Business Support Administrator – Gilmerton Community Centre

Job Description

Job Title

Business Support Administrator – Gilmerton Community Centre

Overview

We are looking for a Business Support Administrator to join our team. The BSA will be primarily based in Gilmerton Community Centre; however, the post is peripatetic to working in any centre across the city.

The part-time hours are: Monday and Friday 9.00am-3.30pm and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.00am-5.00pm.

Gilmerton Community Centre is a vibrant, busy and welcoming community resource for the area. We require an experienced administrator to provide comprehensive and flexible business support across the service.

We are committed to an inclusive workplace culture where all are valued and encouraged to bring diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds to the organisation.

We are adopting a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach to interviewing and assessment, focusing on how you think and how you would bring our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your work.

Salary ranges reflect initial starting salary with annual increases up to the top of the range.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence of the following experience, knowledge, skills and understanding. Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide business support / administration services to internal and/or external customers (Essential)
• Provide clerical and administrative services (Essential)
• Organise and plan workload and work with minimal supervision (Essential)
• Work in a large, complex organisation (preferably public sector) (Desirable)

Knowledge/Skills

• Team working skills with the ability to collaborate with colleagues (Essential)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to engage with internal and external contacts (Essential)
• IT skills at an intermediate level (Essential)
• Ability to operate in a changing environment and manage competing priorities (Essential)
• Flexible and proactive approach with the ability to prioritise (Essential)
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times (Essential)

About Us

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

About Us:

Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who support vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across various sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.

Our Culture:

Our Behaviours-Respect, Integrity and Flexibility-guide everything we do. We strive to ensure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We emphasise recruiting people who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are committed to serving our community. We aim to deliver excellent customer service to meet citizens’ needs and improve the city.

We value diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds and seek to employ a workforce that represents the city’s population. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.

We have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced and who meet the essential criteria for the post, alongside our Disability Confident Employer commitments.

We are happy to discuss flexible working.

Colleague Support and Wellbeing

As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to foster a healthy workforce with regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities on health and wellbeing topics. We offer policies to support work-life balance, including flexible work options and career breaks. Our full set of employment policies can be found here.

We provide access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak-up supporters and a colleague listening service.

Reasonable Adjustments

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all colleagues and will support changing needs. We will assist candidates who require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. If invited for interview, please inform the hiring manager of any requirements.

Job Information

• Job Identification: 12087
• Job Category: Administration / Business Support
• Posting Date: 01/13/2026, 10:45 AM
• Apply Before: 01/20/2026, 11:55 PM
• Degree Level: SCQF 4 – SVQ 1, National 4, Skills for Work National 4
• Job Schedule: Part time
• Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Annual Working Duration: 52 Weeks