Business Support Specialist

Job ID:43820
Location:LRQA - Edinburgh - Edinburgh Par 
Position Category:Assessors
Position Type:Employee Regular

About the role:

We are recruiting for Business Support roles based in Edinburgh, supporting our global seafood and supply assurance operations.

These are operational support roles working closely with technical, accreditation, and delivery teams and will involve regular interaction with international clients, auditors, and stakeholders.

Main responsibilities:

• Coordinating and supporting audit and certification activity
• Liaising with clients, auditors, and internal teams
• Managing documentation, schedules, and operational data
• Supporting delivery, reporting, and accreditation processes

Key requirement (essential):

• Fluent English and Spanish – both written and spoken. This is essential due to the volume of work and client engagement across Spanish‑speaking markets.
• These roles sit within a specialist global team, so attention to detail, organisation, and confidence working across cultures are important.
• Prior experience in certification, audit support, supply chain, or professional services environments is advantageous, but language capability is the priority.

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Pre-Employment Checks 

If you are successful in securing a role with us, we will carry out preemployment checks in accordance with what is permitted under local law. 

These checks may include, where legally allowed: right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal record checks. 

We will engage our thirdparty background screening provider, Cfirst to conduct these checks on our behalf. Cfirst performs all processing in full compliance with applicable data protection laws and adheres to strict legal, regulatory, and ethical obligations in handling personal data. 

Any personal information collected for the purpose of these checks will be used solely for evaluating your suitability for employment and will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil these purposes and meet legal requirements. 

Your data will be stored securely and managed in accordance with all relevant privacy legislation. 

If you have any questions or concerns about the preemployment checks please contact us at Onboarding@lrqa.com  

If you have any questions or concerns on how your data will be handled, please contact us as dataprotection@lrqa.com 

Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA:

We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business.

Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team!

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