UHI is the United Kingdom’s leading integrated university encompassing both further and higher education. Based in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, our distinctive partnership of 12 independent colleges and research institutions is locally based and rooted in communities, but with national and international reach, as part of a regional university structure.

To support our work we are recruiting to the following role:

Business Administration Assistant

Salary range £22,677 - £24,776 Duration Fixed Term to 31 July 2026 Working hours 35 hours per week Location UHI House Inverness Closing Date Sunday 8 June 2025 at 11.59pm

We are seeking to an enthusiastic and motivated individual who will provide general administrative support with the Centre for Rural Health Sciences.

You will have the opportunity to support a wide range of adminstrative activites related to staff, students, and finance.

The successful candidate will be supported to undertake a modern apprenticeship as part of this role.

Centre for Rural Health Science

The Centre for Rural Health Sciences is part of the university’s Health, Social Care and Life Sciences subject area that brings together all health researchers and related teaching at UHI.

Based in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, we have a campus in Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands, and in Stornoway on the Isle

of Lewis. We provide accessible, evidence informed education for nurses and other health and social care professionals, including undergraduate and

postgraduate students, and are committed to supporting our students to make a significant contribution to the care of patients and the public.

We foster a strong research community locally and build research collaborations nationally and internationally in order to conduct high quality

applied research that improves health and wellbeing within the Highlands and Islands and addressing key health questions relevant to Scotland and beyond.

Applicants with informal questions are encouraged to contact Professor Nicola Carey Head of Centre for Rural Health Science, by email to [email protected] or Rachel Phillips-Doig Business Support Officer, Interim Team Leader, by email to [email protected]

Interviews will be held Interviews will be held by videoconferencing w/c 16 June 2025.

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If you have any queries about the application process please contact the HR Office at [email protected].