Sway Intern

**The programme and eligibility**

Employ.ed on Campus is run by the Careers Service in collaboration with University departments and Schools. It offers exclusive summer internships at the University over the summer for 2nd year to penultimate year undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh.

As well as great work experience, the Careers Service provides supporting resources, this is combined with a framework to support the development of participants’ employability and self-reflection with an Edinburgh Award as part of the internship.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term for 12 weeks from 03/06/2024 with a competitive salary at Grade UE03: £21,978 to £22,681 per annum (pro-rata if part-time) (A revised salary range for this grade of £22,214 to £24,248 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024).

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Experience of analysing and presenting complex data
- Excellent IT skills - in particular, a highly competent user of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively when faced with many competing demands
- Ability to liaise and work effectively and enthusiastically in diverse teams, and with a range of university staff members
- Passionate about sustainability and social responsibility
- Ability to take initiative and identify areas for improvement

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Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the skills and attributes for success required for this post.

You will be working alongside a highly-specialised **team **that:

- facilitate the highest number of outbound exchanges in the UK.
- Receive around 2000 visiting students every year
- centrally manage the University’s exchange partners and agreements.
- deliver a range of real-world and virtual funded opportunities for students to study and work abroad.
- generate and manage funded opportunities for all staff to have international experiences.
- manage the incoming Visiting Student programmes for the University.
- manage or provide oversight of key University alliances like Una Europa, U21, LERU, UNICA, U7+ and Coimbra.

**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, 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.

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will be held in April 2024.