Job Description

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Senior Academic Services Administrator

Grade 5: \xc2\xa325,742 - \xc2\xa329,605

Moray House School of Education and Sport, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Part-time: 21 hours per week

Open-Ended

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Academic Services Administrator in Moray House School of Education and Sport, within the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences. There is one post available offered on a 0.6 FTE part-time, open-ended basis.

This post is advertised as part-time (21 hours per week), and we are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

The Opportunity:

The Moray House School of Education and Sport is seeking to appoint a Senior Academic Services Administrator. The successful candidates will be responsible for administrative tasks for an assigned portfolio of programmes and courses across UG, PGT and PGR. They will be a member of the School\'s Academic Services Office which operates as \'one team\' supporting a culture of collaboration and personal growth. This includes providing administrative expertise to ensure that programmes and courses are delivered, administered and assessed efficiently within required deadlines, and to required academic standards. The role supports a fast paced and demanding academic environment and requires the post holder to take initiative and ownership of the programme and courses they provide administrative support to.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Excellent all-round administrative skills (including proficiency in the use of Office 365 applications, particularly MS Excel)

Attention to accuracy and detail, especially when working with large datasets

Ability to work calmly under pressure, to plan and to prioritise

A high standard of customer service and communication skills

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Application Process

Please upload your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required, and your motivation for applying for this post.

Feedback on applications will only be provided to candidates interviewed.

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.

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 (opens new browser tab)

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 week commencing 6th November 2023.

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:

Moray House School of Education and Sport (MHSES), University of Edinburgh, has been making a major contribution and impact to the fields of education and sport both in Scotland and worldwide for almost 200 years. In that time, our staff, students and alumni have influenced and transformed learning, teaching, and wider educational policy in the UK and beyond. We are the leading School of Education and Sport in Scotland - ranked first for research breadth and quality in Education and Sport, and third in the UK (REF 2021). .

Our alumni include Great Britain\'s most successful Olympic athlete, cyclist Sir Chris Hoy MBE, and trailblazing teacher and race relations pioneer, Saroj Lal.

We are deeply committed to social justice, inclusivity, diversity, and accessibility. Our aim in all our work is to significantly impact the education, wellbeing and development of children, young people and adults, through problem-solving in the fields of education and sport.

Study

Across undergraduate, postgraduate taught, research, and initial teacher education; our 3000 students study across 29 different programmes. These include a wide array of subjects across the broad areas of teacher education, language education, sport policy, sport science, outdoor education and community education.

Research

With over 250 research staff and students, we have a vibrant and expanding research community with a broad portfolio of academic disciplines gathered within seven broad research themes with permeable boundaries. Our Thematic Hubs are:

\xc2\xb7 Advanced Quantitative Research in Education

\xc2\xb7 Children and Young People

\xc2\xb7 Digital Education

\xc2\xb7 Language, Interculturality and Literacies

\xc2\xb7 Social Justice and Inclusion

\xc2\xb7 Sport-related Research

\xc2\xb7 Teacher, Curriculum and Pedagogy The REF 2021 results for both education and sport-related research place us as Scotland\'s top-ranked institution for research breadth and quality (THE).

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