Business Support Officer

Business Support Officer  

National Office, Glasgow 

Full time - 35 hours per week 

Permanent Contract 

£26,562 per annum 

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3500 Care Experienced members.  

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual lifelong relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory and engagement opportunities for Care Experienced people across Scotland. We work alongside Corporate Parents and communities to broaden understanding and create change. We work with policy makers, leaders, and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy, and practice, working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.  

The purpose of the post is to provide high quality administrative support for teams across the organisation, as well as providing excellent executive and governance support to our Senior Management Team, CEO, and our Board.  

The Executive Support Officer will be a member of the HR & Finance Team, and is responsible for managing the organisation’s resources, technology, physical spaces, administrative, executive support, and reception functions, in addition to providing a welcoming and efficient first point of contact for anyone who gets in touch with Who Cares? Scotland by phone, email or in person.   

You will have a proven record of being highly organised, demonstrate attention to detail, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will also be trustworthy, reliable, and be able to form positive relationships with young people and colleagues.  

Flexibility is a requirement of the role to support our events and Board Meetings which occasionally take place in the evenings and at the weekend.  

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you.  

Closing date for applications is Sunday 29th September 2024. 

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 7th October 2024. 

We welcome and encourage applications from those with experience of care.