13793- Admissions Operations Assistant

Edinburgh, Scotland April 6, 2026 Full Time Oracle Hcm Cloud Recruiting (Oracle Recruiting Cloud / Oracle Fusion Hcm)
Grade UE05: £29,588- £33,951 per annum

Student Recruitment and Admissions 

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 12 months



The Opportunity:

We are looking for an Admissions Operations Assistant to work with the University’s central admissions team on a wide range of activities that support prospective applicants to the University.

The SRA Admissions Policy and Strategic Projects team is responsible for supporting all aspects of admissions at the University of Edinburgh, in an ever-changing environment. We’re looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team to help us in delivering major scheduled work such as Clearing and annual degree finder updates, as well as supporting the team with reactive project work which arises throughout the year. You will also support on-going activity including providing administration of committees, enquiries, Freedom of Information requests (FOIs), appeals, complaints and financial transactions.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.



Your skills and attributes for success:

School education to Standard Grade/Nat 5/GCSE or equivalent, including a good pass in English and relevant experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills  
Good numeracy skills, and ability to work with and manipulate data  
An understanding of confidentiality, and data privacy requirements  
Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales  


A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

Interesting work
Good salary/pay rates
Hybrid working
Variety every day
Excellent benefits and support


This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed term, for a period of 12 months, in the first instance. We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
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