IRR Administrative Assistant (CRM) - #1209826

Grade UE05: £27,979 to £32,332 per annum, pro rata

Deanery of Clinical Sciences / Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) / Centre for Regenerative Medicine (CRM) / CMVM

Part time: 28 hours per week

Open ended: Permanent

The Opportunity:

The Institute for Regeneration and Repair is at a key phase in its development. We have a new building, which opened last year, on the Edinburgh BioQuarter.  In tandem with this we are in the process of delivering a single unified professional services support structure for the Institute. This is an excellent opportunity for a member of staff to join an institute-wide collaborative team, have significant impact and support the delivery of novel and exciting research and development by our staff and students.

This post is part-time (28 hours per week), and we are open to considering flexible working patterns.  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: 

• Demonstrable relevant experience and evidence of progression in a similar senior administrative role.


• Educated to at least Higher Standard or equivalent (minimum Higher English)


•    Excellent communication and organisational skills. 


•    Ability to use initiative, to cope under pressure, to maintain strict confidentiality, to meet tight     deadlines and show flexibility. 


•    A high level of competence with Microsoft Office, e‐mail and the internet.

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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, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. 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)

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 Friday, 19 July.

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 Thursday 1 August or Friday 2 August.

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