If you are bright, reliable, energetic and passionate about making a difference and have access to your own vehicle, we want to hear from you!

ESUB is an award-winning charity based in Edinburgh. We support families experiencing hardship by providing school uniform and other essentials so that children and young people can go to school with dignity and confidence, fitting in with their peers and ready to make the best of their education.

ESUB is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Operations Assistant to work closely with the small staff team and a busy group of volunteers. We are based in the Gyle area of Edinburgh, and travel in and around Edinburgh will be required. We welcome applications from individuals with transferable administrative skills and experience gained in a work or volunteering If you genuinely have an eye for detail and are committed to providing a quality customer service then we would love to hear from you.

The Position:

To assist the Operations team with the day to day running of the charity including:

• Supporting outreach activities to make school uniform available in local communities in a dignified and accessible way.
• Assisting in the provision of packs of new school uniform via referrals.
• Supporting the Operations Coordinator as directed in overseeing the following: sorting and recording donations, packing bags of uniform, delivering uniform around the city and various other activities.
• There will also be some responsibility alongside the Operations Coordinator for developing outreach services.
• The Operations Assistant will work closely with our volunteers ensuring they are guided towards completing allocated tasks and are following ESUB tracking and recording guidelines.

The Operations Assistant will need use of their own vehicle to travel in and around Edinburgh as part of the role. Please note that this post is not suitable for working from home.

Our Benefits:

• Base salary up to £24,570 (pro rata)
• Family-friendly working hours (15 - 20 hours per week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays).
• Provision of work laptop and mobile phone
• 25 days per year annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Initial 12 month contract, renewable subject to funding.

We’d love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Work experience in a similar or transferable capacity.
• Great organisational skills and attention to detail
• Basic proficiency in using Excel, Word and Email
• High level of administration skills and logistics
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English