The Organisation

Engender is Scotland’s leading feminist policy and advocacy organisation. We work to dismantle gender inequality and to secure equal access to power, safety, resources and rights for women.

The Role

This role will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of Engender’s operations and administrative systems.

The role involves working closely with colleagues across the Engender team and the Board, leading on office administration tasks including organising meetings, diary management, facilities co-ordination and other administration tasks as required.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Administrator, who can provide a comprehensive and efficient administrative and support function to the organisation. We are looking for someone with experience of providing administrative support, a good knowledge of general office procedures and excellent IT and literacy skills. They will also need good interpersonal skills as team working is essential in this role.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proficiency in ITC including Excel, Outlook, SharePoint and the rest of the Microsoft Office suite
• Able to work flexibly as part of a small team
• Excellent planning and administrative skills, including attention to detail
• Effective prioritisation of competing tasks using own initiative
• Administration experience including diary management and meeting preparation

This is a full-time position of 35 hours per week (Engender is currently trialling a 4-day working week. During the trial working hours will be reduced to 30 per week with no impact on salary. The outcome of the trial will determine whether Engender adopts this approach in the longer term.)

Benefits

Competitive salary of £24,808.53

38 days annual leave, including bank holidays

Auto-enrolment into Engender’s pension scheme with 8% employer contribution

Flexible working opportunities and access to services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

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