Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Business Support Officer for a contract until 24 April 2025 with possibility of extension on a rate of £17.76/hour (PAYE). This role will be a hybrid of working at home and in the office. This role working days will be 4 days per week (Monday – Thursday) and normal hours for this role will be 9am-5:30pm, however flexible working arrangements can be discussed. Responsibilities: - Finalising the guidance for the organisation website. - Website content management - Maintain our web site area - Publishing items on the organisation website - some items are still in development (referral notices). - IMSO management. - FOI Co-ordinating. - Ensuring timely payment of invoices. - Arranging meetings, note taking, sending invites, filing in eRDM. - Mailbox management. - Call answering. - Stakeholder engagement meetings/notes. - Any other admin tasks on adhoc basis. Essential Skills: - Providing business support /administration services. - Organisation and planning of workload and working with minimal supervision. - Excellent written skills and ability to take fast paced minutes/notes. - Confident in engagement with Stakeholders both written and in meetings. - You will provide support to co-ordinate briefs, First Ministers Questions and routinely monitor and support preparation of FOI, and Micase correspondence. - Log all expenditures and ensure invoices are paid within government timescales- maintain an accurate record of all money received and spent for accounting purposes. - Ability to operate in a changing and challenging environment to manage competing priorities. - A flexible and pro-active approach to work including ability to prioritise. - Excellent understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Desirable Skills: - Previous experience of Public Sector working. - Previous experience of eRDM. - Previous experience of Oracle. If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.