Business Support Specialist

Job ID: 43820

Location: LRQA - Edinburgh - Edinburgh Par

Position Category: Assessors

Position Type: Employee Regular

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.

• 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
• 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.

If you are successful in securing a role with us, we will carry out pre-employment 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 third-party 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 pre-employment checks please contact us at

If you have any questions or concerns on how your data will be handled, please contact us at

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!

LRQA is a leading global assurance provider. The integrity and expertise we bring to our partnership with clients support their journey to a safer, more secure and more sustainable future. (Group entities ).