Advert Secretary to Head of Service (Active Communities) Council Offices 35 hours per week Permanent £31,356 - £31,995 £17.18 - £17.53 per hour The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance. You will be reporting to Team Manager (Resources) Education, Communities and Housing. Your working pattern is 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible. The purpose of this role is to provide high quality, efficient and effective administrative support to the Head of Service (Active Communities) and support the wider administration team within Education, Communities and Housing. You will need to be able to work under pressure to strict deadlines, use your own initiative, maintain confidentiality and be able to work unsupervised. We are looking for a good communicator and with excellent organisational skills as you will be part of a wider team liaising with a wide range of customers. The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants. This post requires a Level 1 Disclosure Scotland clearance. Applications close at 23:59 on 24 May 2026, with shortlisting taking place 26 May 2026 and interviews are scheduled for 9 June 2026. For a discussion about the role, contact Ingrid Scott at ingrid.scott@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 873535 extension 2433. For information on applying and our recruitment process, click here for Information for Applicants. We would welcome your feedback on our recruitment process .