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Executive Assistant to the Chief Investment Officer (12-month Fixed Term Contract) Based: Edinburgh The Scottish National Investment Bank is seeking a highly organised and proactive Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive, high-quality support to our Chief Investment Officer (CIO). This is a pivotal role at the heart of the Bank’s Investment function, enabling the CIO to operate effectively across a complex, fast-paced and purpose-driven environment. You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of executive priorities, supporting governance activity, and contributing to the delivery of the Bank’s missions to drive sustainable and inclusive growth across Scotland. About the Role As Executive Assistant to the CIO, you will act as a trusted partner, providing seamless support across diary management, stakeholder engagement, governance coordination and executive administration. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, judgement and discretion, managing competing priorities while ensuring the CIO’s time is optimised and aligned to strategic objectives. This role offers exposure to senior stakeholders across the Bank and provides a unique opportunity to contribute to high-impact investment activity and decision-making. Key Responsibilities • Executive Support & Diary Management - Proactively manage the CIO’s complex diary, ensuring effective prioritisation, forward planning and alignment to strategic priorities., • Governance & Board Support - Support the CIO in fulfilling Board and Committee responsibilities, including coordination of papers, tracking actions and ensuring deadlines are met with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail., • Stakeholder & Correspondence Management - Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, managing communications, drafting responses and ensuring timely engagement., • Inbox & Communication Oversight - Manage incoming communications, responding or delegating as appropriate, and ensuring priorities are effectively triaged., • Planning & Reporting Support - Assist in developing and maintaining departmental action plans, reporting schedules and tracking progress against key deliverables., • Travel & Expenses Management - Coordinate all travel and accommodation requirements in line with Bank policies, and manage associated expense processes., • Administrative Excellence - Maintain robust systems for document management, filing and data handling, ensuring compliance with GDPR and internal policies., • Regulatory Compliance - Operate in line with all relevant statutory, regulatory and policy requirements, including obligations under the FCA Conduct Rules and SM&CR. About You You will be an experienced Executive Assistant with a proven ability to operate at senior level in a fast-paced and complex environment. You will bring: • Demonstrable experience supporting senior executives, ideally at Board or Executive level, • Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively, • An attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality delivery, • Excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders, • A proactive and solutions-focused approach, using initiative to move matters forward, • Experience handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion, • Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office and administrative systems, • The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams, • A customer service mindset and professional approach, • An understanding of the Bank’s missions, values and operating context would be advantageous. What We Offer We welcome candidates who may not meet all the criteria but believe they can excel in this role. We value diverse experiences and perspectives, and your unique background could be a great addition to our team. We support flexible working and strive to build a fairer, more sustainable, and innovative Scotland. At the Scottish National Investment Bank, we offer a supportive culture that values your expertise and autonomy, encourages continuous learning, and provides opportunities for meaningful work. The salary range is £34-38k, depending on experience, with additional benefits including 30 days annual leave plus public holidays, a 12% non-contributory pension, volunteer days, and more. We operate a hybrid working model and are open to discussing flexible working patterns. If you are eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme or need any adjustments to support your application, please reach out to us. We are committed to providing the support needed for you to participate fully in our recruitment process.

Assistant Head Chef - Edinburgh Role: Assistant Head Chef / Sous Chef Pay: Up to £15.75 per hour, including benefits. Hourly Rate breakdown: Up to £14.25 per hour, plus £1.50 per hour tronc average. At ASK Italian, our people are the heart of our restaurants. ASK Factor is our philosophy, who we are, and showcases our inclusive and full-hearted personality. We're a diverse group of individuals, brought together by our shared passion for delivering excellent food and service. We support everyone in their own journey, and value each person's unique background and experience to create our incredible ASK Italian teams! We live and breathe the ASK Factor and use its core values to guide everything we do: • Heartfelt: We love what we do and believe in what we say., • Respectful: We care about how we make people feel and our impact on the world around us., • Generous: We'll go that extra mile to make a difference., • Comprehensive Training: Full training and career development opportunities available through our award-winning Journey programme., • Generous Discounts: 50% off at ASK Italian and Zizzi restaurants, including drinks., • Excellent bonus potential, • Free Meals: Enjoy complimentary meals on shift, with access to a discounted menu., • Inclusive Dress Code Policy: Part dress code provided, including shoes., • Paid Holidays: 28 days paid holiday, pro-rata., • Pension Contributions, • Christmas Day Off: Our restaurants are closed, giving you the freedom to celebrate as you choose., • Employee Hub: Access to our online platform where you can manage your schedule, request holidays, and access various benefits, including:, • Early wage access through Stream, • Well-being and GP support for you and your family, • Discounts on lifestyle brands, including gyms, cinemas, and travel, • Community Volunteering: 1 paid day per year to volunteer in your local food bank., • A Welcoming Team Environment: Be part of a team that values collaboration, inclusivity, and mutual respect. Create memorable experiences and make friends for life. What We Ask of You: As an ASK Italian Assistant Head Chef, we value: • Passion: A love for people, diverse cultures, food, and all things Italian, with a passion for growing sales and leading a fantastic team., • Hospitality: A welcoming attitude, making every customer and Team Member feel at home., • Teamwork: The ability to lead a team and work well in a fast-paced environment, with attention to detail and a commitment to excellent food, service, standards and team development., • Behaviour: The desire to lead and work collaboratively with the Head Chef and Back of House team with a passion for delivering consistently high standards across all areas of the restaurant, demonstrating empathy, respect, and a dedication to delivering exceptional food and service to all customers. Join Us: At ASK Italian, we embrace diversity and inclusivity wholeheartedly. We invite individuals from all backgrounds to join our vibrant team and play a role in our shared achievements. If you're ready to thrive in a dynamic and supportive workplace, we'd love to welcome you aboard!

Kitchen Porter - Edinburgh Role: Kitchen Porter / Kitchen Assistant / Assistant Chef Pay: Up to £14.21 per hour, including benefits. Hourly Rate breakdown: Up to £12.71 per hour, plus £1.50 per hour tronc average. At ASK Italian, our people are the heart of our restaurants. ASK Factor is our philosophy, who we are, and showcases our inclusive and full-hearted personality. We're a diverse group of individuals, brought together by our shared passion for delivering excellent food and service. We support everyone in their own journey, and value each person's unique background and experience to create our incredible ASK Italian teams! We live and breathe the ASK Factor and use its core values to guide everything we do: • Heartfelt: We love what we do and believe in what we say., • Respectful: We care about how we make people feel and our impact on the world around us., • Generous: We'll go that extra mile to make a difference., • Comprehensive Training: Full training and career development opportunities available through our award-winning Journey programme., • Generous Discounts: 50% off at ASK Italian and Zizzi restaurants, including drinks., • Free Meals: Enjoy complimentary meals on shift, with access to a discounted menu., • Inclusive Dress Code Policy: Part dress code provided, including shoes., • Paid Holidays: 28 days paid holiday, pro-rata., • Pension Contributions, • Christmas Day Off: Our restaurants are closed, giving you the freedom to celebrate as you choose., • Employee Hub: Access to our online platform where you can manage your schedule, request holidays, and access various benefits, including:, • Early wage access through Stream, • Well-being and GP support for you and your family, • Discounts on lifestyle brands, including gyms, cinemas, and travel, • Community Volunteering: 1 paid day per year to volunteer in your local food bank., • A Welcoming Team Environment: Be part of a team that values collaboration, inclusivity, and mutual respect. Create memorable experiences and make friends for life. What We Ask of You: As an ASK Italian Kitchen Porter, we value: • Passion: A love for people, diverse cultures, food, and all things Italian., • Hospitality: A welcoming attitude, making every customer feel at home., • Teamwork: The ability to work well in a fast-paced environment, with attention to detail and a commitment to excellent service and standards.

Job Title: Senior Highways Quantity Surveyor Location: Edinburgh Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 + car allowance & benefits Purpose of the Role This is a senior-level opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to take a leading role in the commercial management of highways projects and frameworks. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will provide strong commercial leadership, mentor and develop junior team members, and work closely with operational and client teams to ensure robust commercial control, profitability, and long-term client relationships. Key Responsibilities Commercial & Cost Management ·Lead the preparation, review, and management of detailed cost estimates, budgets, and forecasts. ·Maintain full commercial responsibility from tender stage through to final account settlement. ·Monitor project expenditure, analyse variances, and implement cost control and value engineering measures. ·Manage work in progress to achieve and maintain accurate cash flow forecasts. ·Produce, review, and present accurate monthly CVRs and financial reports to senior management. ·Proactively manage and agree Compensation Events (CEs), maintaining accurate CE registers via CEMAR or equivalent systems. Contract Administration ·Oversee the preparation and administration of contract documentation, including bills of quantities and scopes of work. ·Provide expert oversight of NEC contracts, ensuring compliance with contractual, legal, and company requirements. ·Lead the management of variations, claims, and dispute resolution where required. ·Ensure timely applications for payment and responses to client queries to protect cash flow and commercial position. Client & Stakeholder Engagement ·Act as a senior commercial point of contact for clients, consultants, and key stakeholders. ·Build and maintain strong, collaborative client relationships while protecting company commercial interests. ·Represent the business at client meetings, commercial reviews, and progress meetings. ·Ensure a professional, solutions-focused approach to client and stakeholder challenges. Leadership & Team Development ·Lead, mentor, and develop assistant and intermediate quantity surveyors. ·Promote best practice, commercial awareness, and continuous improvement within the team. ·Foster a collaborative, high-performing commercial team culture. Qualifications & Experience Education: ·BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent (RICS accreditation desirable but not essential). Experience: ·Significant post-qualified experience as a Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering or highways infrastructure. ·Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts; experience using CEMAR is highly desirable. ·Experience working within self-delivery or principal contractor environments is advantageous. Personal Attributes ·Confident, professional, and commercially astute. ·Strong leadership and mentoring capability. ·High levels of integrity, discretion, and professionalism. ·Proactive, solutions-driven, and client-focused. FOOTNOTE If you feel you are technically suitable for this role, but the salary, location, or seniority does not align perfectly with your requirements, we would still encourage you to submit your CV. We regularly recruit for similar roles across the UK at various levels and are always happy to have a confidential discussion about your career plans. Even if you are currently happy in your role, we welcome conversations with Highways professionals looking to build relationships for future opportunities. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is one of the fastest growing in the UK, with a specialist team offering over 100 years of combined market experience. For more information, please contact Jordan Townley at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). By applying for this position, you agree for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data may be shared with relevant third-party clients. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us

The Company Able Bridge Recruitment are delighted to be working with a charitable organisation in the Gyle area of Edinburgh in the recruitment of a part time payroll assistant (16 hours). The hours of this role are flexible and can fit around the successful applicants schedule. Benefits include Employee Discount Portal with 1000s of discounts on your favourite brands (supermarkets, Cinema, Gym Membership and Holidays) Employee assistance programme Very generous holiday entitlement (pro rata) Above average pension contributions Flexible working This vacancy, the result of a re-structure and the post becoming a newly created role will report into the payroll coordinator this individual will be in the office for the full 16 hours per week. The Responsibilities The purpose of this role is to support the payroll/HR function through a period of transition from one system to another. You will also be responsible for the business as usual functions of a payroll department including maintaining employee payroll information, working with your colleagues generally to provide a first in class payroll service and in working with OD, HR and finance teams, ensuring that employees experience a positive payroll experience. On a day-to-day basis you can expect to be responsible for the following; Act as the first point of contact for routine payroll and expenses queries, providing accurate information and support to employees. Maintain accurate pay-related data within the HR/payroll system, ensuring changes to terms and conditions are processed correctly and on time. Process monthly payroll inputs, ensuring accuracy of hours, allowances, deductions and employment changes. Ensure expenses claims are processed accurately and in line with company policy. Undertake calculations for statutory payments including sick pay, maternity, paternity and adoption leave. Monitor and update pension auto-enrolment requirements, ensuring compliance with legislation. Identify data errors or inconsistencies, resolving issues or escalating them to the Payroll Coordinator where required. Produce routine payroll reports and provide data to support payroll checking, audit and compliance activity. Keep up to date with changes to payroll legislation and share relevant information with the Payroll Coordinator and People & OD colleagues. The Requirements We are seeking a candidate who has a minimum if 3 years of payroll experience, ideally in an environment where a new payroll system has been implemented. Candidates will also need to be IT literate and have strong working knowledge of Excel. Payroll legislative knowledge is a vital competency for the post so good knowledge in this area is key. Communications kills and the ability to resolve queries is also a fundamental requirement. You can expect the role to be busy and varied and we would expect candidates to have the ability to muti-task and juggle multiple tasks and priorities. In our view, this role would be perfect for a parent who is looking to work during school hours, however is open to all applicants seeking part time hours. Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity. If you are interested in hearing more detail about this role or would like to have a confidential chat about a potential career move, please do not hesitate in contacting me. TPBN1_UKTJ

Job Title Assistant Principal Designer Job in Edinburgh Location Edinburgh, Scotland Salary £35,000 - £45,000 Employment Type Permanent Job Overview Assistant Principal Designer Job in Edinburgh for a candidate looking to develop a specialist career in CDM and Health & Safety within the construction sector. This role supports the delivery of Principal Designer duties across a range of UK construction projects while building experience in CDM 2015 compliance, risk management and project coordination. Suitable for someone with 2 to 3 years' experience in architecture, architectural technology or construction consultancy who wants to transition into a dedicated CDM and Health & Safety career. The position begins office-based for training before moving to hybrid working following probation. Role & Responsibilities * Support Principal Designer duties across construction projects * Assist with CDM 2015 compliance throughout project stages * Coordinate with design teams on safe design principles * Prepare risk registers, reports and project documentation * Support collaboration between design, delivery and project teams Skills & Experience Required * 2 to 3 years construction or design industry experience * Knowledge of CDM 2015 and Health & Safety legislation * Architecture, architectural technology or construction background * Strong communication within multidisciplinary project teams * Interest in long-term CDM and Health & Safety career Salary & Benefits * £35,000 - £45,000 depending on experience * 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays * Pension with 3% employer contribution * Hybrid working after successful probation * Structured CPD and CDM training support Apply If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies. In accordance with GDPR, by applying for this position you give us your consent to process your data in-line with our Privacy and Data Protection Policies which can be read on the privacy policy page on our website. Referral Did you know we run a referral scheme? We pay a £1000 referral bonus if you introduce us to anyone who we then successfully place in a new job role. Just send us their information and we will do the rest. Terms: A candidate is deemed to have been successfully placed once they have started a new job as a result of an introduction made by Hunter Dunning and when they have successfully completed the probation period. See website for full terms and conditions. TPBN1_UKTJ

Job Title Assistant Principal Designer Job in Edinburgh Location Edinburgh, Scotland Salary £35,000 - £45,000 Employment Type Permanent Job Overview Assistant Principal Designer Job in Edinburgh for a candidate looking to develop a specialist career in CDM and Health & Safety within the construction sector. This role supports the delivery of Principal Designer duties across a range of UK construction projects while building experience in CDM 2015 compliance, risk management and project coordination. Suitable for someone with 2 to 3 years' experience in architecture, architectural technology or construction consultancy who wants to transition into a dedicated CDM and Health & Safety career. The position begins office-based for training before moving to hybrid working following probation. Role & Responsibilities • Support Principal Designer duties across construction projects * Assist with CDM 2015 compliance throughout project stages * Coordinate with design teams on safe design principles * Prepare risk registers, reports and project documentation * Support collaboration between design, delivery and project teams Skills & Experience Required • 2 to 3 years construction or design industry experience * Knowledge of CDM 2015 and Health & Safety legislation * Architecture, architectural technology or construction background * Strong communication within multidisciplinary project teams * Interest in long-term CDM and Health & Safety career Salary & Benefits • £35,000 - £45,000 depending on experience * 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays * Pension with 3% employer contribution * Hybrid working after successful probation * Structured CPD and CDM training support Apply If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies. In accordance with GDPR, by applying for this position you give us your consent to process your data in-line with our Privacy and Data Protection Policies which can be read on the privacy policy page on our website. Referral Did you know we run a referral scheme? We pay a £1000 referral bonus if you introduce us to anyone who we then successfully place in a new job role. Just send us their information and we will do the rest. Terms: A candidate is deemed to have been successfully placed once they have started a new job as a result of an introduction made by Hunter Dunning and when they have successfully completed the probation period. See website for full terms and conditions