Part Time Administrator

Administrator - Part-Time Southside of Edinburgh based | office-based role initially during training | moving to hybrid working Part-Time role | 15 hours per week to be worked across at Mondays, Thursdays & 1 other day…

Pay rate £14.50 – £15.50/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 23 September 2026

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Administrator - Part-Time
Southside of Edinburgh based | office-based role initially during training | moving to hybrid working
Part-Time role | 15 hours per week to be worked across at Mondays, Thursdays & 1 other day
Temp role for a minimum of 6 months | potential to be extended & be made permanent
Pay rate up to £15.00 per hour + holiday pay

Search Consultancy are delighted to be working exclusively with one of our Edinburgh based clients in the housing sector to recruit an experienced Administrator on a part-time basis.

PLEASE NOTE - this is a Part-Time role offering approximately 15 hours per week across multiple days and must include Mondays & Thursdays weekly plus one other day (5 hours per day). Even though some flexibility can be offered on hours & days worked once on-boarded all applicants must be comfortable with the number of hours offered on a long-term basis to be considered.

This role would ideally suit an experienced Administrator who is specifically seeking a part-time role where they can contribute their skills & experience across a wide variety of tasks.

Duties involved in this role will include:
* Management of two general enquiries inboxes, dealing with enquiries where possible & escalating queries when it's required
* Logging & dealing with incoming FOI requests
* Electronic & paper filing of incoming correspondence and emails
* Typing & distributing notes from meetings
* Assisting with the setting up of meeting rooms including preparing & printing materials & arranging catering if required
* Dealing with both incoming and outgoing post & deliveries
* Dealing with visitors to the office ensuring access is granted
* Assisting with the management of the company's social media accounts
* Various other ad-hoc Administration duties as required/directed

In order to be considered for this role your skills and experience should include:
* Extensive previous experience in Administration - this experience is ESSENTIAL
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal as you will be dealing with both people across the business & external contacts
* Solid IT Skills including the full MS Office suite (including Excel, Word & Outlook) and the ability to pick up new systems quickly
* Excellent organisation & time management skills, with the ability to prioritise your workload effectively

If this is the role for you, apply now!

Please note that only applicants who have the required skills and experience detailed above will be considered for this role.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age

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