Administrative Assistant (Maternity Cover) (730101)

Salary range: £25,733 – £26,942 (pro rata)

FTE: 0.8 (28 hours per week)

Term: Fixed (15 months)

Closing date: 27/07/2025

The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) works towards ensuring that Scotland’s approach to children and young people in conflict with the law is rights-respecting; contributing to better outcomes for our children, young people and communities. We produce robust ground-breaking work by bringing together children and young people’s contributions, research evidence, practice wisdom and system know-how to operate as a leader for child and youth justice thinking in Scotland and beyond.

We work across three workstreams: Practice and Policy Development, Research, and Participation and Engagement.

CYCJ is primarily funded by the Scottish Government and is based at the University of Strathclyde, in the School of Social Work and Social Policy. Our Executive Governance Group has oversight of CYCJ and our strategic direction, and consists of representatives from across policy, practice, research and lived experience.

To be considered for this role, you will be educated to a minimum of Higher grade level, or equivalent with relevant work experience in a similar role. You will have experience of working in a busy office environment and will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with a range of stakeholders. You will be IT literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office packages and you will possess strong organisational skills, with the ability to work to deadlines.

An HNC in a relevant discipline is desirable, as is familiarity with relevant university policies and procedures.