Location: The Village, Selkirk, Scottish Borders
Salary: £27,118 FTE (£14.00 per hour)
Actual Salary: £10,192 per annum (14 hours per week)
Hours: 14 hours per week (Monday & Wednesday)
Contract: Fixed-term until 30 September 2028 (with the possibility of extension, subject to funding)
Join Our Team
Are you highly organised, proactive and passionate about making a difference?
Nurture the Borders is a growing Scottish charity supporting parents, babies and families during pregnancy and the early years. We're looking for an exceptional Charity Administrator to become an integral part of our friendly and dedicated team.
This is a varied and rewarding role at the heart of our organisation. You'll provide administrative and personal assistant support to the CEO, support our Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Practitioners and wider team, and help ensure our services run smoothly so that families receive the very best support.
You'll often be the first point of contact for families and professionals, making a warm and positive first impression while helping us deliver compassionate, high-quality services across the Scottish Borders.
If you're someone who enjoys creating order, solving problems, supporting others and taking pride in producing excellent work, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
As our Charity Administrator, you will:
- Be the first point of contact for families, professionals, volunteers and visitors.
- Provide high-quality administrative and personal assistant support to the CEO.
- Support our Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Practitioners and wider team with the day-to-day administration of services.
- Coordinate paperwork, resources and administration across all areas of the charity.
- Maintain accurate records using Podio, Google Workspace and other digital systems.
- Help organise meetings, training, groups, events and projects.
- Support our communications by responding to social media enquiries, scheduling content and assisting with simple promotional materials.
- Assist with gathering information for reports and maintaining effective administrative systems.
- Help create a welcoming, organised and professional environment for families, staff and visitors.
- Work proactively to improve systems and support the smooth running of the charity.
About You
We're looking for someone who:
- Is highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Is proactive and enjoys taking ownership of their work.
- Is calm, dependable and able to manage competing priorities.
- Demonstrates outstanding customer service and communicates with warmth, empathy and professionalism.
- Is trustworthy, discreet and able to maintain confidentiality.
- Enjoys working as part of a supportive team and helping others succeed.
- Has excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Is confident using digital systems and able to learn new software quickly.
What We Offer
- £27,118 Full-Time Equivalent (£14.00 per hour)
- Actual salary of £10,192 per annum
- 14 hours per week (Monday & Wednesday)
- Seven weeks' annual leave (pro rata), including public holidays
- Two-week Christmas office closure (included within annual leave entitlement)
- Workplace pension scheme
- A supportive, friendly and collaborative team
- A varied and rewarding role where you'll make a genuine difference to local families
How to Apply
Please download the Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form from our website and submit your completed application form by the closing date.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Application notes
Closing date: Friday 21st August 2026 at 5 pm.
Applications to be emailed to: [email protected].
To apply, download an application pack from our website: https://www.nurturetheborders.com/join-our-team
Nurture the Borders is committed to safer recruitment practice as an essential part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to PVG checks.
Charity No. SC049971
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Pay: Up to £27,118.00 per year
Benefits:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
