Admissions Operations Assistant

Admissions Operations Assistant

We are looking for an Admissions Operations Assistant to work with the University's central admissions team on a wide range of activities that support prospective applicants to the University.

The SRA Admissions Policy and Strategic Projects team is responsible for supporting all aspects of admissions at the University of Edinburgh, in an ever-changing environment. We're looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team to help us in delivering major scheduled work such as Clearing and annual degree finder updates, as well as supporting the team with reactive project work which arises throughout the year. You will also support on-going activity including providing administration of committees, enquiries, Freedom of Information requests (FOIs), appeals, complaints and financial transactions.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University's research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• School education to Standard Grade/Nat 5/GCSE or equivalent, including a good pass in English and relevant experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good numeracy skills, and ability to work with and manipulate data
• An understanding of confidentiality, and data privacy requirements
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Interesting work
• Good salary/pay rates
• Hybrid working
• Variety every day
• Excellent benefits and support

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed term, for a period of 12 months, in the first instance. 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.

How to apply:

Please 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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the 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 may be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

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 Tuesday 14 April 2026. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. 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 week commencing 20 April 2026. If you have any questions about this role, please email emma.rowson@ed.ac.uk.