The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 54,000 members who are committed to improving patient care for the 1 million that visit their family doctor every day.

We are recruiting an organised and professional Executive Administrator to provide comprehensive and effective administration support to the Officers of RCGP Scotland.

We are looking for someone with exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail and a can-do attitude. You will have previous experience of providing high level and complex administrative support as well as executive diary management and travel booking. You will also have experience of working in a busy office environment to tight deadlines. This is a fast-paced role with regular competing demands, so the ability to manage your time effectively and prioritise your workload is essential.

The role will work closely with the Head of RCGP Scotland and the Policy & Public Affairs Manager to support the work of the Chair and Deputy Chair of RCGP Scotland. You will be the first point of contact for all queries relating to RCGP Scotland Officers and will ensure that incoming correspondence is addressed promptly, decisions are progressed and are actioned appropriately in a timely manner. You will arrange internal and external meetings, book catering, travel and accommodation as required and accompany the Officers to meetings, taking minutes as required.

This role will involve hybrid working with a minimum of two working days in the Edinburgh office in the city centre. We offer flexible working hours Monday to Friday.

If you’re enthusiastic, driven, and want a role where you can really make a difference to the organisation and your own career, we want to hear from you. You will be joining a vibrant and supportive team, and the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

Please download the Candidate Pack with the Job Description for the full list of responsibilities, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.

The Part-time Administrator contributes to the smooth running and administration of the support services required to offer an efficient and values-based professional counselling service.

Clear and effective telephone, face-to-face and written communications are essential, as is an excellent attention to detail and a proven ability to keep on top of a fast-moving workload. The role requires a working knowledge of Microsoft Office. This post is subject to Basic Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Disclosure checks.

Organisation profile:

The PF Counselling Service is a COSCA Recognised voluntary counselling agency which offers both short and long term therapy to people over the age of 18, irrespective of where they live or their ability to pay. It was established in 1986 and is now the largest independent charity providing voluntary counselling services in Edinburgh.

The PF offers over 12,000 sessions of counselling a year to over 750 clients, provided by around 100 professionally trained volunteer counsellors. The staff team of five is responsible for all aspects of delivering the service.

Website: pfcounselling.org.uk

This is a great opportunity to join Health in Mind and be part of our growing future!

As Counselling Services Administrator within Health in Mind Counselling services, you will play a key role in welcoming people to our organisation, ensuring that people can access the right support at the right time.

This is a varied role, providing administrative support to a range of Health in Mind Counselling Services.

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity for dementia and brain health. We are Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aims are to prevent, care and cure dementia, and to make sure nobody faces dementia alone.

We are a member-led charity with more than 8,000 members. We are supported by over 500 volunteers, and employ around 400 full and part-time staff, mainly in our service-provision across Scotland. Our people are our greatest asset.

The role

The successful candidate will be joining a small, fast paced and highly flexible HR team at an exciting time with the launch of new recruitment across the country, as well as a full HR system review. No two days will be the same and, as HR Assistant you will be responsible for supporting the organisation on recruitment, providing accurate and timely reports and implementing scheduled system changes in our HR platform, iTrent. You will also lead on maintaining and providing accurate payroll information on a monthly basis. This is a highly collaborative role and you’ll be expected to proactively work with managers to support them on recruitment, queries and advice on policies and procedures. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with other members of the team on recruitment, system and process reviews.

The person

You’ll enjoy working with systems in recruitment, reports and organisational data and have a keen eye for detail and ways to improve processes. The successful candidate will have experience working in a previous HR role and have experience of recruitment, HR systems and reporting. We’re looking for candidates who are used to a busy workload and are comfortable working independently. Flexibility in approach and to competing priorities is essential.