• Job Description

  Req#: 8682

  UE04: £23,144 to £25,138

  College of Science and Engineering, School of Physics and Astronomy

  Open-ended contract, full-time (35 hours per week, however, part time, upwards of 21 hours per week will also be considered)

  We are looking for a School Operations Assistant to join our friendly Staffing and Events Team, supporting a diverse and inclusive staff and student population. You will assist with general administrative, secretarial and events support for the School of Physics & Astronomy which includes activities related to all aspects of office management. No two days are the same in our busy team and you will enjoy a variety of tasks, interacting with a wide range of people and systems.

  This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time 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.

  Based in the James Clerk Maxwell Building on the leafy green King’s Buildings campus with views to the south of the city, we offer on- site parking, a number of catering outlets and an on-site shop for convenience.

  We look forward to your application to join our warm and supportive team.

  The Opportunity:

  The post will provide general administrative, secretarial and events support for the School of Physics & Astronomy which includes activities related to all aspects of office management. Customer-service, organisational skills and excellent interpersonal and organisational skills are key elements of this post.

  Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Good standard of education to Standard Grade or equivalent plus typically 2 years’ relevant experience.
  • Good IT Skills using MS Office, in particular Outlook, Teams and Word.
  • Ability to use initiative when problem solving and when demonstrating excellent customer service
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in HR administration role, or a job with a staffing-related element would be an advantage
  • Experience of University of Edinburgh systems in a higher education environment would be an advantage.

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  As a valued member of our team you can expect:

  An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
  
  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.

  If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

  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

  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 shortly after the closing date.

• About the company

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

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