Job Description
UE03: £23,742- £25,804 (£13.01- £14.14 per hour)
University Secretary's Group, Development & Alumni
Fixed Term: 12 months
Part Time: Minimum 60 hours per year
The Opportunity
Are you looking for a well-paid, fun and professional part time job, something that is guaranteed to boost your CV? Then look no further! The Development and Alumni office is looking for hardworking and enthusiastic students to call our lovely alumni this year. You will get paid to discuss your experiences as a student, while listening to graduates reminisce fondly about their time in Edinburgh at the University. Ultimately you will be asking the alumni if they would be willing to make a regular donation to one of the University of Edinburgh’s fundraising priorities.
* Flexible working conditions around your studies.
* An opportunity to give back to the University that is providing your future.
* Ensuring the University remains a world leading provider of education.
This post is a part-time (60 Guaranteed Hours per year) role for current undergraduate or postgraduate students at the University of Edinburgh.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
* Excellent verbal and written communication
* Strong self-discipline, resilience and a desire to succeed
* Confident and eager negotiator
* Emotionally intelligent
* Positive mindset with a desire to learn
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
* A competitive salary of £13.01 per hour (plus £2.43 per hour holiday pay)
* An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
* To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
Application process
As part of your application, please ensure you include a covering letter outlining why you meet the criteria for this role
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)
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is Monday 19 January 2026.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Invitations to Assessment Centre and Interviews will be sent Friday 23 rd January 2026.
Assessment Centre and Interviews will be held in the week commencing Monday 2 nd February 2026.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Development & Alumni maintains and enhances our relationships with all our former students – around 250,000 in more than 150 countries. We also fundraise in order to ensure that the University can continue to provide ground-breaking research, world-class facilities and scholarships to talented students and staff members from across the world.
To find out more, visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/development-alumni