UE05: £27,979.00 - £32,332.00 Per Annum.

CAHSS / Moray House School of Education & Sport.

Fixed Term Contract - Temporary.

Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.

The Opportunity: 

Child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global problem that requires a global response. However, the lack of reliable and comprehensive data relating to CSEA is a major inhibitor to developing more effective and evidence driven prevention and response strategies and policies.  Childlight, has been established, and embedded within the University of Edinburgh, and will take a data driven, evidence-based approach to better understand the prevalence and nature of CSEA globally.  This data and analysis will be used by policy makers and practitioners across the world to make better informed decisions to safeguard children from CSEA.   

The Administrative Assistant provides high-level professional, administrative support to the Office Manager, the Director of Data and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) ensuring that their time and schedules are managed effectively and assisting with managing queries from internal and external sources in a timely and appropriate fashion. You will also provide administrative support to the wider team with activities including recording of notes/minutes, developing agendas, arranging staff travel and accommodation, as well as liaising with internal UoE teams including facilities and IT to ensure smooth running of the office.   

Your skills and attributes for success:   

Excellent administration skills including relevant IT skills and experience in preparing minutes and reports.  

Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills including being courteous and friendly in dealing with all internal and external partners.  

Experience of providing support to senior-level staff (including diary management and co-ordinating travel) and committees (Desirable).

Flexible approach with excellent organisational and time management skills, with an eye for detail.  

Ability to work well as team member whilst under pressure.  

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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:  

A competitive salary of £27,979 to £32,332 (UE05) 

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, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff 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 our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab). 

Key dates to note 

The closing date for applications is 10 September 2024.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.  

Interviews are expected to be held soon after the closing date. 

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.