Social Media Intern

Grade UE04: £26,093 - £28,778 per annum, pro-rata

CAHSS / Business School

Part-time, guaranteed hours contract: approx. 5 hours per week 

Fixed term: 16 weeks

The Opportunity:

The Business School’s Student Development Team is committed to helping you maximise your potential in a global market. Our goal is to develop self-aware graduates who recognise their strengths, embrace challenges, and make informed career decisions. In partnership with Santander, we are offering 3^rd and 4^th year undergraduate students practical experience to support your career and professional development through internships. 

As an intern, you will engage with Professional Services teams, contribute to ongoing projects, and participate in events and workshops that support student development. Each intern will receive dedicated support from an intern host, focusing on internship tasks, while the Student Development Team will assist in your professional and career growth. This initiative is designed to enhance your core administrative skills and office experience, preparing you for future career opportunities.

This internship scheme is open to 3^rd and 4^th year undergraduate Business School students only.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills, with a pro-active and positive approach when interacting with stakeholders. 
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to plan, prioritise, manage own time and work on own initiative.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, critical thinking, and creative thinking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Able to communicate confidently to a range of stakeholders

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Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• A motivational statement outlining why you are a suitable candidate.

As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

• 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. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

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 the 29^th of September.

 

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

 

Interviews will be held the week of the 6^th of October.