OUR PLACEMENTS

Placement summary

Urras Nan Tursachan (The Standing Stones Trust), which manages the Visitor Centre at Lewis’ Calanais Standing Stones are recruiting for a Human Resources and Systems Administrator. This 12 week placement will entail modernising the administration of the Visitor Centre and would suit a candidate with good administration/ICT skills.

Job description

Project Description

The successful candidate will be required to modernise the administration of the Visitor Centre and bring it into the 21st Century via computerised stock taking, administration and human resource filing.

As part of the project the student will be required to undertake the following activities:

• Improve human resource development – Update and Computerise Staff handbook and other important human resource documents.
• Improve financial control – convert paper account handling onto Sage Instant Accounts.
• Improve Quality Control – use of stock taking software to improve customer service and shop management.
• Improve/Increase Use of ICT

Qualifications

Open to all current undergraduate degree students, preferrably with Business (Human Resources) background, who will return to their studies after the summer. Other degree subjects accepted provided the candidate has the required skills.

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

• Office Skills
• Must be able to work on own
• Good ICT skills
• Good numerical skills
• Good communicator

Desirable Skills

• Gaelic Speaking
• Book-Keeping skills
• Aiming towards a Business (HR) degree
• Driving License

Benefits

Company benefits

• Additional Training
• Staff discount of 10%

Placement benefits

As part of this ScotGrad Summer Placement Programme, the candidate will benefit from support from a team within Highlands and Islands Enterprise and also access a two day residential course training focussed on employability and business skills. Please note that we can not support accommodation costs during the placement but where possible, we will endeavour to assist candidates in sourcing accommodation. Candidates will also be required to attend a finals day in Inverness on Friday 29th August 2014. More information will be given once the successful candidate is appointed.

Additional information

Location: Callanish, Isle of Lewis

Preferred start date: 02/06/2014

Company information

Urras Nan Tursachan is community led, controlled and open to all members of the community. The majority of the management board are individuals from the community and elected by the community. Tursachan Trading Ltd is the trading arm of the Trust and runs the Visitor Centre at Calanais.

Opened in June 1995, the visitor centre contains a gift shop, cafe, toilet facilities and an interpretation centre. The main aim of the interpretation centre is to educate people about the story of the Calanais standing stones. The Visitor Centre has been a great example of a community enterprise which works well over the medium to long term with well over £1million put back into the local economy in wages since it opened and just as important has given numerous local people their first taste of a work environment which has stood them in good stead in future employment. After inheriting the old Callanish farmhouse from Edinburgh University, we have converted it into a self-catering cottage which complements our product on offer to the visitors.

Company sector: Tourism

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Placement contact details: Angus Mackenzie
01851 621422