Centre Administrator

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious higher education institution in Edinburgh seeks a Centre Administrator to join the Operations Team. This full-time role involves providing high-quality administrative support to clients and students at the Centre for Psychological Therapies. The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills, is approachable, and can manage tasks efficiently. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits within a vibrant international community.

Benefits

A competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive pension schemes

Family-friendly initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-centred environment and excellent communication skills.
• Flexible approach to workload and able to take initiative.
• Good organisational, time management and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality client and student-related administration.
• Support students and clients with excellent advice.
• Manage data and improve internal and external communications.

Skills

Experience in a customer-centred environment

Excellent communication skills

Good organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Overview

Grade UE05: £29,588 to £33,951 per annum

CAHSS / School of Health in Social Science

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent)

The School of Health in Social Science is looking for a customer-focused Centre Administrator to join the Operations Team at the Centre for Psychological Therapies and Hope Park Counselling Centre. The Centres provide postgraduate psychological therapies and counselling training to students and therapeutic services to Edinburgh residents.

The Opportunity

The post holder will contribute to the provision of high-quality client and student-related administration at The Centre for Psychological Therapies and Hope Park Counselling Centre. Working closely with our Clinical Teams and colleagues from the Operations Team, they will undertake a wide range of administrative duties, provide excellent advice and support to our students and clients, and play a key role in our data management, and internal and external communications.

This post is a full-time (35 hours per week) on campus role.

Your skills and attributes for success

• Experience in a customer-centred environment and excellent communication skills
• Have a flexible approach to workload and be approachable and helpful.
• Able to make own decisions and use own initiative referring more complex problems to senior colleagues as appropriate.
• Good organisational, time management and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to maintain focus and provide efficient service under pressure and in busy environment.

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Application information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter

Benefits

• 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 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.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates

The closing date for applications is Monday, 20th October 2025.

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