Office Administrator

Job Title: Office administrator and personal assistant to fruit farmer

Location: Dundee, Scotland (with a mixture of on-site and potentially some remote work)

Hours: Part-time/permanent, with some flexibility required during peak farming seasons

Salary: £TBCk.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handle communications with clients, suppliers, and stakeholders, ensuring timely and professional responses.
• Support on certain financial elements.
• Organise the farm's calendar, scheduling all necessary appointments and meetings efficiently.
• Maintain up-to-date records of all farm activities, including planting, harvesting, sales, and equipment maintenance.
• Manage inventory levels, ordering supplies as necessary to ensure seamless farm operations.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Support marketing and sales efforts, managing digital content, and processing orders.
• Support on certain financial elements.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in an administrative or personal assistant role, preferably within an agricultural or rural business setting.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of agricultural industry and regulations would be advantageous.
• Experience in Harvest Manager and Sage Accounting beneficial.
• Language skills nice to have: Polish, Bulgarian and Romanian.

Personal Attributes:

• A proactive, problem-solving attitude.
• Flexibility and adaptability to handle a range of tasks.
• A passion for supporting rural businesses and an understanding of farming life.

This specification aims to attract candidates who are not only skilled in office management but also understand or are willing to learn about the nuances of running a fruit farm. The right candidate will free up valuable time for the farmer to dedicate to more strategic aspects of farming.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £22,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 10 – 30 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dundee: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Administrative experience: 1 year (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Office Administrator - P A Arbuckle and Sons Fruit Farm