Estates Business Analyst

Grade UE05: £29,588- £33,951 per annum

Corporate Services Group- Estates

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Open Ended: Permanent Contract

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Estates Business Analyst to provide high-quality, flexible, professional administrative and data support across Estates. The role combines business administration, contract governance support, data and information management, and performance reporting. 

The postholder will manage large datasets, maintain key trackers and SharePoint records, support governance frameworks, coordinate meetings, provide financial and procurement processes, and ensure high standards of communication and information accuracy.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of regular on-campus (minimum of 3 days per week) and remote working.

The salary for this post is UE05 £29,588 to £ £33,951 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Data, systems and reporting experience
• Great attention to detail
• Experience with contract governance and use of data platforms like SharePoint
• Business administration and communication 
• Understanding of finance, payment and procurement methods
• Reporting and performance monitoring
• Planning and organising

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• 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)

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.

• Key dates to note
• The closing date for applications is 7th January 2026.

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 in person in mid-January 2026

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