Insights Programme Project Intern - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
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Grade UE05:
£24,285 - £27,929 per annum pro rata

USG / Careers Service / Development and Alumni

Part-time: 9 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 6 months, March August 2023


This internship is only open to current University of Edinburgh PhD students who will be based in the UK for the duration of the internship.


We are looking for a PhD Intern to support the progress of strategic projects that will contribute to the growth and development of the Insights programme.

A key career development programme within the University Widening Participation strategy.


The Opportunity:


You will focus on an engagement project work streams and work closely with the team of PhD interns to ensure that project progress is coordinated and clearly communicated.

The project work streams are listed below. You will focus on the student engagement then broaden your work to include alumni engagement.


Student Engagement - To review the existing student engagement strategy and develop the strategy in order to identify points in a student's journey into, through and beyond university where messages about Insights can be conveyed to students and former students.


Alumni engagement - contribute to the alumni engagement plan which aims to grow and strengthen alumni involvement in Insights. This includes work to ensure that alumni volunteers' values are aligned with the aims of the programme and a range of data analysis and modelling work.

[ for PhDs is run by the Careers Service in collaboration with university departments and Schools. It offers exclusive part-time internships at the University all year round.]


Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Good organisational and time management skills.
  • An interest in supporting students from a Widening Participation background.
  • An interest in the role alumni relations can play in higher education to support strategic priorities.
  • Desire to develop project management skills.
  • Experience of working in a team to deliver a project.

Click to view a copy of the full job description .


Application Process:


  • CV, Applications and Interview Advice
  • Further internship support specific to PhD students
You can also make an appointment with a Careers Consultant using MyCareerHub.


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 for PhDs programme offers work experience designed to enhance your professional skills. It will also help widen your professional network and provide an insight into a different workplace, discipline or industry.


As an for PhDs intern, you will also receive tailored developmental support from the Careers Service to help you make the most of your internship.


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.


Please, also note that you are only eligible for this opportunity if you are a current University of Edinburgh PhD student, who will be based in the UK for the duration of the internship.


The University will employ full-time PGR students for no more than an average of 9 hours per week across the academic year (as per its policy ), and you must make sure any employment complies with any visa or funding conditions you may have.

Should you be successful, you will require written confirmation from your academic supervisor that you can undertake the internship. We recommend that students discuss the internship with their supervisor, as well as with their employer, before applying.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role.

International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

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