LEAD Administrator

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A Scottish university is seeking a proactive and collaborative LEAD Administrator to support the delivery of its Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy. This role involves coordinating events and managing communications for various enhancement activities. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organisational skills, be confident using Microsoft 365 tools, and be committed to inclusion. The position offers a salary from £25,249 to £28,778 pro rata per annum with growth potential towards £31,236.

Benefits

Family friendly policies

Flexible working environment

Athena SWAN Bronze Award

Qualifications

• Proactive and solutions-focused with ability to work collaboratively.
• Interest in supporting teaching and learning.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate events and conferences on campus and online.
• Manage processes, databases, and reporting.
• Contribute to communications through web content and social media.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Proficient with Microsoft 365 tools

Event coordination

Job description

Contract

Contract: Open Ended Contract

Hours: 17 hours 52 minutes per week (0.5FTE)

Role Overview

The Learning Enhancement and Academic Development Centre (LEAD) at Queen Margaret University is seeking a proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused LEAD Administrator to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of the QMU Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy and to support a wide range of enhancement activities, including postgraduate courses, the ASPIRE Fellowship Scheme, and CPD events for on-campus, QMU Online and our Global Partner staff.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be coordinating events and conferences on campus and online, managing processes, databases, and reporting to ensure smooth operations. You will contribute to communications through web content, social media, newsletters, and SharePoint updates, assist with budget management, and produce reports, presentations, and guidance materials. We’re looking for someone with strong communication and organisational skills, able to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines, confident with Microsoft 365 tools, proactive, and committed to inclusion, with an interest in supporting teaching and learning.

About the Team

If you are interested in joining us you will be part of a friendly, collaborative team working on projects that make a real difference to students and staff. This role offers variety, flexibility, and the chance to develop your skills across event coordination, communications, and academic enhancement. For an informal discussion, please contact Vikki Hill [e-mail].

Contact & Application

The closing date for this position is 11th December 2025.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 18th December 2025.

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 [e-mail].

EEO & Equality

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 [e-mail].

Compensation

£25,249 to £28,778 pro rata/per annum (with possible progression to £31,236 per annum) (Grade 4)