Student Advisor

UE06: £30,619.00 - £35,308.00 Per Annum
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / Business School
Open-Ended - Permanent: Full Time - 35 Hours per Week

The Opportunity:

A fantastic opportunity to support students to fully participate and succeed in their chosen programme of study, working closely with University academic and professional services staff and external agencies as required.

As a Student Advisor you will be the first contact point for students within the Business School, providing professional guidance and support, including additional assistance where needed, to navigate the University support systems. Working closely with academic and professional services teams, the role will enable students to achieve their potential, as well as ensure parity of experience for all students.

You can find out further information online here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/staff/supporting-students/personal-tutor-and-student-support-review.

• Educated to HND level, or equivalent related experience (previous relevant work experience, or broad experience).
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to the complex areas of student support.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to remain calm and centre the needs of the student, being able to provide a safe and welcoming space for students.
• Experience of working independently and as part of the team to prioritise workloads.
• Active listening and excellent communication skills.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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.

If invited for interview 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.

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