Students as Change Agents Student Engagement Assistant Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
UE03 £21,254 - £22,681 Per Annum, Pro-rata (£11.65 - £12.43 per hour)
University Secretary's Group / Careers Service
Guaranteed Hours (approx. 15 hours per week)
Fixed Term Contract (September REPLACEMENT_STRINGJuly 2024)
We are looking for Student Engagement Assistant to work within the Students as Change Agents team in the Careers Service.
This post is open to students who are available to work up to 15 hours per week. The post holder will primarily work remotely, with regular on campus meetings, mainly in the university central area.
The Opportunity:
The Student Engagement Assistant will work with the Programme Team to support development and delivery of the SACHA programme, primarily through raising awareness of and engagement in the programme as well as acting as a contact point for students and challenge partners and developing networks of programme alumni (‘Change Agents for Life’).
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Creative and proactive approach to digital communication
- Excellent organisational skills and good attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and take appropriate initiative
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Enthusiastic about creating positive social, environmental, and economic impact
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How to apply:
Please upload your CV and a supporting statement of no more than 500 words, detailing how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required, and your motivation for applying for this post.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 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. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) 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.
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 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.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 6th September 2023.
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Interviews will be held 13th September 2023.
