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Ref no:
452295
Published:
10/12/2025
Closes:
04/01/2026
Location:
Sighthill Campus, Bankhead Avenue, Edinburgh, EH11 4DE
Salary:
Band D - £30,668 to £32,332 per annum (Appointment is usually made at first point of the scale)
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
23 hours per week

Edinburgh College is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified person to take up the post of Recruitment and Admissions Officer, within the Recruitment and Admissions team. This role can be worked at either our Milton Road or Sighthill Campus.

Some key duties, but not limited to:

  • Support student recruitment by providing information on course choices to match a prospective student with a suitable course
  • Attend student recruitment events to promote the College and the courses on offer, this includes for example open days, clearing events and career fairs
  • Support in person services, examples include providing course information and application support, gathering information and documentation to support applications, drop-in sessions for self-enrolment and processing Protecting Vulnerable Group (PVG) application.
  • Provide a student selection and admissions service for all types of applications, including scoring applications according to set criteria (including academic qualifications and personal statements)
  • Responsible for assessing and processing fee status questionnaires, passports, VISA documentation, Government share codes and any other home office documentation required to assess if an applicant will be a Home or International student for fee purposes and to communicate the outcomes to applicants and or relevant staff and stakeholders via email, phone or in person
  • Deal with all types of enquiries ranging from telephone calls, in person student facing enquires, emails, mail, webchat or any other type of student focussed activity as directed
  • Work closely with MIS checking student information and processing updates/amendments as necessary to ensure the integrity of FES submissions to the Scottish Funding Council

Please note that the successful candidate may be required to work at any Edinburgh College campus.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Provisional Interview Date: 14 January 2026.


  • Disability Confident Employer - Committed
  • Scottish Living Wage