Jobs

Role:
An opportunity has arisen to join Access to Industry (AI) to be part of a small administrative team and provide a vital support and reception role within AI’s Cowgate base. You will have the sensitivity to work with a range of clients, alongside other staff members and our Board. For this varied role, you will be team player, skilled in administrative duties and keen to learn new skills.

*Post eligibility criteria
Applications for this post are restricted to people who meet eligibility criteria for the Edinburgh Employment Recruitment Initiative. This means to apply you must be:

• Unemployed
• Aged between 16 to 67 years
• Live in Edinburgh (postcodes: EH1 to EH17, EH28 to EH30)
• Have the right to live and work in the UK
• AND meet a minimum of one criteria (described as ‘barriers’) to employment (see link)

APPLICATION NOTES:
Applications should confirm that you meet eligibility criteria and include a CV and Supporting Statement. All applications should be marked ‘CONFIDENTIAL: Administrator’.

Eligibility Criteria: Your covering email should confirm that you meet the project eligibility criteria. You do not need to confirm what your additional ‘barrier’ is, but if selected for interview, you will be asked to confirm this. When submitting your application you need only state ‘I have read and can confirm I meet eligibility criteria’. Details here (click on link): Eligibility Criteria.

Curriculum Vitae (CV): Your CV should describe your education and experience and should include two referees, ideally one of whom should be your most recent employer (if you have one), but other referees are acceptable. We will not contact referees prior to interview.

Supporting Statement, please include:

• Preferred hours: state in the opening paragraph of the Supporting Statement what your preferred hours per week are and if you have a preference for working pattern/days (or days you would be unable to work).
• Person Specification: The Supporting Statement should demonstrate your experience and how this matches with our requirements in the person specification and job description.
• Length: The Supporting Statement should be confined to a maximum of two sides of A4 in minimum font size 11. Additional information over this limit will not be considered. Generic statements not contextualised for the post will be discarded.

Email applications should be sent to: admin@accesstoindustry.co.uk
Postal applications should be sent to: Access to Industry, 156 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1RP

Downloads:
Application Pack, Administrator