Job Description
Grade UE05: £29,179 - £33,482 per annum pro-rata
USG/Student Recruitment and Admissions
Part-time: 17.5 hours per week
Fixed-term: 18 August 2025 - 31 July 2026
The Opportunity
The Project Support Officer (AHDP) role will contribute to the administration, organisation, and delivery of the Access to High Demand Professions (AHDP) project, within the University’s Widening Participation team.
The Project Support Officer will provide key administrative, organisational, and event delivery support to Access to Creative Education Scotland (ACES) Edinburgh and Reach Edinburgh projects. The post holder will facilitate events, including the Portfolio Preparation programme on Fridays.
The role will occasionally support wider team and departmental outreach and recruitment activities.
This role is designed to enable those with an interest in Widening Participation to develop valuable skills and experience within a busy and creative team supporting school pupils from the most underrepresented backgrounds to progress into Higher Education.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and wish to particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds as well as backgrounds that the AHDP projects support.
Skills and attributes for success
* You have an understanding of, and empathy for, the student groups targeted within Widening Participation programmes.
* You are a team player who strives to support colleagues as well as external audiences.
* Very good written and oral communication skills.
* Excellent IT skills and working knowledge of MS Office packages.
The successful candidate will support the ACES Portfolio Preparation Programme and work most Fridays from 13:00 to 17:30 between 06/09/2025 and 24/01/2026.
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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
* To gain fantastic experience working with young people and supporting events.
* 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 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 Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to employment, you will need to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages. The University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers must demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Additionally, a Disclosure Scotland PVG check is required before employment. More information is available on our PVG Check webpages.
Key dates
The closing date for applications is Friday 20 June 2025. The closing time is 11:59 pm GMT. Interviews will be held in person on Monday 30 June 2025. For queries, email stef.blum@ed.ac.uk.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we address tomorrow’s challenges with a values-led approach to teaching, research, and innovation, fostering strong local and global relationships.
About The Team
Student Recruitment and Admissions (SRA) leads the University’s strategy for student recruitment, admissions, and widening participation. We support core activities and coordinate strategy implementation across faculties and services.
Our departmental values are:
* Professional: experts, skilled communicators, analysts, and strategic thinkers.
* Collaborative: working in partnership within and beyond the University.
* Constructive: helpful, supportive, reliable, and trustworthy.
* Creative: innovative, inspiring, proactive, and flexible.
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