Receptionist

University of Edinburgh

Salary: UE03- £22,214- £24,248 pro rata

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences- Business School

Part Time- 25 hours per week

Open Ended- Permanent Contract

Locations: 29 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9LN, GB(100% On-campus)

REF: 11153

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a receptionist to support key operations within the Business School. This is an open ended, permanent position.

This post is part-time (25 hours per week). Monday- Friday (9 am-2 pm), although there is some flexibility around start and finish times. The post will be 100% onsite working.

The successful applicant will provide an efficient and friendly reception service, dealing with phone calls and enquiries from visitors and staff.

Your skills and attributes for success:

· Good interpersonal and communication skills, with a friendly and approachable manner. Able to stay calm under pressure

· Punctual, professional and organised

· Ability to plan and prioritise, working independently and using initiative

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

· A competitive salary of £22,214 to £24,248 (Pro Rata)

· 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)

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 17 Sep 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 30 Sep 2024.

If you are interested in this role, click the apply button to continue.

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 aim of University of Edinburgh Business School is to be a world-class Business School within a world-class University. We are distinctive, fostering a unique coaching culture, where all students have access to coaching and much of this is facilitated by peer support leaders from the student cohorts. The Business School is focused on sustainability, aiming to anchor the UN Sustainable Development goals into our strategic planning and developing our activities in line with the University’s target to be carbon-neutral by 2040. Furthermore we are actively participating in data-driven innovation which envisages Edinburgh becoming the Data Capital of Europe.

Based in the heart of Edinburgh, staff at the Business School are immersed in the vibrant life of the city.

The Business School has excellent transport links including buses and a location that is only a 20 minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station. In the summer we find ourselves with easy access to the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For a breath of fresh air all year round, green spaces such as George Square and the Meadows are right outside our front door.

The culture of the Business School is people orientated and diverse; we have a strong Equality and Diversity committee made up of both academic and professional services staff and we are committed to the principles of Athena SWAN. We also support staff in a hybrid working environment and offer the possibility for most roles to work in a combination of on-campus and at-home working where suits both them and the organisation.

Academically, we are an interdisciplinary School with particular strengths in management science, leadership organisations and society, interdisciplinary accounting, corporate finance, climate change and sustainability, and entrepreneurship. The School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). This triple accreditation highlights the quality of teaching and excellence of research at the School.