Description We are looking for an experienced Resources Manager to join the School of Health in Social Science’s Professional Services Team. The role will manage the School’s Resources function, particularly in relation to HR, Finance Business operations, guaranteed hours, workload allocation and estates related activity, ensuring the delivery of high quality support services to facilitate effective academic and research delivery. The post holder will support the Director of Professional Services in fostering an ethos of innovation and continuous improvement identifying opportunities for service improvement and leading change projects to deliver enhanced and efficient ways of working. The post holder will act as a member of the School’s senior professional services team providing strategic and operational advice to key School staff. This post is open ended (permanent) and full-time (35 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, however the role holder is expected to be working on campus a minimum of two days, and preferably three days, a week. The salary for this post is UE07 £40,247 to £47,874 per annum. Your skills and attributes for success: Experience of line managing staff, developing individuals and building a team Project management skills identifiable through previous experience Proven analytical and creative problem-solving capability with an appreciation of longer-term implications Organisation and time management skills for self and others to plan and organise events of some complexity Demonstrable record of proactively improving systems and procedures/processes and understanding of and commitment to customer services standards and expectations. Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab) Application Information 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 18 February 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. Interviews will be most likely held on Friday, 28th February.