At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide top-notch admin support to enhance the student experience at our university.
- Company: Join a supportive university dedicated to education, research, and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a flexible working environment.
- Other info: We value diversity and inclusivity, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while growing your skills in a dynamic team.
- Qualifications: Strong admin experience, excellent communication, and IT skills required.
The predicted salary is between 27492 - 27976 £ per year.
Join a University where people are at the heart of all its activities. A University that’s main purpose is helping to create a better society through education, research and innovation, and by providing a supportive and creative learning environment in which students and staff thrive. A University that is committed to being an excellent employer and enables staff to reach their full potential by investing in their development.
School Administrators provide a high quality administration service to students and to academic staff, working as part of a team to enhance the student experience through effective administration support.
You will have administrative experience, excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities, and multi-tasking between platforms and systems, often within tight timescales. Excellent IT skills are crucial. As a team player, you will be able to establish effective working relationships with students, academic staff and managers alike.
The closing date for this position is 23:59 on Sunday 9th August 2026.
Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.
Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page download the job description and complete an application online.
If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at recruitment@qmu.ac.uk.
This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
As a university, we are committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers alongside Concordat to Support Research Integrity and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.
Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar.
We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here.
We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, should you require any specific arrangements during the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on recruitment@qmu.ac.uk.
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