Job Description
Grade UE04: £26,093 to £28,773 per annum
CAHSS / School of Divinity
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: 12 months
The Opportunity
Applications are invited for a Learning and Teaching Administrator to join an outstanding Professional Services team in the School of Divinity. This post will provide an effective administrative service for all aspects of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, learning and assessment in the School and will support undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate taught (PGT) Boards of Examiners and all related processes.
The post holder will work in close coordination with one other Learning and Teaching Administrator to jointly provide course and programme support across the full taught curriculum and ensure continuity of service. Elements of the remit will be divided between the two posts, with each post holder also acting as course secretary for their own suite of assigned courses.
Effectiveness in this role critically requires someone who can work well with others, has a friendly, approachable manner, meets all deadlines and is committed to providing the highest possible quality of service to students and staff.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term for 12 months. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
- Good interpersonal, communication (written and verbal) and numerical skills
- Ability to gather, collate and enter data with accuracy and meticulous attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills and ability to plan and prioritise own work activities
- Ability to demonstrate a high degree of initiative; a proactive approach to seeking out information and proven experience of showing good judgement in resolving problems
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
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Application Information
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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, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. 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
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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
25 th August 2025.
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About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Theology has been taught at Edinburgh since the University’s foundation in 1583. In the School of Divinity today (New College) you are in a college setting, with our own site, library, dining/socialising hall, and a strong sense of community of students and staff. Yet you are also part of a large, world-class university, and in the heart of one of the most scenic and vibrant cities in Europe. From its foundation, the University of Edinburgh has maintained a distinguished tradition of higher learning and academic excellence. Today the University is one of Britain's leading research institutions with an international reputation for scholarship and achievement; and access to research libraries of world importance.
From the first year onward, courses involve small group tutorial and seminar learning as well as lectures. We have a long and distinguished record in research, teaching and postgraduate supervision. Our current staff includes scholars with international reputations in various subjects in theology and religious studies. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework Exercise (REF 2014), the School of Divinity was ranked first in Scotland and fourth in the UK for Theology and Religious Studies based on the quality and volume of our research. Incoming postgraduate research students are offered a training course in research methods, and are given conscientious supervision from their first weeks through to submission of the thesis. There are also special orientation events for foreign students. Our Student satisfaction rates are consistently amongst the highest in the University of Edinburgh.
For further information about our school please visit www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/divinity
