Growing Research Together Programme Administrator

2 months ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**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)**

**Corporate Services, Edinburgh Research Office / Growing Research Together Programme**

**Full Time (35 hours per week - job share and secondment may be considered).**

**Fixed Term - 1 Year with strong possibility of extension
Are you a highly organised and experienced administrator and used to working in a complex fast-paced environment? We are seeking a driven, motivated and adaptive administrator who is motivated by the importance of research in an institution helping to make the world a better place.

**The Opportunity:
Our Growing Research Together programme is about to start a new phase of activity which needs an experienced administrator at its heart. We need support to help organise logistics such as setting up workshops, meetings, engagement events, board meetings and administrating all aspects of the programme. The post holder will be supporting a programme aiming to improve university research support. You will be the glue that keeps the programme organised and administered appropriately and will work with colleagues in the GRT team, and across the university to ensure that this programme delivers its objectives.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and the role is Edinburgh-based. We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combine a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Previous experience and track-record of administration and ideally in supporting large programmes or departments
- Outstanding organisation, planning and administration skills with technical experience of using tools to provide accurate meeting notes; actions and minutes for example
- Experience of working in a team and with people from different professional disciplines - including supporting senior staff
- Good written and excellent oral communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail
- Initiative, judgment, and willingness to resolve our day-to-day challenges independently, with a proactive approach to finding solutions Highly developed time-management skills, with applied experience of dealing with conflicting demands and prioritising your workload and the workload of colleagues - in a changing and fast-paced environment.

Click **here **for a copy of the full job description.

This is an exciting time to join the new team and this role will bring you the opportunity to be creative, tackle challenges, as well as being at the heart of an ambitious change programme and within a rewarding place to work. We will give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.

**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)

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.



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