Job Description

Job Category: Professional, Administration and Operational
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Grade UE05: 29,588 to 33,951 per annum, pro-rata if part time
CSG / Strategic Change Group
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed term: 24 months
The Strategic Change Service is looking for a self-starter to assist with essential day-to-day business processes, to enable the work of the Operations team to be achieved in an efficient manner. This role supports the administration of the Service, and will involve finance processing, HR recruitment support and assisting with maintaining the Service SharePoint site.
The opportunity:
This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering 28 hours or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working, with an expectation of three days a week on campus.
This post is for 24 months initially . We welcome secondments with agreement between line manager and applicant.
The salary for this post is 29,588 - 33,951 per annum.
Your skills and attributes for success:

• Demonstrable HR or finance administration and support experience
• Experience of, or a willingness to learn about broader operations
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as part of a team, build good relationships and deal with queries in a professional and timely manner.
• Ability to exercise discretion, confidentiality and diplomacy.
• Good time management, with a track record of meeting deadlines.
• Good customer service skills with proven ability to give clear advice to colleagues in a professional manner.

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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 5 December
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Interviews will be held 16th December
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:
Corporate Services Group aims to support operational delivery of the University's mission, core strategic goals, and the ongoing plans of Colleges, Schools and other Support Groups.
In support of the University's Strategy 2030, we support and enable the delivery of the University's mission and strategic goals, not the least of which is promotion to the staff and student experience. We liase with Colleges, Schools and other Professional Services Groups to:

• Develop a stimulating physical environment in which our students and staff can flourish, through our Estates, Accommodation and Catering and Events and Sports & Exercise teams;
• Enhancing the University's research and innovation success via the Edinburgh Innovations team:
• Promote responsibility for the wider environment through our Social Responsibility and Sustainability Team:
• Safeguard and service our wide-ranging research and other activities via our Health & Safety team, and our Bioresearch & Veterinary Services Team;
• Oversee and support Risk Management, Business Continuity and Emergency Management across the university;
• Support Data-Driven Innovation initiatives across the University, via the DDI Programme Delivery Office;
• Promote commercial and other endeavours both via our Corporate Development Team, and through our portfolio of Subsidiary Companies, including scholarly publishing (Edinburgh University Press) and High-Performance Computing (UoE HPCx Ltd), venture investment (Old College Capital), and accommodation, catering and events (UoE Accommodation Ltd)
• We value the delivery of efficient, effective professional services in all areas, and strive for the highest standards in professional competence and best practice.

Corporate Services Group (CSG) is led by Vice-Principal Corporate Services, Catherine Martin and comprises the Director's Office, professional services and specialisms within the University, and a number of subsidiary companies.
For further information about the Corporate Services Group please visit the

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