Job Description

The Opportunity:

The University of Edinburgh's Study and Work Away Service oversees the management of international study and work activities for students and staff, working in partnership with key internal and external stakeholders.


This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team and provide students with advice, pastoral support as well as support casework prior to, during and upon completion of their international activity, to ensure optimum service.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); fixed-term for 12 months.

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 salary for this post is at

Grade UE06: 34,132 to 39,355 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Excellent written and oral communication skills. Excellent IT and data management skills. Ability to plan, prioritise and take initiative. Customer-service oriented mind-set. Strong interpersonal skills.

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Application Information

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.


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

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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore 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

Friday 25

th

July 2025.

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 4

th

August 2025.