Undergraduate Administrator

Grade UE05: 29588 to 33951 per annum.

CAHSS / School of Law

Full-Time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-Term: 18 months

This is a key role in our Undergraduate Office providing efficient and effective co-ordination of all matters related to undergraduate teaching and assessment including the provision of administrative support to all teaching colleagues. This student-facing role combines the need for excellent administrative skills an organised approach attention to detail and the ability to develop good working relationships with students and doing so the post holder has an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the continued success of undergraduate programmes at Edinburgh Law School.

The role is part of a 7-person Undergraduate Team which provides administrative support for undergraduate teaching across the School. This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

The School of Law strives to be a diverse and inclusive community. We particularly welcome applications from candidates belonging to groups that have been traditionally under-represented in the field.

The salary for this post is 29588 to 33951 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and are comfortable using a range of communication styles with different individuals across the organisation.
• You will be used to organising your own time and workload and will be comfortable working both independently and as a part of a team.
• You will have a proven commitment to delivering a high standard professional service to both students and colleagues alike.
• You have excellent IT skills and will have significant experience of using spreadsheets and custom databases.
• You are able to establish and maintain good working relationships with a wide range of colleagues

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Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter

Please apply with a CV and cover letter indicating how you meet the Knowledge. Skills and Experience outlined in the job description. We invite candidates to use their cover letter to highlight professional and personal experiences that maybe relevant to role. Law interview panels will take submitted documents into account when assessing applications in line with listed criteria including acknowledging areas of potential impact such as caring responsibilities family leave and health related matters

All applications should contain a CV and cover letter. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

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 competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff 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 ourright 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 13th October 2025.

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Interviews are expected to be held the week commencing 27^th October 2025