Postgraduate Administrator (Continuing Professional Development)

The University Of Edinburgh United Kingdom

Grade UE05: £28,879 to £33,232 per annum

College of Medicine and Vet Medicine / Medical School / Medical Education         

Full time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended: permanent

 

The Opportunity:

This post is full-time, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, with a one-hour lunch break. There is a requirement to be on campus a minimum of two days a week at our Bioquarter Campus, Little France. We are open to either remote working or on-campus working for the other three days of the week (hybrid working offered on a non-contractual basis). Candidates must reside within commuting distance of Edinburgh.

The post holder will manage course registration on virtual learning environments, maintain student records, handle student registration for our online courses. They will provide support for postgraduate research reviews, including serving as Secretary to the Research Committee and assist with organising the annual symposium for clinical educators.

Candidates should possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and IT skills, with experience of working in a higher education environment. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple competing demands and deadlines. A proactive approach, the ability to work both independently and within a team, and experience using student and course management software (e.g., EUCLID, Canvas or Unidesk) would be advantageous.

The post holder will be expected to exercise good judgment and make decisions regarding administrative processes, prioritising tasks and resolving day-to-day issues effectively. This includes knowing when to escalate matters to management and ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures.


Your skills and attributes for success: 

  • Experience in a customer-centred environment with the ability to support students in a sensitive and diplomatic manner.
  • Ability to exercise initiative appropriately and to take decisions while working within an agreed framework.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, in writing and in person, exercising discretion and diplomacy, respect and confidentiality, and ability to interact effectively and maintain good staff relationships at all levels within and outwith the University.
  • Ideally, previous experience using student and course management software. 

For further information or to discuss this post contact Alison Ramsay, PG and CPD Manager ([email protected]).

Click here for a copy of the full job description (link opens in a new tab).

Application Process: 

Please upload your CV and a supporting statement letter with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills, and experience required, and your motivation for applying for this post. Applications submitted without both documents will not be considered for interview. 

Within Medical Education we use competency-based interviews to evaluate candidates. Competency based interviews (sometimes known as situational or behavioural interviews) give us valuable insight into your preferred style of working and behaviours, to help us determine if you fit the values and cultures of Medical Education. 

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, feedback will only be provided to candidates interviewed. 

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 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).

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

The closing date for applications is 6th January 2024.

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. 



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