Executive Assistant

Working Hours: 0.6 FTE (21 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £37,744 pro rata (£22,646)

Location: Hybrid/Edinburgh

Closing date: Wednesday 10th July 12 noon

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the National Development Body for Scotland’s museums and galleries sector – this includes 440 museums and galleries of all sizes and organisational types. We strive to be an inclusive, agile and forward-looking organisation that seeks to lead and support positive change in the sector.

MGS is recruiting an Executive Assistant to play a key role in supporting effective corporate governance. This post provides essential administrative, organisational, and strategic support to the Board, CEO and Executive team, with responsibility for ensuring appropriate corporate governance controls and systems are in place. A manager-level position, the Executive Assistant plays an important role in information flow between the Executive and wider team and liaises with stakeholders and partners, including the Scottish Government.

You will have significant administrative experience working with a senior manager or chief executive and providing comprehensive support to a Board or large committee, with strong minute taking skills. With knowledge of corporate governance and company and charity law practices, you will be an experienced, resourceful professional with strong organisational and communication skills and an adaptable style and approach. The successful candidate will manifest MGS’s core values: collaboration, integrity, passion for museums, and courageousness.

This is a part time role, 21 hours a week. Our preference would be for these hours to be worked across 4-5 days however we are open to discussion with the successful candidate.

We have a hybrid working approach and are happy to talk flexible working.

We believe that our work will be stronger with greater diversity. MGS welcomes applications from all sections of the community and is an equal opportunities employer. We are a Disability Confident Employer and hold Living Wage and Gold Investors in People accreditation. MGS is striving to be an anti-racist organisation and more information on our commitment to this is here. Our commitment to climate action can be found on our website.

To apply:

1. Please complete an application form, which can be downloaded from our website.
2.  Then submit your form via our online system, which you can find on our website. 

Please use our application form, CVs will not be accepted. If our application form makes it difficult for you to apply and demonstrate your skills effectively, we would be happy to accept a video, audio or alternative application format. Please refer to the guidance on alternative application format to ensure your application will cover all the required information. If you would like to discuss an application in an alternative format, please contact us on the HR email or phone number provided on our website.

Closing date: Wednesday 10th July @ 12 noon

Interviews (online) are due to be held on 26th or 29th July 2024.

Please click apply on company website to see the job information pack and application form which includes the full details of the job.