Placement Advisor

**College of Science & Engineering, School of Engineering, Placement Team**

**UE05 £25,742 to £29,605 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £27,979 to £32,332 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)**

**Contract Type - Open ended**

**Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week
**The Opportunity**:
We are looking for a Placement Advisor to join the Placement Team within the School of Engineering. The post will suit someone keen to engage with employers as well as supporting students to secure engineering work experience.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time (not less than 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.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), good judgement, tact, sensitivity and interpersonal skills
- Strong customer focus and commitment to the delivery of an excellent customer service to all stakeholders.
- Able to work in a highly accurate, organised and methodical manner, with strong attention to detail. Demonstrates adaptability and the ability to quickly become familiar with and capable of developing new skills.

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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary of £25,742 to £29,605 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £27,979 to £32,332 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
- 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)

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will be held **w/c 6th May.