Job Description

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum, pro rata if part time

University Secretary’s Group / Careers Service / Student Experience Services

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: until 31st August 2027

The Careers Service plays a vital role in enhancing students’ employability and supporting students to achieve satisfying and rewarding futures. In everything we do, we aim to open students’ eyes to the wealth of possibilities ahead of them.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an outstanding, creative careers professional, capable of delivering professional, impartial careers education, information and guidance to undergraduates, postgraduates and recent graduates of the University, to enable them to make a successful transition to their chosen career path. To develop relationships and work collaboratively with academics and other university staff to develop and enhance the employability of our students and graduates, embedding career learning more closely in the academic experience. To contribute to Service delivery and projects to further support students’ career development. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in contributing towards the University’s strategic theme of outstanding student experience.

This post will support delivery to students and graduates at scale and individually, with responsibility for developing strategy for work with and relationships in specific Academic School/s.

This is a full-time position however we are open to considering part-time (to 0.8FTE) or flexible working patterns.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Applicants will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships, and to use negotiating and influencing strategies.
• Self-motivated individuals who can thrive in an agile environment and respond positively to change.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, whilst contributing to team and service goals is essential.
• Experience in career and/or professional development, ideally with professional qualifications in CEIAG or a closely related field.

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Informal enquiries can be made to Sharon Maguire, Assistant Director at sharon.maguire@ed.ac.uk

Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV 
• Cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role, what skills and experience you could bring to it

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

• A competitive salary.

• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.

• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.

• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits pageand use our reward calculator to discover the 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.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, and wish to particularly encourage applications from disabled people, from men, and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, as we acknowledge they are currently underrepresented in our area.

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

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.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 20th July 2026.

Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm (UK time). If you are applying from outside the UK, the closing time shown on our adverts will automatically adjust to your browser’s local time zone.

Interviews will be held late July/early August

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.

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