UE08 £48,350 - £59,421 per annum
Student Experience Services – Equally Safe Team Manager
Open Ended Contract
Full time, 35 hours per week

Applications are invited from an experienced Manager who will lead the Equally Safe team to provide support, advice and guidance to students and staff of the University of Edinburgh who have experienced gender-based violence (GBV), including but not limited to sexual abuse, domestic abuse, stalking and harassment.

The Opportunity:

You will have the opportunity to work as part of a small team,  working closely with colleagues withing the University, Students Association & Sports Union; Student and Staff Health & Wellbeing Services (Counselling Services, Student Wellbeing Service, Chaplaincy, Disability and learning Support Service); Academic Services and key partners to ensure appropriate support is offered to students and staff following any report or disclosure of GBV or harassment . 

The post is a full time post (35 hours per week) and you would be expected to work five days per week, at least three days per week on campus.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• A degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant field or equivalent relevant experience acquired through a combination of job related training and considerable on the job experience.   
• Substantive experience of working in areas of sexual violence, domestic abuse and gender based violence.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role of support, advice and advocacy to survivors of gender based violence, abuse and harassment and a clear gendered analysis of the causes and impact of gendered based violence.
• Knowledge of service processes and practices required to provide first line advice, safety planning, guidance, and support of a specialised nature.
• Skills and experience in assessment of risk, safety planning and working with people affected by violence and abuse, including experience of safeguarding people at high risk of harm.
• Proven track record of relevant leadership and managing a team

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided. 

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. 

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages

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:

Closing date: 3 May 2024

Interviews will be held in the week beginning 13 May 2024 

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