Job Description

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UE05 - \xc2\xa325,742 - \xc2\xa329,605 Pro-rata (A revised salary range for this grade of \xc2\xa327,979 to \xc2\xa332,332 pro-rata is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute
Contract type: Full time (35 Hours per week) Part time hours will be considered
Open ended contract (Permanent)
Location: Usher Institute moves to a new building in Edinburgh Bioquarter, early 2024

The Usher Institute and Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences (MGPHS) within The University of Edinburgh is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic PA to the Dean, MGPHS.

The Opportunity:

To provide high-level professional, confidential, and administrative support to the Dean of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences. As well as managing day-to-day administrative and secretarial work, you must ensure their time and schedule is managed effectively to support the smooth running of all activities associated with the role.

An excellent multi-tasker, this role is wide ranging. From project managing, organising diaries, keeping notes and scheduling meetings to setting up conferences and assisting with travel trips, you will combine a high degree of personal initiative, exceptional organisational and communication skills, and a comprehensive awareness of relevant issues, policies and procedures. The post holder will be confident in working independently and effectively.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Vivien Smith, Director of Professional Services, MGPHS (vivien.smith@ed.ac.uk).

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Significant experience of a PA role at senior level.
• Self-confidence, discretion and capacity to remain calm and work effectively under pressure.
• Experience of liaising with senior level staff within and out with the organisation.
• Ability to exercise initiative and adopt a proactive and flexible approach.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• 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

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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.

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- where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world.

Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.

We are a key applied and translational arm of the Edinburgh Medical School, within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.

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 Usher Institute works with people, populations and their data to understand and advance the health of individuals and populations through innovative collaborations in a global community. Our Director is Professor Aziz Sheikh OBE, and we sit within the Edinburgh Medical School in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh.

Working with partners across the NHS, policymakers, industry partners and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos. Three core research centres in Global Health, Medical Informatics and Population Health Sciences are at the heart of the Usher Institute; also home to the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit and a bustling General Practice, the Mackenzie Medical Centre.

The Usher Institute is a truly interdisciplinary environment. Around 350 researchers and support staff with expertise in a varied range of methodologies and topics contribute to world-leading research in global health, population health sciences and medical informatics. Our research expertise is at the heart of the excellent educational experience we offer in a wide range of taught and research postgraduate programmes, both online and on-campus, our programme of continuing professional development and in our contribution to the undergraduate medical degree.

We maintain an open, engaging and dynamic environment and welcome collaborations from around the globe.

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