Job Description

Job Category: Professional, Administration and Operational
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Salary: UE04 - 25,733 to 28,381 per annum, plus 15% Premium Band
Department: Accommodation, Catering and Events - Corporate Services Group
Location: JMCC Kitchen
Position: Open-ended, full time - 35 hours per week
Vacancies: 1
An opportunity has arisen to join The University of Edinburgh Catering Department.
The Opportunity:
An opportunity has arisen to join The University of Edinburgh Catering Department. The role will be based at our largest catering unit; The John McIntyre Conference Centre located within Pollock Halls.
The John McIntyre Conference Centre is a 500-seater buffet style restaurant that provides approximately 28,000 meals per week during our student period and breakfast, lunch and dinner to our commercial guests year-round.
As a Junior Sous Chef, you will support the operational service delivery to our students and commercial guests throughout the year.
As part of a world-changing, world-leading University, we provide an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.
The salary for this post is 25,733 to 28,381 per annum.
Your skills and attributes for success:

• A keen eye for attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An excellent team player.
• Exceptional customer service.
• Self-motivation and passion for developing your career.

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Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
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, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. 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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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 28 July 2025.
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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:
Accommodation, Catering and Events provides catered and self-catered residential accommodation for over 10,000 students, including community and welfare support through its Residence Life service. We also operate 17 cafes and a range of other catering products to students and staff across the University estate. Under our commercial brand, The University of Edinburgh Hospitality and Events Collection, we deliver hotel accommodation options to around 200,000 guests each year plus an extensive selection of conference, catering and event services to over 2,000 events.
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