online filling platforms (eRDM/SharePoint)
Comfortable in assisting the management of an office environment in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders
Experienced in the gathering and analysis of business information

Additional Information
SAAS has separate arrangements from core Scottish Government for Public and Privilege holidays.

After taking up post in SAAS you will take the Spring Friday and Monday holiday in late May/early June together with the September half day.

SAAS office is fully closed between Christmas and New Year.

If you are successful in this role and not based in the UK, you must be willing to relocate to within a reasonable distance of Edinburgh, Scotland.

How to apply?
Person Specification

The Scottish Government is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we want to help you demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know via

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