Job Description

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UE05: \xc2\xa325,742 - \xc2\xa329,605 Per annum

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / Centre for Open Learning (COL) & Moray House School of Education and Sport (MHSES)

Full time: 35 hours per week (workings hours can be negotiable)

Fixed Term until February 2024

We are looking for a Campus Technical & Facilities Assistant to join our busy Campus Facilities Team within the Holyrood campus. You will be organised, polite and personable and work under the supervision of the Campus Facilities Manager. Ideally, you will have previous experience in a similar role. A basic qualification related to health & safety and a knowledge of Information Technology, Audio Visual equipment as well as technical understanding of supporting practical subjects would be an advantage.

The Opportunity:

The University of Edinburgh Holyrood campus is the base for the Moray House School of Education and Sport and the Centre for Opening Learning. We are seeking a Technical & Facilities Assistant to join our Campus Facilities Team us on a temporary basis to cover a secondment. You will provide day-to-day operational support for matters relating to estates and buildings, health & safety, facilities and security for the campus, as well as manage the day-to-day technical support for COL Art & design programmes. With a customer focus, you will support and enhance the experience of staff and students as they encounter the facilities on campus. Excellent communication, team working and interpersonal skills are therefore essential for this role. You will be organised, polite and personable, able to plan your own workload effectively and to supervise the workload of others. Ideally you will have previous experience in a similar role. A basic qualification related to health & safety and a knowledge of I.T. and A.V. equipment would also be an advantage.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Ability to communicate clearly across a range of colleagues

A good knowledge of relevant health and safety procedures

Ability to work flexibly and adapt to different tasks

Attention to detail in recording building and other health and safety information

A good level of literacy, numeracy and IT skills

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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. Click to access our (opens new browser tab) 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.

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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.

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About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow\'s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team:

The Centre for Open Learning supports the educational life cycle by working with people at the transitional points in their lives. We aim to make the University seamless and are academically ambitious, student focused and outward looking. We enable our students to be actively engaged in their education locally and globally. Our environment nurtures excellence and supports open learning for all.

The department delivers the following programmes;

• Part-Time Access Programme - This skills-based programme offers a route for adult returners into undergraduate degrees offered by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

• English Language Education (ELE) - Providing a range of general, academic and specialist English courses, for undergraduate and postgraduate students, professionals and groups;

• International Foundation Programme - This full-time programme prepares International students for undergraduate degree study within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences;

• Short Courses - The University\'s extensive continuing education programme offers courses throughout the year in Languages, Science, Art and Design, Humanities and Social Sciences, available to all;

• Seasonal Provision - Our Summer and Winter courses offer an international experience at the University of Edinburgh for people from across the world

To find out more about COL, please visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/open-learning

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