Administrative Assistant Veterans' Foundation

We are seeking a highly motivated and capable Administrative Assistant to support the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Executive Team, and wider organisation across a range of administrative responsibilities.

This role will play a key part in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations across the organisation, including diary management, document preparation, meeting support, and inbox coordination. The position reports to the Executive Assistant (EA) to the CEO and COO and provides reliable backup to the Executive and Senior Leadership Teams.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, an efficient note-taker, and a confident communicator with strong people skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks effectively. The role requires a proactive individual who can use their initiative to identify needs, solve problems, and drive tasks forward. While previous office experience is an advantage, we place significant value on strong interpersonal skills, eagerness to learn, and the right cultural fit.

A full Job description is available for download here.

The Veterans’ Foundation was founded in 2016 to provide vital support to our armed forces community with lifelong needs. As a grant-giving charity, we raise funds to support many small to medium charities to provide essential services to our armed forces community in need.

Since our launch, we have now awarded over £32m towards 1150 projects for 540 small to medium charities and providers of support for physical injury, disability, mental health issues, addiction, homelessness, bereaved children, family welfare, education, and unemployment.

Our latest Impact Report 2024 and video from Mark Ormrod highlight some fantastca organisations and essential services we can make available to our UK armed forces community.

and a covering letter to kelly.wel

Closing Date: 12pm on Friday, 6 Feb

Interviews: w/c 9th February via MS Teams

Followed by an-in person interview in central Edinburgh for candidates successful moving to the second stage.

Please note that an immediate start is strongly preferred but not essential for the right candidate