Description Grade UE05: £28,879 to £33,232 per annum The School of Informatics / CSE Full time: 35 hours per week Open ended: permanent The Opportunity: The School of Informatics is seeking a well organised and enthusiastic individual to fill the post of HR Administration Officer within the HR office. You will be responsible for providing high quality administrative support, advice and guidance for all staffing & HR related matters and processes to the School’s academic and professional services staff. You must have excellent organisational abilities and time management skills with significant experience of working in a busy, customer-focussed office, preferably in higher education. You will be approachable and have excellent communication skills and sound IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel as well as experience of working with staff databases. You must demonstrate a mature and resilient attitude and be able to use own initiative as well as being an active team member. Knowledge of University policies, procedures and structures and familiarity with/experience of HR legislation and practice are highly desirable. This is an interesting and demanding position for a person who enjoys variety and providing a wide range of HR administrative support and guidance. This is a full time, open-ended position. We are open to considering flexible working patterns and requests for hybrid working that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. The salary for this post is £28,879 to £33,232 per annum. Your skills and attributes for success: Vocational qualifications (N/SVQ 3, ONC or equivalent) plus some relevant work experience in a busy, customer-focused office environment. or School education to standard grade or equivalent plus substantial relevant work experience in a busy, customer focussed office environment. Experience of working in an academic unit within higher education or of working directly with academics. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Evidence of ability to interpret regulations and to understand and implement processes. Evidence of excellent organisational abilities, combined with attention to detail; time management skills and an ability to manage competing priorities. Evidence of good written and oral communication skills, and good IT (Word, e-mail, web, spreadsheet, database) skills. Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab) 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. 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 (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) 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 5 March 2025. 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.