Admissions Administrator
Grade UE04: £24,533 - £27,181 Per Annum.
Postgraduate Admissions Office, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Full time: 35 hours per week.
Fixed term for 9 months.
The Opportunity
The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the Postgraduate Admissions Office.
This is an opportunity to join a professional admissions team responsible for processing more than 50,000 applications a year, as well as handling thousands of applicant enquiries every year.
You will be involved in screening and processing applications, maintaining and updating student records and liaising with other departments within the University in order to helpfully and accurately respond to enquiries from prospective students.
This post is full time (35 hours per week) and you will be expected to work on-campus for at least 40% of your working week. We are open to considering flexible working patterns.
Informal enquiries are welcomed and can be addressed to Kirsten Hutchison at [email protected]
This post would also suit an existing University of Edinburgh staff member who is looking for a secondment to broaden their experience and knowledge of the institution.
Your skills and attributes for success
Admissions Administrators play an important role in enhancing communication with applicants, enquirers and other stakeholders through all stages of the application cycle and therefore having experience of working in a professional and customer-focused environment is essential.
You must enjoy working in a team environment within a busy customer-focused office and be able to work independently. Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, a friendly and enthusiastic approach to customer service as well as being highly organised with the ability to prioritise are essential.
A full list of the main responsibilities and the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role can be found in the full job description – see link below.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £24,533 - £27,181.
- 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).
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.
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.
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