The University of Edinburgh
Postgraduate Programme Administrator
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Job Description
- Req#: 9567
- Excellent administrative skills.
- Strong IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office.
- A flexible, friendly and helpful approach.
- An ability to interpret policy, regulations and legislation.
- A competitive salary.
- 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.
Grade 5: £25,742 - £29,605 ( A revised salary range for this grade of £27,979 to £32,332 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
College of Science and Engineering / School of Biological Sciences
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Open-ended: permanent
We are looking for an experienced, well-organised and enthusiastic administrator who can provide a high-quality service to prospective and current research students as well as their academic supervisors.
The Opportunity:
The successful candidate will provide support for the Graduate School’s research programmes from recruitment and admissions through to graduation. Ideally, candidates will have Higher Education administration experience, with knowledge of University of Edinburgh student regulations and policies, and an understanding of the EUCLID operating system. However, we also welcome external applications.
The successful candidate will be expected to work a minimum of 2 days in the office, with home/hybrid working available.
Your skills and attributes for success:
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For informal enquiries please contact the hiring manager Carla McGaharan at Carla.McGaharan@ed.ac.uk or the School of Biological Sciences Staffing / HR Team at SBS.Contracts@ed.ac.uk.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
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 ).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore 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 Friday 16 th February.
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Interviews will be held in the week commencing Monday 26th February.
About the company
The University of Edinburgh is a public research university in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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