Facilities Assistant

UE02: £24,547 per annum 

Information Services Group / Corporate / Facilities

Full time: 35 hours per week 

Open Ended (permanent)  (100% on-site role - central campus)

The Opportunity:

Together we can do great things. Be part of something bigger.

With roles from hospitality to research, there’s a career for everyone at the University of Edinburgh. We offer opportunities for you to develop your career while making a real difference to the communities around us and contributing to the world at large.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation supporting research and teaching across a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we deliver essential services that help the University operate effectively every day.

We are seeking a Facilities Assistant to join the Information Services Facilities team, supporting operations across the Main Library, Staff Hub, and other study space hubs within the University. You will play a key role in ensuring these spaces provide safe, welcoming, and well-maintained environments for students, staff, and visitors. Work at alternative locations and overtime opportunities may arise to meet business needs. You will work closely with the wider Facilities Assistant team, with opportunities for skill sharing and development. The post is directly managed by the Facilities Supervisor. This role offers the opportunity to make a clear impact on student experience while working in one of the University’s most prominent buildings.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle: 

• Working within one of the world’s leading universities
• Good salary/pay rates
• Excellent benefits and support
• Contributing to the work and purpose of the University.

This post is full time (35 hours per week). This post is not suitable for hybrid working, and will be 100% on-campus (in Edinburgh). 

View the full job description

We welcome informal enquiries about the role – please contact Magdalena Swierzowicz Szopa, Building and Service Manager, at [email protected]

Please include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter

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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the 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 a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality. 

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, and wish to particularly encourage applications from women and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who are underrepresented in this team. 

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 22 November 2026

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. 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 Week commencing 30 November 2026 (in-person preferred; virtual available for accessibility reasons)