• Job Description

  Req#: 10056

  College of Science & Engineering, School of Engineering, Placement Team

  UE05 £25,742 to £29,605 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £27,979 to £32,332 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)

  Contract Type - Open ended

  Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week

  The Opportunity:

  We are looking for a Placement Advisor to join the Placement Team within the School of Engineering. The post will suit someone keen to engage with employers as well as supporting students to secure engineering work experience.

  This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time (not less than 28 hours) or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

  Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), good judgement, tact, sensitivity and interpersonal skills
  • Strong customer focus and commitment to the delivery of an excellent customer service to all stakeholders.
  • Strong IT skills with a knowledge of, and competence in, using MS Office applications (in particular Excel, Outlook and Word)
  • Able to work in a highly accurate, organised and methodical manner, with strong attention to detail.
  • Demonstrates adaptability and the ability to quickly become familiar with and capable of developing new skills.

  Click here to view a copy of the full job description

  Please provide a cover letter and CV as a single pdf detailing how you meet the essential criteria of the post and your motivation for applying. Informal enquiries can be made to Katherine Cameron (K.Cameron@ed.ac.uk).

  As a valued member of our team you can expect:

  • A competitive salary of £25,742 to £29,605 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £27,979 to £32,332 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
  • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
  • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
  • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

  Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

  The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

  Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

  The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

  Key dates to note

  The closing date for applications is Wednesday 10th April
  
  Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
  
  Interviews will be held w/c 6th May.

• About the company

  The University of Edinburgh is a public research university in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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