Student Adviser

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE06 £30,619 - £35,308 Per Annum**

**College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Deanery of Biomedical Sciences / BMTO (Biomedical Teaching Organisation)**

**Open-ended (Permanent)**

**Full-time, 35 hours per week**

We are looking for a **Student Advisor.**

**The Opportunity**:
A fantastic opportunity to support students to fully participate and succeed in their chosen programme of study, working closely with University academic and professional services staff and external agencies as required.

As a Student Advisor you will be the first contact point for UG and PGT (on-campus and online) students within the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences, providing professional guidance and support, including additional assistance where needed, to navigate the University support systems. Working closely with academic and professional services teams, the role will enable students to achieve their potential, as well as ensure parity of experience for all students.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:
We are looking for individuals who like working in a vibrant environment.
- Educated to HND level, or equivalent related experience (previous relevant work experience, or broad experience).
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to the complex areas of student support.
- Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to remain calm and centre the needs of the student, being able to provide a safe and welcoming space for students.
- Experience of working independently and as part of the team to prioritise workloads.
- Active listening and excellent communication skills.

**Click to view a copy of the full **job description (opens new browser tab) **.**

Interviews will be held **w/c 26th June.**

**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. Access our **staff benefits page **for further information and use our **reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The DBMS Student Support Team is located within the Biomedical Teaching Organisation (BMTO). The BMTO plays a vital role in the administration, coordination and implementation of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. The BMTO is responsible for the BSc Medical Sciences programme and twelve BSc Biomedical Sciences Honours Programmes.

In addition the BMTO has responsibility for the large portfolio of on-campus and online MSc programmes run by Biomedical Sciences.

Current student population is approx. 1200 UG students, 150 PGT on-campus students and 350 PGT online students). Student Advisors will sit within the professional services team of BMTO (33 members of staff).

Biomedical Sciences is located across a number of sites: the Chancellor’s Building and Queen’s Medical Research Institute at Little France; the Medical School in Teviot Place; the Hugh Robson Building, George Square and No 1 George Square. The Student Advisor posts will be located in the BMTO, Medical School, Teviot Place.

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.

If invited for interview 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).


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