
Kirsten Joyce
Student Assistant
Dependable support around a full study load
Undergraduate student working part-time as a student assistant at the University of Edinburgh while studying for a business degree. Supports a busy academic department with administration, front-desk enquiries, event setup and data entry, fitting the work around lectures and deadlines. Reorganised the department's filing and booking system so staff and students could find things faster. Comfortable handling student queries, taking minutes, updating records and helping run open days and seminars. Reliable, organised and quick to learn new systems, with the time-management skills that come from balancing work and study. Looking for a student-assistant, administrative-support or part-time office role that fits alongside a degree.
University of Edinburgh — Business School - Edinburgh, UK
Student Assistant
Reorganised the department's filing and booking system so that staff and students could find things faster.
Handle student queries both in person and by email, directing each one to the right people.
Help set up and run the open days, the seminars and other busy departmental events throughout.
Take the meeting minutes, update the records and maintain accurate departmental information right across the team.
Balance the whole role around a demanding university timetable of lectures, deadlines and ongoing study.
Princes Street Retail - Edinburgh, UK
Retail Sales Assistant (Part-Time)
Learned to work in a busy team under pressure at peak times.
Built solid reliability, good time management and genuine customer-service skills there.
Then moved into a student-assistant role at the university soon after.
Edinburgh Community Charity - Edinburgh, UK
Summer Office Volunteer
Handled filing, data entry and phones for a small, busy team.
Learned the basic office routines and professional communication for the first time.
Built the confidence that led into her first paid part-time work.
University of Edinburgh
BA (Hons) Business Management - Business Management
Edinburgh Academy
Scottish Highers - Business, English & Mathematics
Office Administration & IT Skills
University of Edinburgh (February 2023 to April 2023)
Professional Communication & Excel
University of Edinburgh (October 2023 to Present)
- Administrative Support
- Data Entry
- Front-Desk Enquiries
- Record Keeping
- Event Support
- Minute Taking
- Microsoft Office
- Customer Service
- Scheduling Support
- Email Handling
English (UK)
Native or Bilingual ProficiencyFrench
Limited Working ProficiencyTidied the department's systems
Work and study in balance
Dr. Eleanor Frost, University of Edinburgh — Business School
Department Manager Reference
- +44 131 555 0123
- [email protected]
Prof. Iain Sutherland, University of Edinburgh
Personal Tutor Reference
- +44 131 555 0456
- [email protected]
- Time Management
- Reliability
- Organisation
- Communication
- Willingness to Learn