Details
1093225
University of Edinburgh
23/06/2025
3 Months
28-35 hours per week, worked between 9-5, Monday-Friday
Not Applicable
Pay
£12.67
£2.29
Description
Role
The University of Edinburgh’s Information Services Group (ISG) invites applications from undergraduate students interested in working this summer as a Unitemps Recruitment Intern. The key purpose of this role is to collaborate with the team on tasks across the entire student recruitment cycle including writing job adverts, liaising with students and university staff, and completing pre-employment checks for incoming workers. You will also be heavily involved in the summer internship programme, acting as a voice for interns and organising social and networking events.
Within this role, you will gain practical experience in supporting multiple conflicting projects and activities relating to student recruitment and experience, planning and managing events, and communicating with a range of stakeholders. The skills you will develop by completing this internship include working with high attention to detail, communicating effectively on both a written and verbal basis, and writing compelling job adverts that will be marketed across the student body. You will join the Unitemps team who are responsible for facilitating student employment across ISG and focus on providing a high-quality service to hiring managers, student staff, and prospective workers.
You can expect to start work on the 23rd June 2025 and work until the 12th September 2025, with an outlook to continuing on reduced hours in the 2025-26 academic year. You will work between a minimum of 28 to a maximum of 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday) in a hybrid working pattern split between working from home (commutable distance from Edinburgh), and in Argyle House. Your preference on working hours within the above range can be discussed during the interview stage. You will be paid £12.83 per hour, plus £2.32 per hour holiday pay. Payment is one month in arrears, meaning your first payment date (should this position start when expected) will be the 28th July 2025.
For more information on what to expect as an ISG Summer Intern and to hear from previous interns, please see our ISG Student Employment website.
Duties and responsibilities
- Contributing to a range of Unitemps branch activities, such as assisting with the management of the Unitemps mailbox by dealing with enquiries from university staff, student staff, and students seeking positions;
- Conducting pre-employment checks for students due to begin assignments and running virtual induction sessions for new starters;
- Co-managing intern social and networking events throughout the summer internship programme;
- Writing job adverts for new student staff positions, and looking for innovative ways to market opportunities to the student community;
- Engaging with students and managers throughout the recruitment process, ensuring a high-quality service is provided at all times;
- Using a collaborative and open-minded approach to help improve team processes from the student's perspective.
Skills and experience
Essential criteria:
- A current University of Edinburgh undergraduate student (you must be a matriculated student for the duration of your employment). Internships are open to all undergraduate students, except those in their final year of study. You also must not hold the role of ‘Resident Assistant' as this position is expected to run into term-time;
- Based in the UK for the duration of the work, within commutable distance of Edinburgh, and able to work on campus (we cannot accommodate individuals working overseas due to tax and legal implications), and able to attend a Right to Work Check in person if needed;
- Evidence of excellent written communication skills, with an ability to produce clear, engaging written content for a range of stakeholders;
- Proven strong verbal communication skills, and an ability to present complex information to audiences with limited knowledge;
- Demonstrable ability to complete tasks with high attention to detail;
- Evidence of excellent organisational and time management skills;
- Proven experience in organising and managing events (i.e., events in societies).
Desirable criteria:
- Interest in continuing working 14 hours per week into the 2025/26 academic year;
- Prior experience in a customer-facing position;
- A demonstrable passion for student experience.
Location
Hybrid, split between working from home (commutable distance from Edinburgh) and in Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR
Benefits
- The full range of benefits as a Summer Intern is available on our 2025 Summer Internships webpage;
- Being part of a welcoming community of over 50 ISG Summer Interns with opportunities to network, whilst working in a supportive and nurturing environment with a strong emphasis on work/life balance;
- A broad programme of training and development opportunities, run by experts across a range of fields;
- Opportunity to participate in the prestigious Edinburgh Award for Work Experience.
Additional information
Please apply below by uploading an up-to-date CV and cover letter (our system cannot accept PDFs) clearly stating how you meet the criteria above. To have the best chance of being offered an interview, we encourage you to view our two-page Application Guidance document.
We encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Widening Participation students.
Prior to being invited to interview, we will ask you to complete a short online task. Should you succeed, interviews for this internship are likely to be held on the week commencing 9th June 2025, and are expected to be in person.
The closing date for this advert is 23:59 on Sunday 25th May. If you encounter any issues when applying, please e-mail unitemps@ed.ac.uk well in advance of the deadline, as we will only respond within office hours (9-5, Monday to Friday). Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Previous applicants for this position (when advertised in February-March 2025) will be unable to submit a new application.