Business Development Manager – leading the sales team, you will be responsible for improving existing business relationships and identifying and developing new business opportunities. With proven sales and strategic planning skills, you will prepare business plans and a play key role in the implementation and ongoing support of new projects. Working closely with the MD of one of the oldest and highly regarded engineering firms in Scotland, you will be the focus for business success and excellent customer service.

Salary and Benefits – Basic £27,000 1st Year OTE £45,000

Car, laptop and mobile phone with good holiday pay and pension

Monday to Friday

Duties and skills will include;

• Maintain and develop existing business contacts

• Identify and approach potential customers

• Prepare bids, costings and product information

• Project manage installation and maintenance

• Attend marketing and industry events

• Work with Social Media and PR Assistant

• Confident communication and team building skills

• Drive, ambition and integrity

• Inspire colleagues to provide outstanding customer service

• Car driver with a flexible approach to hours

Supported by an excellent sales support and technical team, our client is internationally recognised with a loyal customer base and ready for growth.

Senior IT Technician – exciting career opportunity for an IT Technician looking to progress with an established, ambitious and trusted consultancy with over 20 years commercial experience. You will have an advanced understanding of support tools, operating systems and business applications with strong diagnostic ability and customer focus.

Supported by an experienced and approachable management team, you will assist clients within Financial Services and Architecture, Consultancy and Engineering with technology services and support. Working as part of a proactive team you will liaise with clients, provide guidance to colleagues and assist junior staff with technical issues. Our client provides a relaxed and equable working environment with ongoing training and genuinely value individual input.

Salary and Benefits

£24,650 Monday to Friday 37.5 hours with 28 days annual leave. Hybrid working pattern between home and Edinburgh office. Contributory pension and Perkbox membership. Employer committed to on-going training and to develop life-long skills in a relaxed working environment.

Skills and Experience

• A natural problem solver!

• Great communication and listening skills

• Strong customer focus and appreciation of business needs

• Advanced understanding of support tools, techniques, and technology

• Confident diagnostic skills

• Advanced administrative experience of the Microsoft 365 Platform

• Experience of Helpdesk in IT support environment

• Proactive, focused team player

• Strong awareness of commercial drivers

• Ideally have Professional IT certifications (MCP. MCSA, MCSE, ITIL ITSM or similar)

• Enjoys teamwork and a challenge!

• Driving licence to facilitate client visits

As this role is split between office and home working a dedicated home space would be beneficial. Immediate start available.

Legal PA – exciting opportunity to join a progressive and successful Commercial Real Estate department based close Edinburgh city centre.

Salary and Benefits – £24-27,000 , contributory pension, 25 plus 8 public holiday days, private medical insurance, generous contributory pension scheme and life assurance and bonus scheme with enhanced maternity/paternity leave.

Monday to Friday, city centre office based.

Job Description – working closely with the team of Commercial Property Solicitors, you will work on a wide range of property projects. These will include long-term regeneration work, town centre redevelopment and stand-alone property developments in housing, retail, leisure, energy, manufacturing, and education sectors.

You will be responsible for

• Formatting complex legal documents

• Drafting and finalising client invoices

• Drafting general documents and correspondence

• Liaising with fee earners and the Cashroom

• Audio and copy typing accurately and efficiently

• Diary management, organising meetings, conference calls

What you will need to succeed

• Legal secretarial experience - minimum 4 years

• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to work independently using your initiative

• Enthusiasm and motivation to continue learning

• Advanced MS Office, particularly formatting in Word

Our client is committed to staff development and are Gold Investors in People and committed to training and development.

Finance Consultant - with a working knowledge of bookkeeping and accountancy and the duties of a Pension Fund Trustee, our client offers flexible working with 4 part-days per month at the Edinburgh office

This is a key role supporting the directors of an established family owned property development

Responsibilities, Experience and Skills

Provision of financial advisory support and main point of contact with auditors, HMRC and funders

Produce management information and coordinate directors’ meetings to advance ongoing projects and budgets for growth

Assist the directors to drive forward new projects and maintain a live record of all contacts and progress

Research and review contractual agreements and provide advice to the directors. Requires proactive and enquiring approach

Accounting/bookkeeping skills, strong communication and report writing skills, diplomatic and focused

This position may suit a candidate with company secretary experience, worked in finance or investment.

Grants Administrator – working for a charitable trust which is an outward-looking, approachable funder providing grants supporting child welfare, visual impairment, neurological conditions, animal welfare and the RNLI. As part of a dedicated team, you will provide administrative support to the Grants and Relationship Managers and maintain regular contact with beneficiary charities supporting them with an information service.

Salary and Benefits – £22,000 to £24,500 pro rata 21 hours per week, 35 days annual holiday (pro rata), contributory pension, childcare vouchers and can offer child-friendly hybrid working if preferred.

Job Description – working as part of a small team based in central Edinburgh, you will report to the Director and provide administrative support to the Grants and Relationship Managers and have regular contact with Volunteer Assessors and Trustees. With excellent organisational and Microsoft skills, you will accurately maintain the client database and support inhouse and external meetings. This varied role requires an organised and proactive approach with strong customer skills in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Main duties will include;

• Provision of administrative support to the Grants Team

• Arrange and co-ordinate meetings

• Maintain the Trust’s Salesforce Database

• Register applications and carry out pre-assessment checks

• Manage all Grant related correspondence

• Log receipt of awards and record grant conditions

• Maintain on-line filing systems

• Provide general administration working with the Office Manager

• Manage incoming calls and enquiries

• Ensure meetings rooms are prepared for visitors

• Welcome visitors and contractors to the office

Skills required will include:

• Confident with Microsoft Office, Outlook and input Excel

• Experienced in the use of databases (Salesforce)

• Experienced in administering meeting – basic minute taking

• Accurate input skills

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills

• Awareness of GDPR

• Friendly and approachable manner

• Empathy for, and desire to support, charitable work in Scotland

This is a varied administrative role working as part of a small dedicated, friendly and supportive team which facilitates funding to both established and innovative charities and individual projects.

Financial Administrator – exciting opportunity with city based Wealth Management firm for an experienced Administrator to support established and reputable investment team. Committed to employee development and offering genuine scope for progression, our client offer competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Our client is a leading and highly regarded FTSE 100 company which distributes a range of investment, retirement products and financial solutions to a high net worth client base. Currently it has funds under management in excess of £140bn.

We are looking for an efficient Administrator to support the Advisors. You will have good Microsoft Office skills, accurate data input, good typing ability and strong customer service skills.

Salary and Benefits – £22,000 to £25,000 Monday to Friday (flexible working between home and office), annual bonus £2,500 to £3,500 with private pension and health care and generous annual leave entitlement

Job Description – you will provide efficient and accurate administrative support to the Financial Advisors processing all relevant paperwork and act as initial point of contact for clients and third parties.

Main duties will include;

• Provision of administrative support to the Advisors

• Produce quotations, reports, illustrations and valuations in line with standard formats

• Process all new business documentation

• Ensure all work meets company standards and GDPR rules

• Deal with queries from clients and other callers in a professional and timeous manner

• Escalate client concerns for the attention for Advisors

• Arrange and co-ordinate meetings

• Ensure meetings rooms are prepared for visitors

Skills required will include:

• Confident with Microsoft Office, Outlook and input level Excel

• Experienced in the use of databases

• Ability to work under pressure and retain a high level of accuracy

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills

• Strong and confident communicator

• Initiative

• Professional and can work with total discretion

This is a varied administrative role with opportunity to develop your career with a leading internationally recognised financial firm and should you wish, potential to progress professionally. Based in beautiful west end offices, out client can offer hybrid working.

Receptionist (1 year contract) – start date mid July 2023, reporting to Front of House Manager of bespoke international investment business with offices in Edinburgh city centre.

£30,000 Monday to Friday 7.30am to 3.30pm, 38 days annual leave with pension contribution - based in modern city centre office.

With an exceptional focus of customer service and ability to deliver a personal and tailored style to meet client expectation, this is great opportunity to work with a proactive, professional and supportive team.

Duties and skills required include;

• Welcome all callers to the office providing a professional reception service

• Issue and collect visitor badges and maintain visitor logs

• Answer and direct incoming calls using Teams – training will be provided

• Maintain meeting room diary

• Ensure that catering requirements are met and facilitate the setting up of meeting and training rooms and ensure that rooms are cleared after use

• Pro-actively resolve any logistical issues including arrange car parking for visitors and private transport

• Develop detailed knowledge of all VIP/regular clients

• Keep informed about local issues of interest, ie Edinburgh Festival, local events, places to eat etc

• Well groomed with clear and confident communication skills

• Competency in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel and Outlook

• IT literate with good telephone manner

• Proactive, calm and ability to take initiative

• Strong customer focus

Ideally with some reception experience, this varied role may suit candidates with office, retail, front of house or hospitality experience where 5 star service is expected.

EA/PA – one of Britain’s leading independent day and boarding schools, located on the outskirts of Edinburgh, are seeking a proactive and professional Personal Assistant to support the Headmaster and Deputy. This is a varied and involved role requiring proven secretarial and administrative skills and ability to communicate professionally with all staff, external partners, stakeholders and with parents and guardians.

Salary and Benefits – £28-32,000 with 9% contributory pension, very generous annual leave, parking, free lunches during term time, opportunities for professional development and to be involved in the wider school community.

Duties and skills will include;

• Manage diary, appointments and point of contact for all initial calls and visitors for the Headmaster and Deputy

• Develop and maintain relationships with the school community, partners, stakeholders and senior management team

• Support, produce and update policies and projects and manage confidential information

• Provide full secretarial, administrative support with private secretarial duties

• Produce agendas, minute management meetings and log actions

• Minute AGM and confidential meetings

• Provide administrative support for special events including the Governors’ dinner, School Society Dinner and annual events and conference

• Key point of contact for parents and visitors to the school

• Organise travel, accommodation and produce itineraries for management team

• Support colleagues with awards ceremonies and attend special events

This unique role offers the opportunity to work with talented colleagues and

Legal Secretary – to support experienced and hands on Residential Partner within small established city centre legal firm specialising in residential conveyancing and private client work. You will enjoy a varied role with regular client contact, have strong audio typing skills and possess a flexible approach and willingness to ‘muck in’ to ensure the smooth running of a busy professional office.

Salary and Benefits – c£30,000 depending on experience. Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week with 1 hour lunch break, pension and excellent holiday entitlement to include extended break between Christmas and New Year. Office based.

Job Description – This opportunity may suit an experienced legal secretary or an ambitious legal secretary with a minimum of 2 years keen to learn from an experienced and dynamic solicitor. The role will include client contact in person and by ‘phone and email, taking direction from a Partner and dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing. The firm use Lawware for case management and registration of documents and can provide full training.

Skills and duties will include;

• Accurate copy and audio typing skills

• IT literate with strong administrative ability

• Confident communication skills

• Professional and friendly manner

• Ability to remain calm and organised

• Comply with Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

• Understanding of Residential Conveyancing processes to include LBTT forms and registration of deeds

• Make a positive contribution to a busy and friendly team

This office based role offers variety as part of a friendly and supportive team. This is a new position and available immediately.

Job Description

Administrator – working as part of a friendly and informal team based in a modern office with fitted kitchen and break-out space, close to the city centre local shops and cafes. Immediate start available with opportunity of a permanent or fixed term contract.

Working for an established Scottish charity, you will work as part of a team to liaise with professional clients and internal departments providing a proof reading service to organisations and public bodies. With attention to detail, customer focus and intermediate IT skills, duties will include processing customer orders, update database, log mail, provide reception support and general admin duties. Full training will be provided.

Salary and Benefits

£10.90 per hour, 35 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 8.15 to 4.30 and Friday finish at 1pm. Initial temporary contract with opportunity to transfer to permanent role.

Duties and skills will include;

• General administration

• Microsoft Word, Excel (input level) and Outlook

• Data input

• Communicate verbally and in writing to customers

• Work as part of a team

• Able to organise own work

• Provide reception cover

• Deal with mail, filing and deliveries

• Check transcribed documents

• Excellent spelling and attention to detail

• Customer focus

• Enjoy team working

• Learn new skills

• Supportive of colleagues

• Initiative

This position may suit a recent graduate, work returner or candidate seeking to gain experience in a professional office. Full training will be provided.