Marketing and Recruitment Administrative Assistant Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
UE04 £22,630-£24,715
College of Science and Enginering, School of Geosciences,
Marketing Recruitment and Communications
Fixed-term, 35 hours per week
12 month contract
1 position available
Climate change, Covid-19, dinosaurs and witches...what do they all have in common?
Well - they're just a few of the fascinating topics our students explore at the University of Edinburgh.
We are looking for a Marketing and Recruitment Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support for marketing, recruitment and communications in the School of GeoSciences.
This is a really exciting opportunity to get some real-life, paid experience within a marketing team environment.
Through supporting key activities, you will gain insight into marketing and recruitment across the prospective and new student journey, as well as experience different ways of working. You will also have the opportunity to develop your skills and enhance your future employability.
The Opportunity:
More than ever, prospective students are seeking information and engagement from universities, both before they apply and when considering which offer to accept. Our School marketing and recruitment team are crafting compelling campaigns and events to attract and recruit students into our undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.
You will support the team by helping with a range of administrative tasks such as responding to prospective student enquiries, helping with photo and video shoots, updating the website, and social media, undertaking database administration, as well as administrative support for virtual and on-campus events.
This is a great opportunity to join our dynamic team and develop your professional awareness by learning about a variety of communications and marketing processes.
To support your application, please ensure you supply a CV and Cover Letter.
Your skills and attributes for success
- Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing, in person and online to a variety of audiences
- Cultural sensitivity and awareness of our diverse society
- An ability to work in a team as well as independently.
- Passionate about the student experience
- Willingness to learn and follow instructions.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Teams, etc.)
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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
- Have flexible and hybrid working options
- Connect with a network of marketing colleagues across the University and externally.
Join an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work with one of the top universities in the world.
We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
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.
If invited for interview 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
