The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an Office Assistant to join the Estates team. We want you to help us present this unparalleled celebration of the performing arts, which brings some of the most exciting and creative artists working today to audiences from around the world.  

The Edinburgh International Festival is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We believe that an inclusive culture is the foundation for a successful workplace, and we strive to grow our diverse representation across our staff, our artists, and our audiences.

We are collecting data to measure the effectiveness of our recruitment methods, to ensure that they are fair. We strive to ensure our opportunities are accessible to people from all backgrounds.

We actively encourage applications from currently under-represented groups. We have identified ethnic minority backgrounds, and disabilities as the key areas we would like to focus our recruitment efforts in.
Job details

The Office Assistant role is in the Estates team supporting the delivery of all aspects of Estate Management. The role reports to the Head of Estates but in particular supports the Estates Officer in the management of Hub.

The role comprises various duties that are both administrative and practical. In particular, these include, general office administration, reception, meeting room management and refreshments, mail and courier administration, stationery ordering and stock checks, staff welfare provision, office cleaning checks.

The Hub is the home and operational base of the Edinburgh International Festival, where we host year-round education and rehearsal activities, as well as performances and other events during the festival period.  The EIF estate also consists of technical stores and residential property.

Closing date for applications is 12.00pm on Monday 16 June.

Interviews will be held week commencing 23 June.

Funded by The City of Edinburgh Council and Creative Scotland.
Registered charity number SC004694.