Wage Administrative Assistant

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• Post:
  Living Wage Administrative Assistant
• Salary: £29,718 per annum (pro rata) plus 6% pension
• Duration:
  Fixed term until 31 March 2027 (with possible extension)
• Hours:
  
  Part time, 17.5 hours per week – various patterns available
• Location:
  
  GlasgoW, with hybrid working available
• Line Manager:
  Living Wage Scotland Projects Coordinator

The Living Wage Administrative Assistant will provide general administration support to the implementation of the Living Wage Scotland programme.

The Poverty Alliance acts as the national anti-poverty network in Scotland, with a growing membership amongst community and voluntary organisations, trade unions, faith groups, statutory bodies and others. We are financially supported to carry out this role by the Scottish Government and a variety of other local authorities and charitable trusts.

Set up in 1992, the Poverty Alliance has a long track record in working with individuals and communities facing poverty both to take action against poverty themselves as well as to have an influence over the solutions to poverty and social exclusion.

In 2014 the Poverty Alliance was provided with funding from the Scottish Government to establish the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative, now known as Living Wage Scotland.

The Living Wage Scotland programme is delivered by the Poverty Alliance in partnership with the UK Living Wage Foundation.

The intended outcomes of Living Wage Scotland are:

To increase the number of workers covered by Living Wage agreements by increasing the number of accredited employers in Scotland.

Improve the understanding of the role and function of the real Living Wage amongst employers in Scotland, across all employment types and sectors.

Create a better understanding of the impact of the real Living Wage on both staff and employers in Scotland

Support effective delivery of employer accreditation schemes offered through Living Wage Scotland, including Living Wage, Living Hours & Living Pension

The Living Wage has been one of the most successful civil society campaigns in Scotland and the UK in recent years. Not only has it won cross-party political support, and gained increased acceptance amongst employers, it has also delivered tangible benefits for thousands of workers. This post is an exciting opportunity to provide a valuable contribution to this work.

The post of Administrative Assistant will suit an individual who has a strong background and commitment to providing high quality administrative support to busy staff teams.

The post holder will be confident working in a team as well as under their own initiative and will have a professional outgoing manner.

The Administrative Assistant will be the first point of contact for enquiries received for Living Wage Scotland, and will be responsible for ensuring timely, accurate and professional handling of general enquiries, alongside appropriate referral and/or escalation of enquiries. Enquiries will present mainly via email, website, telephone, and face to face (for example at events).

The Administrative Assistant will support outgoing correspondence from Living Wage Scotland, including traditional postal letters, electronic mail merge and marketing campaigns via online systems (including Outlook, Salesforce & Brevo). The Administrative Assistant will be required to investigate and utilise new technology to support these functions.

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing support to all administrative aspects of Living Wage Scotland. This will include carrying out tasks to set up events related to the project, such as venue hire, purchasing merchandise, booking travel and accommodation. This will also include…