LARIF Administrator

UE05 £25,742 – £29,605 per annum

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Royal Dick School of Veterinary Sciences, Roslin Institute, Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility

Fixed Term Contract: Fixed until 31st March 2028

Full time: 35 Hours per week

Number of posts available: 1

We are looking for enthusiastic Administrative Support to work within our new state of the art Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility (LARIF) based on Edinburgh University Easter Bush Campus. www.ed.ac.uk/roslin/facilities-resources/larif

The Opportunity

The post will work within the Large Animal Services team based in LARIF. As an integral part of the team you will be responsible for a variety of administrative duties for the Head of Large Animal Services and the Academic Lead for Centre of Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL activities.

This is an exciting role for someone with a can-do attitude and an ability to work well under pressure. This role will require you to have an exceptionally high level of organisational skills and previous experience of complex diary management for exceptionally busy professionals. You must have a high level of communication skills, be confident in both following instructions and showing your own initiative. Experience with taking minutes for meetings as well as organising events/meetings is required, alongside a basic understanding of data protection issues. The job-holder is required to use discretion and be of calm nature. The job-holder must be confidential at all times and know what information is appropriate to pass on and when. The jobholder is required to have a basic understanding of the health and safety and security constraints required in a lab/office environment.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• To be able to provide On-Line diary management. Act as the first point of contact and prioritise activities. All of which requires good organisational skills and communication.
  
• Reception Skills – be first point of contact for in person visitors. Ensure visitors have discussed/arranged visits prior to arrival, sign in and wear appropriate. Answering the phones and dealing with mail and deliveries. Be polite and courteous at all times.
  
• Secretarial Skills – organise meetings, circulate paperwork, minute taking
  
• Finance and Procurement knowledge – the post involves working with the University Systems to place orders, process invoices track payments.
  
• The ability to use discretion and be of a calm nature whilst working in a busy environment.

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Interviews planned week commencing 18 September 2023.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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.

If invited for interview 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.