University of Edinburgh Hiring for Academic Policy Officer Job at Edinburgh, Scotland , UK Full Time

Grade: UE07

Salary Range: £34304 to £40927

Department: Academic Services

Contract type: Open Ended, full time (35 hours per week)

We are looking for an experienced professional with a keen interest in student experience and academic governance to join our high functioning Academic Services Team. They will work with a wider team of policy officers and managers responsible for the University’s academic and educational policy, academic quality & standards, Senate Committees, student conduct casework, regulatory compliance and investigatory functions.

The Opportunity:

The role will focus on academic policy and regulations, and will provide additional capacity in handling academic appeals, especially during the summer peak period. The new postholder would work to a generic job description for Academic Policy Officers within Academic Services, but with specific responsibilities in the following areas:

• Support for Senate Academic Policy and Regulations Committee (including handling student concession cases);
• Policy maintenance, development, report writing and advice;
• Support and advice relating to regulatory aspects of the development of academic collaborations and partnerships;
• Support for University Senate;
• Support for the Senate Conveners’ Forum, and the University’s academic governance.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• High level of personal and professional integrity;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Experience of positively influencing the working practices of people across an institution;
• Understanding of our values;
• Willingness to develop our operations through projects that deliver the University’s aims.

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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.

We will especially welcome applications from candidates belonging to groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the team, including, but not limited to, men, ethnic minorities and those who identify as disabled.

Interviews will be held on a date (TBC) during late September or early October. Interviews will be conducted remotely.

As part of your application please upload an up to date CV as well as a supporting statement outlining your suitability and motivation for the role.

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 may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.