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Temporary Administration Assistant Your new company A leading organisation, based just outside Edinburgh, is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive temporary Administrative Assistant to support a new project. Your new role Key responsibilities include: • Gather, review, and verify information to ensure accuracy before data entry., • Input and update records in line with established standards and procedures., • Maintain comprehensive documentation to support auditing and compliance requirements., • Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry., • Good IT skills, including proficiency in spreadsheets and database systems., • Ability to follow structured processes and maintain clear documentation., • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage workload to meet deadlines. What you'll get in return • Competitive hourly rate, • Office-based role just outside of Edinburgh 4755011

Job Description Grade UE05: £29,588- £31,951 per annum College of Science & Engineering, School of Physics & Astronomy Full Time: 35 hours per week Fixed Term: Until 31st July 2027 The Opportunity The School of Physics and Astronomy is looking for 3 Teaching Office Administrators to join its Teaching Office team. You will provide high quality administrative support to students and academic staff, taking responsibility for the administration of multiple courses on Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Programmes. The posts are full-time (35 hours per week). The posts are fixed term until 31 st July 2027. We expect the postholder to work on campus at least 4 days per week, but are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) combines 1 day per week of remote with regular on-campus working. The salary for this post is £29,588 to £33,951 per annum. Your Skills And Attributes For Success • Typically two years’ or more experience in a role performing academic administration., • Excellent communication skills and an ability to deal sensitively with people., • Strong organisational skills and a pro-active approach to problem solving., • Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Office and experience of using a student record system., • High levels of accuracy. Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab) 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, 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 right to work webpages (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 5th January 2026. 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 dates to be confirmed. 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 Physics and Astronomy is in the College of Science and Engineering and comprises the Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics (IPNP), the Institute for Condensed Matter and Complex Systems (ICMCS) and the Institute for Astronomy (IfA). We have around 100 academic staff, over 120 research staff and around 65 professional services staff. The School of Physics and Astronomy was ranked 4th in the UK and 1st in Scotland in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 listing for the quality, scale and breadth of its research by Times Higher Education. Consistently ranked within the top 20 physics departments worldwide, these results confirm the exceptional performance of our staff, our excellent facilities, and our world-leading research. The School runs undergraduate programmes at BSc and MPhys level in Physics, Mathematical Physics, Theoretical Physics, Computational Physics, Astrophysics and (jointly with the School of Chemistry) Chemical Physics. The undergraduate programme has flexible entry and exit points, creating courses of variable duration and level. The School accepts around 230 new undergraduates into its programmes each year and has current student populations of over 800 undergraduates, 50 taught postgraduates and 220 research postgraduates. We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working and recognise and value diversity across all our staff and students. The School has an active programme offering support and professional development for all staff; providing mentoring, training, and networking opportunities. The School of Physics and Astronomy holds Athena SWAN Silver and IoP Juno Champion awards, in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality.