IT Support Administrator

Location

Edinburgh | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Title : IT Support Administrator

Location : Edinburgh (hybrid)

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 annually (pro rata), dependent on experience

Job type: Part time - Permanent

Working hours: 3 days, 21 hours (We open to flexible arrangements, including spreading the contracted hours across mornings or afternoons. Alternatively, we are open to discussing a schedule with fewer hours spread over more days.)

Annual Leave entitlement: 21 days

Closing date for applications : 22/03/2024

In person interviews for this role will take place : w/c 02/04/2024

Prior to any employment commencing with Scotland Food & Drink you will be asked to provide documents to demonstrate your right to work in the UK.

Job summary:

In your role as IT Support Administrator, you will be required to aid the IT Business Partner in the delivery of all IT functions at Scotland Food & Drink. At SF&D, you will be part of a friendly, collaborative, and supportive team. This is a varied role working across the full staff body.

About the role:

Your day-to-day responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Assisting colleagues with IT-related issues as first point of contact for technical support queries
• Maintaining robust cyber security measures
• Supporting the IT Manager with projects as and when required
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation and training materials
• Configuration and rollout of laptops, mobiles and other hardware to staff
• Create, maintain and refine IT processes and procedures across the company
• User account creation and permissions management
• Planning and guiding IT systems training sessions for SF&D staff
• Identify and deploy technical solutions for use by internal teams as required by project needs
• Carry out preventative maintenance work on IT equipment
• Work and maintain relationships with external suppliers

About you

The successful candidate will have / be:

• Ability to handle highly confidential information and maintain compliance with The Data Protection Act and GDPR
• Good organisational and time management skills and proven ability to prioritise and work to a deadline
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative team player, with strong people skills, working with and supporting teams across the organisation
• Clear communicator with excellent verbal and written skills.
• Familiarity with using and administering the Microsoft 365 and Azure AD / Entra ID environments
• Engaging and positive individual, with a flexible attitude, keen to support team initiatives and focused on delivery of exceptional service
• Self-motivated, willing to take initiative and prioritise duties
• Ability to quickly learn and grasp new systems and technologies
• Experience in similar role or equivalent educational background is ideal

About us:

Scotland Food & Drink is the industry leadership organisation tasked with delivering the industry strategy and driving responsible growth for the sector. We are also a membership organisation with over 450 companies at our heart.

Working with us gives you an opportunity to be part of one of the most exciting and innovative industries in Scotland.

Our culture and our people are core to delivering our diverse and collaborative work. We have work/life balance as one of our core values and we have a benefits package offering a pension scheme, 35 days holiday (plus your birthday), enhanced MAT and Paternity benefits, a flexible working policy and a cycle-to-work scheme. As well as opportunities to socialise and attend industry events and dinners.

We believe working with us should be a hugely positive experience, our core values are:

Ambition - we are passionate about making a difference.

Collaboration - our impact comes from harnessing the individual strengths of our people and our partners, forging a strong team spirit. We have each other's backs.

Respect - we all set the tone, taking personal responsibility for our actions, embracing empathy and generating a world class external reputation.

Balance - work is important, life is everything. Success is doing both well.

We are also an equal opportunity employer, and we recognise that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive.

This Job description is not exhaustive but outlines the main requirements.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; IT Technician, IT Support Engineer, IT Service Engineer, Senior IT Service Desk Technician, IT Services Manager, 1st Line Helpdesk Engineer, Support Engineer, Support Technician, Desk Support, IT Support Technician, IT Support Engineer, Technical Support, IT Support, IT Systems Engineer, IT Systems Support, IT Systems Training, IT Maintenance, IT Equipment Support, will also be considered for this role.

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£28k per annum