Education Beyond Borders Coordinator
University of Edinburgh
Job Description:
Grade UE06: £31,396 to £36,024 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £32,982 to £38,205 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
University Secretary’s Group / Edinburgh Global
Contract type: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Fixed-term: 24 months
Education Beyond Borders oversees programmes and initiatives across the University to support students and academics from across the world who have been forcibly displaced due to conflict, violence or persecution. This supports the University of Edinburgh’s Strategy 2030 objectives and UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) international ’15×30′ target of 15 per cent of refugees accessing higher education by 2030.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team and provide efficient service in a busy environment with a friendly, professional manner. The post holder will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day operations, managing recruitment processes, and serving as the primary point of contact for scholars, providing them with support and guidance. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in coordinating emergency response protocols during crises affecting our community and assisting in organising events like Refugee Week.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week).
Your skills and attributes for success:
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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.
Applications are particularly welcome from people with lived experience of displacement and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
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 (opens new browser tab)
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 Tuesday 12th March 2024
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held Tuesday 19th March 2024 in person in Edinburgh
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: Edinburgh Global provides a range of services for staff, current students and prospective students. This includes visa advice, opportunities to go abroad, and guidance on setting up partnerships, whilst also working with the Vice Principal International leading the strategic development and implementation of the University’s Global Engagement Plan. It carries out activities in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and North America, Latin America and manages the University’s Representative Offices in China, India, North America, Chile and Singapore.
£31396 – 36024 per year
United Kingdom
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:56:02 GMT
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