Job Role: Administrative & Events Assistant
Award Winning Family Business
Be part of an award-winning, diversified, family run business, and help grow its hospitality, tourism and sporting enterprises which deliver 5-star customer experiences in beautiful rural Fife, Scotland.
The Lindores brands operate in multiple markets: domestic and international tourism, equestrian, farming and catered hospitality. This diversity makes working at Lindores exciting, you meet the most incredible people in a beautiful countryside setting.
We are a young, dynamic team, and are looking for a like-minded, positive individual who takes pride in their work.
This unique role offers the opportunity to support across all areas of the business, with a particular focus on bookkeeping, operational administration, supporting guest enquiries and needs, inventory control, event planning and execution.
Requirement to ensure we deliver excellent high standard experiences. You will be a key part of the day-to-day operations, and a pivotal part of our brand’s growth and progression.
The role reports into the Assistant General Manager and supports the Owners. Supporting the friendly team with office administration, facilities co-ordination, H&S, compliance, sales, customer communications, marketing performance monitoring, and events including the physical set up and service.
You will need to use your initiative and be able to work independently. Have confidence aligning with brand ethos, guidelines and thrive liaising with multiple stakeholders.
With a strategic focus on delivering circular business practices for a more sustainable rural economy. This role has potential for growth for the right person.
A key part of this role will be to provide administrative and event support for our three key business areas:
· Events – Two exclusive use venues called The Hide and The Barley House
· Luxury lodges – four bespoke, high-quality destinations
· Lindores Equestrian – an award-winning, BHS Accredited, training centre with 36 stables, Bothy and all the facilities required to host camps and training.
Required skills and qualities:
– Can do attitude
– Trustworthy and show initiative
– Excellent organisational and time-management skills
– Strong attention to detail
– Passionate about the job you do
– Ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
– Focused to complete tasks fully
– Ability to work to deadlines
– Strong communication skills: over the phone, email, face to face and in marketing channels
– Full Driving licence
– Interest in sustainable and green practices
– Understanding of the countryside, environment and animals
– Ability to work solo or part of a team
– Ability to manage / prioritise own work schedule
Relevant technical skills required:
– Finance experience – bookkeeping, invoicing, collating accounts
– Office administration – Excel, Word, Quickbooks
– Compliance – Risk assessments and regulatory requirements
– Booking management – Supercontrol, WordPress, Excel
– Performance monitoring and reporting
– Experience in digital IT systems
– Marketing experience beneficial
– Compliance, data management and analytics – Google Analytics
– Confidence in equine terminology and industry standards
– Confidence in hospitality, events and food hygiene systems
– Driving skills for a 4×4 Land Rover desirable
– First Aid Training desirable
– Stock control management
If you love working in a small dynamic team, love solving problems, love attention to detail, working with systems and clear processes, love working inside and outside in beautiful countryside, love meeting people and going the extra mile to ensure they have WOW experiences – Lindores is the place for you!
Job Type:
Full-time position with option of flexible working patterns. Our business operates 7 days a week, so weekend work and holiday cover to be expected.
The Package:
The working days can be flexible with the seasons to suit both parties. Package includes pension contributions, holiday pay and performance bonus. Award winning equestrian facility benefits are negotiable as part of package.
If you’d like to work in a beautiful, safe and rural setting with free parking, fibre to premises, a great team culture and an opportunity for growth, get in touch.
Basic Salary: £24,500 – £27,000
Job Location: Braeside of Lindores, KY14 6HU
How to Apply:
Step 1: Fill in the Application Form below
Step 2: Email your CV to anna@lindores.co.uk and confirm you’ve completed Step 1
Application Form:
Job Application Deadline: Wednesday 3rd June 2026 by 23:59
What next? After the deadline date applications are reviewed. Selected prospects will be invited for interview.
About our brands:
Lindores – Stay – A Rural Destination To Connect – Awarded Best Self Catering Accommodation Experience at VisitScotland Regional Thistle Awards Sept 2023 and shortlisted for Best Unique Stay and Experience in 2024 and 2025. Winner of TV programme BBC Scotlands Greatest Escape Series 2, Foodie Episode. The diversified farm has four architecturally designed luxury holiday houses catering for a mix of markets. Bonded warehousing to enhance Farm Tours with Highland Cows, pygmy goats and environmental initiatives. The business collaborates with great people and local businesses to create innovative, sustainable new experiences for guests. The Hide and The Barley House are unique event spaces where we partner with chef’s and sommeliers and other local heroes to create memorable experiences www.lindores.co.uk
‘Lindores Equestrian’ Established in 1989, our British Horse Society Approved training facility is passionately maintained and reinvested into for kids, adults, and horses of all abilities. Riders bring their own horses to stay, ride and relax. We strive to deliver Scotlands leading camp training facility, reinvesting and listening to customer feedback to deliver a very welcoming and safe Scottish equestrian venue. www.lindoresxc.co.uk
