An exciting opportunity for a personable young person who wants to start their career. This is a developmental role with an opportunity to achieve a SVQ in Business Administration. You will be given practical experience and the qualifications you need to develop your skills and help to secure a career in the future.

You will live in Caithness and work towards a Scottish Vocational Qualification in Business Administration, and get paid while gaining invaluable and essential work experience and training as well as being part of a dynamic and friendly team.

This a great opportunity to work for a business organisation which is passionate about developing young people and supporting business, in a varied work environment giving you a wide breadth of work experience across different tasks and duties.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day administrative support for the Chamber’s business and community benefit fund portfolio, including processing grant and funding applications, maintaining accurate application and award records, and supporting financial administration and reporting.
• Assisting with the organisation and minuting of fund panel/committee meetings, and liaising professionally with applicants, panel members and community groups.
• Maintaining and updating fund databases and trackers, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records of applications, awards, payments and monitoring reports.
• Supporting compliance and audit processes for fund programmes, ensuring documentation is complete, accurate and correctly filed (physical and digital).
• Greeting/managing/recording visitors, handling the phone lines, screening calls, taking messages.
• Provision of general office services such as mail handling/photocopying/scanning.
• Filing and maintenance of records, both physical and digital.
• Assisting with event/meeting planning across the Chamber’s wider activities.
• General admin duties as and when required – i.e. database updates, creation and distribution of internal and external communications, social media/website updates, minutes.

How to Apply

See Job Description and Person Specification and then send a full CV along with a supporting letter indicating why you are the best applicant for the post. The letter should give examples of how you have demonstrated the attributes and skills listed in the job description and person specification.

CV and letter should be e-mailed to Trudy Morris, Chief Executive recruitment@northhighlandchamber.com