UK and External Policy Administrative and Finance Officer

We are looking to welcome an Administrative and Finance officer into the UK and External Policy Team within Economic Growth. The role will support a busy team funding internal and external projects and working at Scottish and UK Government level to seek funding to support communities in Argyll and Bute., The role can undertaken largely remotely, with options to work from council offices across Argyll and Bute. Kilmory Castle, Lochgilphead is the main location for team meetings. The successful candidate will assist the UK and External Policy Team to administer grants and internal funding for projects that support communities across the region as well as drive economic growth. Processing grant and funding claims is a large part of the role, but there will also be project work to create and improve processes and evaluate and celebrate projects. They will work closely with the External Funding Officer and Senior Development officer on a day-to-day basis but will also be part of a much wider team in development and economic growth.

The successful candidate will have experience of admin and finance processes, and will have a good eye for detail. They will also be interested in continuously improving processes, and confidence in creating new ones. The post-holder will support the team in a range of areas including compliance, financial control, due diligence, and evaluation of projects. They will also provide general administrative support such as minute-taking and managing external e-mail inboxes.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland's most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

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Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.