School of Health and Life Sciences

Part time: 18 hours (Job Share)

The successful appointee in this key administrative role will be jointly responsible for leading the education strand within the Professional Services Team, ensuring effective and efficient staff deployment to meet the changing needs of the School of Health and Life Sciences.

You will manage and direct student related administrative functions within the School of Health and Life Sciences, designing and implementing systems and processes to support the development and provision of this key School function.  You will provide support to the Heads of Division and other senior colleagues, and will become part of a network of Education & Quality Officers across the institution ensuring consistency and quality of administrative support services.

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or have equivalent work experience of administration, including leadership and management of administrative staff, preferably in a Higher Education environment.

Highly developed communication and leadership skills are essential as is the ability to develop, implement and review of operational procedures. A flexible and adaptable approach to work is crucial with the ability to work in a team environment, supporting colleagues and sharing expertise.

This post will be based at the Lanarkshire campus, however all administrators may be required to work at any UWS campus or location from time to time to meet needs of the business.

Informal enquiries may be made to - Valerie Cassidy, School Operational Manager, valerie.cassidy@uws.ac.uk

Further information, including details of how to apply is available at https://jobs.uws.ac.uk/

Closing date for applications: 24th November 2019

Interviews will be held between: 5th – 11th December 2019

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from under-represented groups.

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