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SalaryGrade UE06 - £32,982 to £38,205
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences / Business School
Full time - 35 Hours Per Week
Contract - Open Ended (Permanent)
The Opportunity:
The University of Edinburgh Business School is seeking to appoint a Student Development Support Officer for the Student Development Team on an open-ended full time (35 hours) basis. For this post we are looking for a high-quality candidate to play a key role in our activities supporting student’s professional and career development. The successful applicant will be expected to deliver on Learning and Development activities and conduct 1-1 sessions with a specific focus on CV reviews for our MSc students. Furthermore you will also contribute to a number of key global employability projects that the team is leading on.
The successful applicant will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to deliver skills workshops in both large groups and a 1-1 setting. Excellent communication skills are required, and the ability to establish good relationships with UG and PGT students from many countries as well as colleagues within the Student Development Team and the wider university community.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to motivate and inspire others.
- A confident presenter with the confidence and comfort to deliver to both large a small audiences on a range of skill areas.
- Strong relationship management skills. Tactful and diplomatic manner in dealing with students, external providers and clients, team members and colleagues across the university.
- High level interpersonal skills, to adapt and relate appropriately to different stakeholders and operate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills. An ability to respond creatively to designing and implementing programs and also contribute to continuous improvement of processes
- Project management and organisational skills to ensure activities/projects for a range of stakeholders are delivered to a high standard and delivered to deadlines.
If you have any enquiries about this role please contact Katerina Chatziioannou - Faulds Student.Development@business-school.ed.ac.uk
The role shall be based within the Business school, 29 Buccleuch Place (Central Campus) with opportunities to combine a mix of remote and regular (60%) on-campus working.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of within the UE06 grade.
- 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)
T he 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 Monday 22 April 2024
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Interviews will be held on Wednesday 8 May 2024
