Job Description
Grade UE05: £29,179 to £33,482 per annum, prorated to £5,838.80 to £6,696.40
CAHSS / School of Social and Political Science
Part-time: 7 hours per week
Fixed term: 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
We are looking for two part time Peer Learning Support Coordinators to support and develop the Peer Support Schemes across the disciplines in the School of Social and Political Science. These posts are open to matriculated undergraduate students within the School.
The Opportunity
You will be actively involved in Peer Support Project initiation, reviews, recruitment, promotion, session planning, debriefs, professional development days and quality assurance measures in the School. You will provide administrative support for day-to-day running of the schemes including timetabling, room bookings, attendance data entry/analysis, and coordination of peer support volunteers.
These two posts are fixed term from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026.
These two posts are part-time (7 hours per week each). These posts will be hybrid (on a non-contractual basis) combining a mix of remote (within the UK) and regular on-campus working.
The salary for this post is £5,838.80 to £6,696.40 per annum.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
- A comprehensive knowledge of the School of Social and Political Science, gained as a current UG student within the School, and an understanding of the diverse profile of students within the School.
- Working knowledge of relevant systems, equipment, processes and procedures including standard software packages and possibly some knowledge of non-standard software, and a willingness to learn new skills as required and undertake appropriate training.
- Ability to prioritise and initiate a work plan, meet deadlines, and work at times unsupervised, including having the initiative and judgement to resolve many day-to-day problems independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive and enthusiastic approach, with the ability to inspire and encourage others about new ideas and initiatives, and a non-judgemental attitude, approachability and an interest in supporting students
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Application Information
As part of your application, please submit a CV and covering letter that addresses your suitability for the role.
Informal questions about this post can be directed to Catriona Elder, Head of Student Support and Experience, via email at
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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.
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Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is
16 July 2025.
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Interviews will typically be held 2-3 weeks after the closing date.
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
The School of Social and Political Science (SPS) is one of the largest and most successful schools of social science in the UK, with global reach and local and global impact. Our goals are to promote excellence in education, research and innovation. The School comprises seven Subject Areas plus a number of research and teaching centres and institutes, and a number of cross-Subject consortia and other units. The academic staff complement currently numbers c.265fte. Our staff profile is multi-disciplinary across the key social sciences with a strong and growing international orientation. The School has c. 2,600 undergraduate and postgraduate taught students on its programmes of study,and c. 250 doctoral researchers.
The School's primary aim is the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and understanding of social science. We provide an outstanding educational environment and support the highest quality research, tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges. We deliver excellence in discipline-based and interdisciplinary programmes. In addition, as a School, we play a leading role in delivering learning opportunities for students across the University to engage with current global challenges and uncertainties and in equipping students with the social science tools and lenses they need to become active, responsible and critical global citizens and leaders.
In REF 2021, the School returned 100% of its eligible staff from Professors to early career researchers; a strategy that combined excellence with inclusion. All four Units of Assessment to which SPS contributed were rated amongst the top five in the UK for their breadth and quality of research. Overall 39% of our research activity was classified as world leading with a further 47% assessed as internationally excellent. For two of our four Units of Assessment – Politics and International Relations, and Social Policy and Social Work – the whole of the research environment achieved the highest possible rating and was judged to be world leading.
For further information about our school please visit http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/
