School Administrator

School of Education & Social Sciences

Paisley Campus

Grade 3: GBP23,144 - GBP25,742

Full-time 35 hours per week

THE POST -School Administrator

The School of Education & Social Sciences is seeking to recruit an experienced School Administrator to provide a full range of professional, efficient and effective administrative and secretarial support services across all areas of the School.

The successful candidate will have current demonstrable experience of working in an administrative or reception-based role, providing a high standard of professionalism and excellent customer service. The key focus of this role will be to support the three Divisional Co-ordinators in the provision of efficient and accurate advice and information to both students and staff via email and in person. This will include dealing with enquiries; working with large excel data reports; minute taking at a variety of committees and formal meetings; knowledge of finance systems; travel booking and right to work checks. In addition, working as part of a flexible team, you will assist with PVG checks across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

You must be a proactive team player with excellent organisational and planning skills. You must have the ability to plan under your own initiative based on the annual academic cycle and work to specific deadlines. With drive and enthusiasm, you will be accustomed to operating within a busy environment. You will be proficient in IT and Microsoft applications with a focus on attention to detail and accuracy.

Whilst you will normally be based on campus in our Paisley office, there will be a regular requirement to work at other UWS campus locations across Scotland plus occasional travel to London.

About us

UWS was named Higher Educational Institution of the Year in The Herald Higher Education Awards 2022 and is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 600 universities worldwide (2022 World University Rankings) as well as in the top 150 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2022 Young University Rankings). University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland's largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.

With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.

Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.

We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:

• 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
• An additional days leave on your birthday
• 19.3% employer's pension contribution, including death in service benefits on joining the pension scheme
• A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
• Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
• Fitness facilities across our campuses
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional, career and research development opportunities.

Closing date: Sunday 28th January 2024

Interview date: Tuesday 6th February 2024

The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a "Disability Confident" employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.