Research Projects Administrator presso Edinburgh University Group
Edinburgh University Group · Edinburgh, Regno Unito · Hybrid
- Professional
- Ufficio in Edinburgh
Grade UE05: £29,588 to £33,951 per annum
CAHSS / Moray House School of Education & Sport
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: 12th June 2026
The Opportunity:
The Research Projects Administrator post holder will perform a mixture of budget tracking and transactional finance duties to ensure the smooth running of externally funded research projects in the School under the supervision of the Research Projects Coordinator.
The post holder will review expenditure on research grants in order to reconcile the actual costs incurred against the awarded budget with reference to the terms of the award.
The post holder will also provide a range of transactional finance support including: standard procurement (requisitions, POs, invoices), processing non-PO payments to partners, and processing non-staff expense claims. These duties will be performed with reference to the University’s policies concerning procurement, travel, and expenses.
The post holder will provide of a high level of customer service when dealing with enquiries from project leads, internal stakeholders, or external collaborators or suppliers. They will investigate and resolve queries within a timely fashion. Confidence with monitoring budgets, referring to internal policies and/or external award terms, and general administration is expected.
They will be proactive in advocating a positive, supportive research culture in the School.
Your skills and attributes for success
This post would suit a proactive individual with the following attributes:
- Aptitude for routine procurement administration.
- Awareness of/interest in the management of budgets on externally funded research projects.
- Confident communication and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- A strong sense of shared service delivery and customer-focused approach.
- High degree of numeracy and awareness of financial/budget modelling.
- Strong time-management skills, with the ability to deal with conflicting demands and prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.
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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
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, 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 (opens in a new tab) 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.
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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 to note
The closing date for applications is 15th October 2025.
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About Company
Moray House School of Education and Sport (MHSES), University of Edinburgh, has been making a major contribution and impact to the fields of education and sport both in Scotland and worldwide for almost 200 years. In that time, our staff, students and alumni have influenced and transformed learning, teaching, and wider educational policy in the UK and beyond. We are the leading School of Education and Sport in Scotland – ranked first for research breadth and quality in Education and Sport, and third in the UK (REF 2021). We consistently rank in the top tiers of global education and sport-related studies.
Our alumni include Great Britain’s most successful Olympic athlete, cyclist Sir Chris Hoy MBE, and trailblazing teacher and race relations pioneer, Saroj Lal.
We are deeply committed to social justice, inclusivity, diversity, and accessibility. Our aim in all our work is to significantly impact the education, wellbeing and development of children, young people and adults, through problem-solving in the fields of education and sport.
Study
Across undergraduate, postgraduate taught, research, and initial teacher education; our 3000 students study across 29 different programmes. These include a wide array of subjects across the broad areas of teacher education, language education, sport policy, sport science, outdoor education and community education.
Research
With over 250 research staff and students, we have a vibrant and expanding research community with a broad portfolio of academic disciplines gathered within seven broad research themes with permeable boundaries. Our Thematic Hubs are:
· Advanced Quantitative Research in Education
· Children and Young People
· Digital Education
· Language, Interculturality and Literacies
· Social Justice and Inclusion
· Sport-related Research
· Teacher, Curriculum and Pedagogy
The REF 2021 results for both education and sport-related research place us as Scotland’s top-ranked institution for research breadth and quality (THE).
