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Head of Student and Academic Services

4 months ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full time

Full time - 35 hours per week

Open ended (Permanent)

The post holder will be a senior member of the School's professional services team with responsibility for matters related to Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught, and Postgraduate Research academic and student support services. Providing professional advice and guidance, the post holder will be accountable for the quality of services delivered across all aspects of teaching, learning, supervision, and student support within the school including professionally accredited programmes in Clinical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy and Nursing. Acting as the School representative to College and University committees, the post holder will manage the integration of policy and regulatory requirements into the activities of the team.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working with a minimum of two days working on-campus.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Knowledge and understanding of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role, including awareness of developments in the HE sector.
  • Proven skills in planning, prioritisation, allocation and delegation of work.
  • Experience of supervising staff, training and developing individuals and team building: demonstrable ability to empower and motivate staff, and to facilitate the implementation of lasting, service improvements and coordination.
  • Ability to analyse and solve problems with an appreciation of possible longer-term implications
  • Experience of working and responding independently and dealing with unforeseen problems and circumstances.

£48,350 to £59,421 per annum (Grade 8)