Job Description

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Edinburgh Law School

Open Ended Contract (Permanent)

Full time, 35 hours per week

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and committed senior member of professional services staff to join the Edinburgh Law School Student & Academic Services team as our Teaching Services Manager.

The Opportunity:

This senior role in our Student & Academic Services team will be responsible for leading and co-ordinating projects related to the delivery of taught programmes and courses across Edinburgh Law School. The post-holder will be required to provide leadership and management to four Senior Administrators and will have overall responsibility for delivery of all teaching administration in the Law School.

This post combines the need for excellent problem solving and prioritising skills alongside the ability to promote successful working relationships with students, colleagues and stakeholders. In doing so, the post-holder has an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the continued success of taught programmes at Edinburgh Law School.

The School of Law strives to be a diverse and inclusive community. We particularly welcome applications from candidates belonging to groups that have been traditionally under-represented in the field.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• You have a degree or equivalent training plus relevant work experience, or a track record of administrative experience at a senior level in an HE environment.
• You will have proven experience of both leading and managing teams and working collaboratively across boundaries in relation to service development.
• You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and trust quickly.
• You will have advanced knowledge and experience of the current HE policy context in relation to learning and teaching issues and key themes across the sector.
• You will be used to resolving complex problems and using your influencing skills to find a resolution
• You will have a proven commitment to delivering a high standard, professional service to both students and colleagues alike.

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All applications should contain a CV and cover letter

Please apply with a CV and personal statement indicating how you meet the Knowledge. Skills and Experience outlined in the job description. We invite candidates to use their cover letter to highlight professional and personal experiences that maybe relevant to role. Law interview panels will take submitted documents into account when assessing applications in line with listed criteria, including acknowledging areas of potential impact such as caring responsibilities, family leave and health related matters

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.

Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 25th September 2023.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our webpages (opens new browser tab).

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.

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.

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:

Edinburgh Law School ( ) is situated in the historic Old College, at the heart of Edinburgh\'s legal centre. For over three hundred years the School has been providing world-leading education and research in the eclectic discipline of law. As one of the eleven constituent Schools of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, the School encourages multi- and interdisciplinary connections throughout its teaching and research.

The School values diversity across all staff and students, and supports flexible and family-friendly working. The School provides active support and professional development (including mentoring, training, and networking opportunities) for all staff.

The School is fully committed to promoting equality and diversity, and to welcoming and including all who choose to study, work, or visit us.

With over 1400 students and 150 members of academic, research and professional services staff, Edinburgh Law School is an international, vibrant community dedicated to providing research and teaching with local and global reach and impact.

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