Administrative Coordinator

1 week ago


Paisley, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom University of the West of Scotland Full time

Quality Enhancement and Standards Team (QuEST)

Directorate of Learning and Teaching Enhancement

Paisley Campus with travel to other campuses

REQ000051

Administrative Coordinator (Internally know as Portfolio Enhancement Co-ordinator)

Salary:
Grade 4 £26,445 to £31,396 per annum


Full time: 35 hours per week

Permanent

THE POST - Administrative Coordinator (Portfolio Enhancement Co-ordinator, Quality Enhancement and Standards Team)


The Quality Enhancement and Standards Team (QuEST) at the University of the West of Scotland has an exciting vacancy for a Portfolio Enhancement Co-ordinator.


The successful post-holder will be responsible for providing guidance and support to staff across the University on all areas of the University's quality assurance and enhancement framework, with a particular emphasis on approval and review activities including Portfolio Review and Enhancement and Annual Monitoring.

This role is an opportunity for a diligent and conscientious individual, confident in working with a range of diverse stakeholders, with excellent communication and organisational skills, and a genuine passion for continuous improvement in the quality of learning, teaching and the student experience.


QuEST is a dedicated team sitting alongside Learning Transformation within the Directorate of Learning and Teaching Enhancement in the
Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning, Teaching and Student Success.

You will join us as we strive to continuously enhance learning, teaching and curriculum at UWS, in turn inspiring our students and wider University community and, through modern teaching and impactful research, continue to deliver innovative solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges.


Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting QuEST and UWS Schools with Portfolio Review and Enhancement and Annual Monitoring activities through the provision of accurate and appropriate data.
  • Supporting QuEST with institutionallevel annual monitoring activities.
  • Supporting Schools with programme approval activities, representing QuEST as appropriate.
  • Working with University departments such as Strategic Planning to support the development and use of evidence in quality assurance and enhancement.
  • Supporting the development and delivery of training materials and sessions relating to key QuEST activities such as Enhancement and Annual Monitoring.
  • Working collaboratively within the QuEST Team to review and update QuEST documentation and publications.
  • Supporting short life working groups, projects, or specialist practitioner groups to address specific priorities relating to the University Strategy and Directorate of Learning and Teaching Enhancement strategic priorities.
Educated to HND/SVQ Level 4 or have relevant and practical work experience.

Demonstrable experience in:

  • Working in an HE Administration environment
  • Effective committee servicing including experience of minutes and report writing
  • Collation and presentation of accurate and appropriate data.
  • Updating information and content relating to internal and external websites
  • Prioritising and managing a challenging workload
Excellent IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office

Minute writing with attention to detail and accuracy.

Excellent Interpersonal skills.

Ability to gather, collate and format information/data

  • Understanding of University Regulations
  • Understanding of the UK Quality Code
  • Proactive and flexible approach
  • Commitment to working as part of a team
  • Able to engage with a wide range of colleagues across the institution
  • Able to use initiative and judgement to progress activities.

ABOUT US
The 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.


UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2023 Young University Rankings).


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 fur


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