Job Description

Grade UE04: £26,093 - £28,778 per annum

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences/Edinburgh College of Art/Student and Academic Support Service (SASS)

Full-time: 35 hours per week (1 FTE)

Fixed-term contract: for 12 months

The Opportunity:

Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is seeking an experienced administrator to work as part of our Student and Academic Support Team as a Course Administrator.

Underpinning a great student and staff experience Course Administrator will contribute through a range of essential administrative tasks and processes, the administration of ECA’s courses providing a high-quality service to undergraduate and postgraduate students and academic colleagues. Course Administrators are a key person in a student’s experience of the University and will be professional and approachable working as part of a wider team using your expert knowledge to support academic teaching staff with the delivery of the exciting range of courses that ECA offer.

The post is fixed term for 12 months. We are seeking someone who combines great administrative skills including attention to detail and ability to juggle competing demands, with a genuine interest in contributing to the development of our new team as we embed a range of new roles and support.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week).

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Strong administrative skills.
• Good IT literacy and experience.
• Good organisational skills and problem solving.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, aligned with a friendly and helpful manner.
• Ability to work as a team member and motivate colleagues.

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

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.

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

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 4th June 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.

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