At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead projects connecting history and culture to promote equality and inclusion.
- Company: Join the University of Edinburgh, a world-class institution with a vibrant community.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous leave, flexible work options, and professional development.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team in one of the world's most attractive cities.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact while working on important cultural change initiatives.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management and a passion for diversity and inclusion.
The predicted salary is between 48822 - 48822 £ per year.
UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum
ISG / Heritage Collections, Library and University Collections
Full Time: 35 hours a week
Fixed term: July 2027
The Opportunity
Unlocking your career. Be part of something bigger. Here, you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions, and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing.
This role supports the University’s implementation of its Race Review commitments, a landmark initiative addressing the institution's historic links to slavery and racism. The role holder will oversee the development and implementation of the Race Review’s Systematic and Cultural Change Project Board’s recommendations for campus ‘look and feel’, in ways that connect the University’s history, collections and heritage to the University’s equality, diversity and inclusion values and policy.
The role holder will cultivate and co-ordinate engagement with internal stakeholders and co-ordinate public consultation. They will manage people and financial resourcing effectively, and work in tandem with the wider Heritage Collections team.
A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:
- Professional development and subject matter expertise
- Working within one of the world’s leading universities
- Excellent benefits and support
- Contributing to the work and purpose of the University.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week). 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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options.
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 a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ 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. 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 17 August 2026. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. Interviews will be held in person in August 2026.
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.
About The Team: The Library helps people to grow their knowledge and create new connections through open services, collections and environments, sparking ideas that change the world. Library & University Collections teams provide leadership and oversight for the University's library and museum collections and services, and lead the University's transition to Open Scholarship.
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Contact Details:
The University of Edinburgh Recruitment Team
