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Reference:4025
Salary:£28,753 - £32,330, Including Benefits
Working pattern:Permanent, Full-Time
Location:Across Scotland (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Aberdeen / Inverness)
Closing date:23 January 2022 at midnight
We are Audit Scotland. We're Scotland’s public sector auditor, independent of government. We employ around 320 talented professionals who know that their work helps ensure the efficient delivery of public services in Scotland.
There's plenty of change ahead, and the need for robust public audit that provides assurance about public spending and helps public services improve is more important than ever. We want to make sure Scotland makes the very best of the opportunities and that change is delivered well –transparent financial reporting and delivering value for money are key to this.
There has never been a more interesting or important time to join us. We offer a rewarding place to work, a supportive and open culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities. Benefits include 42 days of annual leave including public holidays, personal development allowances and flexible working hours. We’ve also been named one of the top 40 work places in Scotland and the UK’s fourth best accountancy workplace in the Sunday Times’ 2021 Best Companies awards.
Overall purpose of the role
You will be part of our award-winning, multi-disciplinary Executive Assistant team, and will work closely with our wider Business Support team to ensure a world class service to fully support the Auditor General for Scotland, the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland’s senior leadership team.
How you can help us
You will provide a professional, confidential and proactive administrative and executive support service to members of our Leadership Group, enabling them to focus on organisational and strategic priorities. Key strengths and responsibilities include:
Specific knowledge and experience
We are looking for people who are excited about this role, with proven PA/EA experience, and with the gravitas and diplomacy skills to provide executive support to senior stakeholders.
You must be proficient in MS Office and display a high level of attention to detail and bring excellent organisational skills to manage multiple and competing demands. Independent, resourceful, and proactive, you will manage not only your own time but the time of those you support, to ensure they deliver on key priorities.
Interested? Next steps
Click the apply button to complete an application form. If you wish, you can also share your CV. We offer a range of benefits, please visit our careers page for more information at http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/careers.
Our application deadline is Sunday 23rd January 2022 at midnight. We’ve reserved Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th of February 2022 for virtual interviews to take place.
Diversity and Inclusion
We value the unique perspective a diverse workforce brings to what we do. Therefore, we’re keen to increase representation in our workforce and support progression of minority ethnic groups. We are also a proud disability confident employer.
How we work
We employ staff in a wide variety of roles. They work flexibly at home and in the office as well as from audit sites across Scotland.This isn’t your typical work from home or work from office type job. We’re flexible about working patterns and we’ve transformed how we deliver high-quality public audit. We support you to work in the ways that achieve the best results for you, your team and the business, including your physical location and how you manage your hours. Put simply, we trust you to do your job, and want you to have the ability to have a rewarding work-life balance and best support your individual circumstances, be that childcare, adult carer responsibilities or managing disabilities.
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