Grade UE04: £26,093 to £28,778 per annum
CAHSS / Admissions Office
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Open-ended (permanent)
The Opportunity:
As part of our commitment to high quality admissions support, we are seeking to appoint an Admissions Administrator to provide administrative support to the Undergraduate Admissions Office within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Admissions Administrators play an important role in enhancing communication with applicants, enquirers and all customers, through all stages of the application cycle. Experience of working in a professional and customer focused environment is essential for this role. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the admissions work for a range of programmes and selection areas within 2-3 of the College's 13 Schools.
You must enjoy working in a team environment within a busy customer focused office, and be able to work independently. Attention to detail, a flexible approach to working, excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to prioritise are essential.
Your skills and attributes for success:
* Excellent written and spoken English.
* Proven excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Proven excellent customer service skills.
* Meticulous attention to detail and ability to organise effectively to meet conflicting targets, deadlines and workloads.
Ability to sustain a high performance whilst in a high volume environment.
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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)
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 23rd October 2025.
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