Grade UE05: £29,588 to £33,951 per annum pro rata

CAHSS / Edinburgh Business School

Part-time: 21 hours per week

Fixed-term: 12 months

The University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS) is looking to appoint an experienced HR Administrator. You will be responsible for delivering an outstanding HR service to all Business School colleagues through a wide range of specialist HR Administrative tasks, in addition to contributing to the continuous improvement of HR processes, practices and procedures in the school.

The Opportunity

We are looking for someone who is well organised with a proven ability to plan and prioritise work, both independently and as part of the team. The successful applicant will have good IT skills, strong interpersonal skills and a flexible approach to work.

This post is part-time (21 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

The salary for this post is £29,588 - £33,951 per annum pro rata.

Your skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge of HR and recruitment procedures, equality and diversity legislation and other relevant legislation.
• Ability to plan, prioritise, take initiative and find proactive solutions, contribute new ideas to projects, work unsupervised, under pressure and multitask effectively.
• Attention to detail is particularly important, given the sensitive nature of this role.
• Ability to build comprehensive knowledge of rapidly changing area of work, including relevant policies and procedures and able to identify and refine work practices and procedures in own area.

Please view the full job description.

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 where we will give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.
• 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 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.

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 14 November 2025.

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Interviews will be held week commencing 2 December 2025.