MSc Assistant – Compliance and Online Support
Fixed term (8 months), full-time, based in Edinburgh
Salary £26,231 (Band C)
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
(RBGE) is looking for an MSc Assistant – Compliance and Online Support to join
our Horticulture and Learning division for a period of 8 months.
The primary focus of this role is
on converting the MSc programme to online delivery. You will liaise with our
existing tutors and provide support on content creation and conversion. This
will include conversion of PowerPoint presentations with voiceovers and
captions, video recording living plants and dissections for insertion in
presentations. You should be familiar with researching and be able to find
suitable visual online resources as well as material already held by RBGE to
include with teaching materials. Alongside the conversion to online delivery,
all content should be created in a consistent format and comply with not only
new accessibility regulations but also with copyright and licencing
requirements.
Key to this role will be your
communication skills – you should be a confident communicator and have good
verbal, listening, liaison and written communication skills. You should also
have good time management and prioritisation skills with the ability to work
towards and deliver to deadlines. You will be self-motivated with the ability
to work unsupervised as well as part of the wider education team. Attention to
detail/accuracy as well as previous knowledge or experience of proof-reading
and user testing e-learning is also essential.
We are looking for someone who
has previous experience of developing and creating online learning content
using a Virtual Learning Environment. You should have a good understanding of
legal and regulatory requirements in respect of copyright, licencing and new
accessibility regulations.
Full details of the post, including a
job description and person specification can be downloaded from our website. https://www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/working-with-us/vacancies/
Interested applicants should send a CV
and covering letter which outlines your suitability for this post as well as a
completed equal opportunities questionnaire to recruitment@rbge.org.uk by 5 October
2020 with interviews likely to be held week commencing 12 October 2020.
If you have not heard from us within 2
weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been
shortlisted.
No recruitment agencies please.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is committed to
providing a fair and equitable working environment and supporting a diverse and
inclusive workforce. We encourage
applicants from all backgrounds to these posts.
We have a range of initiatives to promote diversity and inclusivity,
including flexible working for staff with, for example, parenting and carer
responsibilities, and proactive celebration of diversity among our staff,
students and volunteers. RBGE holds an Athena SWAN Research Institute Bronze
Award in acknowledgement of our commitment to the advancement of gender
equality.