Academic Services Officer

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE06: £31,396 - £36,024 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £32,982 to £38,205 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)**

**Edinburgh College of Art (ECA)**

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

**Fixed-term contract: for 12 months
**The Opportunity**:
Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) has a new fixed term appointment to assist us as we implement new and changing suite of support and services as part of the 2023 introduction of a University wide new model of student support. The role is largely within our Academic Support team which works primarily with a wide range of academic colleagues across ECA. There is some flexibility in the specific tasks/projects that will be your responsibility as this post is one of four Academic Services Officers in the team and specific tasks/projects are reviewed annually.

Underpinning a great staff and student experience you will contribute through a range of project work e.g. we are currently looking at how we streamline processes of course enrolment for our 3000 students; as well as supporting a wider range of regular tasks that underpin the academic journey including assessments and exam boards, timetabling, triaging and responding to academic staff queries, regular staff training etc.

We are a large team and as with other University jobs the year has a number of exceptionally busy periods where we look to the whole team to contribute to ensure a consistently high quality of support to all our service users. We are seeking someone who combines great administrative skills, preferably experience of people/project management and ability to juggle competing demands, with a genuine interest in contributing to the development of our new team as we embed a range of new roles and support.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills, ability to positively influence and negotiate with colleagues.
- Also demonstrable ability to gather, analyse and present information, deliver presentations to a wide range of colleagues, academic and administrative.
- Experience of supervising staff, training and developing individuals and team building: demonstrable ability to empower and motivate staff, and to facilitate the implementation of lasting, service improvements
- Ability to analyse and solve problems with an appreciation of possible long-term implications
- Excellent organisation and time management skills to plan and organise administrative activities and events of some complexity.
- Experience of working with and presenting large quantities of data

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

- A competitive salary of £31,396 - £36,024 per annum.
- 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 **late March.

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