The University of Edinburgh
We’re looking for an experienced Project Support Officer or Project Support Administrator who is skilled in organisational change and implementation, an expert in supporting multiple departments in addressing local process change, and who is able to stay organised amidst multiple information streams and skillfully draft and disseminate vital communications from those streams to the relevant local stakeholders.
The Opportunity
This post presents an exciting opportunity to support the implementation of a new financial and HR platform, People and Money, through advice and consultation with colleagues across ISG and the wider university and the creation and delivery of informative and educational content and materials.
The successful candidate will be highly adept at communicating complex processes into easily digestable communications to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. They will provide effective and efficient People and Money support and communications, be an independent problem solver, be adept at identifying problem areas, be skilled in creating content, have experience in onboarding new platforms, and will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. They will be proactive, self-motivating, and able to manage multiple competing demands.
The post is Fixed Term for a period of 9 months. There is potential scope for extension. If you would like to discuss this in more detail, please contact Lainé Goodman at [email protected] .
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
Excellent self-presentation, interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) and at ease when dealing with a wide range of stakeholders from top-level executives to students. An appreciation of the need for tact and confidentiality.
Ability to plan, prioritise, take initiative and find proactive solutions, contribute new ideas to projects, work unsupervised, under pressure and multitask effectively.
Analytical and problem solving skills and a pro-active approach to seeking out information, accuracy and attention to detail.
Proven experience of working effectively in a team and managing others.
A flexible attitude to changes in workload and procedures.
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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.
Interviews will be held week commencing 18th April, 2022.
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
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.
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.
Organization
The IS Corporate Office comprises IT Security, Special Projects and Strategy Management. Its main role is supporting the CIO, Head of Knowledge Management and Planning, and the Divisions, to manage the smooth running of IS and its interactions within the wider University community.
It also contains the Business Unit which supports day-to-day HR, facilities and finance management within IS.
Please see here for further information on the IS Corporate Office.
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