Application closing date: 26/01/2020
Salary: Grade 3 - £21,814- £25, 941 per annum
Package: Plus excellent benefits

Job description

School Support Administrator - Full time, Permanent

Further your administration career with Edinburgh Napier University 

We have an exciting administrator opportunity to join our Programme and Student Support (PASS) team in our School Support Service based at our Craiglockhart campus.

Edinburgh Napier University is a forward thinking institution, home to forward-thinking people, inspired by the world around them. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, with a clear strategy and growth agenda. Join us and you will find that we support ambition,recognise achievement and offer fantastic benefits such as an attractive pension of 20.4% and a minimum of 36 days holiday.

At the heart of our University sits our School Support Service.Pertinent to both the day-to-day organisation of our Schools and our working to diverse and exciting research and projects; our School Support Service delivers flexible and resilient support to students and academic staff across the University. Simply put, through excellent customer service, we anticipate users' needs and deliver support services that are efficient, accessible and intuitive to our users.

The role

The team provides the full range of tasks associated with academic administration. Initially working in the Business School in our Craiglockhart Campus; the post holder will undertake a diverse range of administrative tasks associated with supporting students, supporting academic staff and liaising with external partners. Joining a team of 19, this role is in relation to Post Graduate MSc programmes within the Business School, initially with the additional focus on the MBA which is an area of growth.

This may include support for:

• Academic staff particularly programme and module leaders
• Maintenance of the student record
• Committee servicing
• Organising events
• Attendance monitoring

Please note you may need to work across all three of our Campuses when required. 

Who we are looking for

You will ideally have prior administrative experience, preferably in Further or Higher Education. You will be a strong communicator with the ability to develop close working relationships, to deliver effective support across the School.

You will have excellent customer service and organisational skills together with the ability to work flexibly and to deadlines in a team environment. Experience of IT, especially spreadsheets and databases, is essential and knowledge of SITS would be advantageous.

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Benefits we offer

In return, we offer a great working environment where we support ambition, recognise achievement and offer an attractive benefits package. This includes a generous pension scheme, professional development opportunities, discounted access to onsite sports facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts

Salary: Grade 3 - GBP 21,814- GBP 25, 941 per annum plus

Additional Information

• Closing date: 26 January 2020 (Midnight GMT)
• Interview dates: 11 February 2020

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK. For further information on this, please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website:https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

The University is committed to inclusion,demonstrated through our work in respect of our diversity awards and accreditations (Advance HE's Athena SWAN Charter) and holds Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion status.  More details can be found here.