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Life at the Social Enterprise Academy:

At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.

We realise the importance of our staff in everything we do and that is why you will find the Academy a kind, warm and collaborative place to work with every role contributing towards real-life impact taking place across the globe. Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their full potential and create positive change in their communities.

We would love for you to join us on this journey.

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Administrator

Salary: £23,000 (pro rata)

Benefits: Company pension (up to 8%), 35 days annual leave (pro rata), an employee assistance programme and learning and development opportunities

Status: Permanent – Part time (20 hours per week, flexible working options)

Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 09 December 2025

Location: Edinburgh office based with the option to work hybrid

We’re on a journey to create fairer communities by facilitating 10 million social entrepreneurs globally by 2030. Do you want to help make this a reality?

We are looking for a customer-focused, well-organised Administrator with strong interpersonal and communication skills to support us in delivering adult learning programmes throughout Scotland.

In this role you will support the provision of administrative, clerical and logistical support for the roll out of programmes across the UK.

You’ll work closely with a small team of Programme Co-ordinators to provide administrative support for a range of tasks relating to delivery online and in the room including diary management, material collation, travel bookings and other logistics whilst maintaining a learner and client database.

Working with the wider Adult Learning team, the role will contribute to the continuous innovation and improvement of internal process and procedures improving the impact of the adult learning offer, building the organisation’s reputation for learning excellence and long-term sector influence.

Having the right mindset, attitude and approach is as important for us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not have all the listed criteria yet so if you think your experience, skills and attitude will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mindset, we would welcome an application from you.

Application notes:

  • Complete the application form and the equality and diversity monitoring form
  • Send your application form and equality and diversity monitoring form in Word document format to [email protected] by 9am, Tuesday 09 December 2025
  • Please note that interviews will take place at our Edinburgh office week commencing 15 December2025

If you have any questions or if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments for the application or interview process e.g. application form in a different format or extra interview time please get in touch: Jo Lockenwitz | [email protected]

View the recruitment pack

Download the application form

Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

Employee Benefits

Flexible Working

Dependant on role, we are open to flexible hybrid working between your home and our office in Edinburgh or co-working space in Farringdon, London.

Enhanced Annual Leave

25 days annual leave plus 10 days public holiday.

Learning and Development Opportunities

You will have the opportunity to attend Academy programmes as well as other development opportunities.

Enhanced sick and maternity leave

Our policies are flexible and generous, meaning you can have peace of mind when it comes to matching them with your circumstances no matter what may come up in life.

Pension

Up to 8% pension contribution, because we know planning forward is important.

Further Benefits

Employee assistance programme, life insurance and access to our wellbeing toolkit which includes a monthly wellbeing hour.

I had high standards about what the ideal workplace should be but the Academy is way beyond my expectations, thanks to this amazing team!

Elsa Vibert, Senior Programme Officer

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