Administration jobs in Edinburgh

  • 76 open roles
  • 16 posted in the last 7 days
  • 46 employers hiring
  • Updated 15 Oct 2026

Legal PA

Burness Paull
Mid-levelHybrid10 days ago

What you would do

  • Manage diary and calendar for fee earners.
  • Handle billing and timesheet administration.
  • Coordinate day-to-day priorities and competing deadlines.
  • Provide proactive support to a busy Property & Infrastructure legal team.
  • Maintain high-quality service delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Diary ManagementBilling AdministrationTimesheet ManagementLegal PA SupportPriority Management

Customer Assistant

Marks and Spencer
Junior2 days ago

What you would do

  • Serve and sell food products to customers, recommending and selling new products.
  • Fill shelves and maintain stock.
  • Use digital tools such as the Sparks App and in-store devices to support the customer experience.
  • Work across various areas of the store adapting to changing demands.
  • Deliver fast, high-pressure customer service and contribute to sales growth.

Skills

Retail SalesCustomer ServiceSparks AppIn-store Digital DevicesShelf Stocking

Commercial Cost Management Professional

Arcadis
Senior8 days ago

What you would do

  • Strategic leadership of commercial functions across large-scale Data Centre programmes.
  • Oversight of contract management, procurement strategy, risk and commercial performance.
  • Leading client engagement and senior stakeholder relationships.
  • Mentoring and developing commercial teams.
  • Providing cost management and commercial support across MEP packages.
  • Managing cost planning, procurement, valuation and change control.

Skills

Cost ManagementCost PlanningProcurement StrategyContract ManagementContract Negotiation

Head of Enterprise Sales

Version 1
Lead21 days ago

What you would do

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of sales professionals to achieve revenue and growth objectives.
  • Establish and manage clear goals and performance metrics to foster a high-performance culture.
  • Provide strategic guidance in deal structuring, customer engagement, and contract negotiations.
  • Formulate and implement strategies to enhance revenue streams within existing UK Government accounts.
  • Identify and secure new business opportunities within the UK public sector.
  • Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with senior government stakeholders, procurement officials, and key decision-makers.

Skills

Government Procurement FrameworksG-CloudCrown Commercial ServiceStrategic Account PlanningSales Forecasting

Transport Administrator

Biffa
Junior2 days ago

What you would do

  • Manage day-to-day depot operations through allocation and basic routing of vehicles.
  • Optimise routes and vehicle utilisation to deliver top-class service.
  • Manage driver availability and ensure compliance with regulations.
  • Oversee vehicle checks, safety, and maintenance.
  • Handle admin tasks such as payroll, timesheets, tachograph records, and reporting.
  • Analyse depot data to drive cost-efficiency and improve operations.

Skills

Route PlanningVehicle AllocationTachograph RecordsPayroll AdministrationTimesheet Management

Kitchen Assistant

Greene King
Junior10 days ago

What you would do

  • Help the kitchen service run smoothly by keeping it well stocked and clean.
  • Maintain hygiene levels and safety regulations in the kitchen.
  • Communicate clearly with the team to ensure they have everything they need to create dishes for customers.

Skills

Food Hygiene StandardsAllergen ControlKitchen StockingKitchen CleaningFood Safety Regulations

Senior Data Analyst

National Records of Scotland
Senior10 days ago

What you would do

  • Design, build and maintain data models and analytical structures for Census and population data.
  • Translate data architecture designs into implementable data models and transformation pipelines.
  • Define and apply standards for structuring, transforming and quality-assuring census data.
  • Develop schema designs for efficient querying and analysis of large-scale demographic datasets.
  • Deliver data integration and linkage with administrative data sources.
  • Implement estimation, aggregation and geographic data structures to support statistical outputs.

Skills

Data ModellingSQLRPythonStatistical Analysis

Theatre Assistant

Spire Healthcare Group
Junior21 days ago

What you would do

  • Providing support services to Nurses and Consultants during procedures; Assisting scrub nurses during procedures; Providing patient support within the anaesthetics room; Opening sterile packs; Checking instruments; Assisting with ordering equipment; Maintenance of quality care delivery; Understanding and contributing towards infection control.

Skills

Sterile Pack HandlingInstrument CheckingInfection ControlPatient SupportTheatre Assistance

Platform Rec & Controls Administrator

Aegon
JuniorHybrid13 days ago

What you would do

  • Support reconciliation processes and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
  • Ensure consistency with procedures, perform process checks, and manage error control.
  • Take ownership of timely processing, reconciliation, and reporting activities.
  • Investigate and resolve issues or exceptions during processing.
  • Manage exceptions from processing failures, identifying root causes and implementing solutions outside standard procedures.
  • Provide assurance on the quality of colleagues' work to minimise errors.

Skills

ReconciliationCASS/Client Money RegulationsBanking Reconciliation SolutionsTax WrappersError Control

Co-ordinator, Investment Access, Projects & Support

Baillie Gifford
Mid-level17 days ago

What you would do

  • Provide proactive co-ordination support to aligned Investment teams and groups.
  • Manage corporate access, including complex diary management for meetings with companies and analysts.
  • Coordinate international research trips, managing arrangements, schedules, itineraries, and records.
  • Coordinate Investment team activities and internal meetings, ensuring materials and data are available.
  • Build trusted relationships with Investment teams, resolving or escalating issues appropriately.
  • Coordinate and contribute to projects, events, offsites, and departmental initiatives.

Skills

Corporate Access ManagementDiary ManagementEvent PlanningProject CoordinationStakeholder Management

Industries

  • Healthcare33
  • Technology22
  • Hospitality16
  • Finance13
  • Consulting12
  • Retail9

Employers

  • University of Edinburgh7
  • Spire Healthcare Group7
  • Marie Curie4
  • Marks and Spencer4
  • Greene King3
  • elxw3

Skills

  • Customer Service17
  • Retail Sales9
  • Health & Safety Compliance5
  • Stock Management5
  • Invoice Processing5
  • Visual Merchandising4

Seniority and workload

  • Junior70%
  • Mid-level17%
  • Senior9%
  • Lead4%

New roles per week

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Questions

How many administration jobs are open in Edinburgh?

76 open roles, 16 of them posted in the last 7 days.

Who is hiring?

University of Edinburgh, Spire Healthcare Group, Marie Curie, Marks and Spencer have the most open roles.

How we count

Open administration roles in the Edinburgh area, checked daily. Workload is taken from the posting text where stated. Recruitment agencies are excluded from the role sample.

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