Administrator & Personal Assistant

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an administrator to provide administrative and secretarial support to both the Deputy Director of Culture & Diversity and the Head of Easter Bush Pathology. The selected applicant will provide on-line dairy management and act as a first point of contact for them. They will draft agendas and take minutes. They will also provide support for events and external visitors, including but not limited to, organizing travel, arranging meeting schedules, booking meeting rooms, etc. The selected applicant will gather information, analyse, and present it in ad hoc reports, as required, and will compose various letters and announcements, and organize various recordkeeping. They might be asked to provide admin support to the wiser campus, when required.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and we are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Relevant experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrable computer skills (Microsoft programs, databases). 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Demonstrable ability to meet deadlines, multitask, be pro-active and work independently.
• Excellent attention-to-detail skills.

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.