Head of Student Support

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE07 £37,099 to £44,263 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £39,347 to £46,974 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)**

**College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / The School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences**

**Full-time (35 hours per week), Open-ended (permanent)**

The School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking a full time Head of Student Support and Enhancement on an open-ended basis.

**The Opportunity**:
As a key leader within our Professional Services group, the Head of Student Support and Enhancement will provide strategic oversight and is responsible for leading on and coordinating projects that relate to enhancement of the student experience across the School.

They will collaborate closely with academic staff and professional services staff enabling enhancement of the PPLS taught portfolio, student experience as well as provide line management guidance and support for our group of Student Advisers.

The ability to build positive and supportive working relationships with academic and professional services colleagues is a must and the post-holder will manage the delivery of a wide portfolio of services across a range of support levels, liaising with a variety of both internal and external stakeholders to the school/university.

Please note that whilst hybrid work arrangements can be discussed at the time of offer, on campus working is required for this role.

The role is a full-time position and whilst there is flexibility on exact work pattern there is an expectation for work to occur across the standard working week (i.e. Monday - Friday).

**Your skills and attributes for success**
- Strong leadership skills including the ability to lead, inspire and motivate teams.
- Proven knowledge and experience of the current UK HE policy context in relation to student experience and key themes across the sector.
- Proven experience of project management within a complex and multi-stakeholder environment.

Click **here **for a copy of the full job description

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
A competitive salary of £37,099 to £44,263 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £39,347 to £46,974 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.

To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community

Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

We ask you to include a current CV and cover letter with names of three referees who may be contacted at a later date (please note if you do not wish for anyone to be contacted until _after _an offer has been made).

Please note that whilst hybrid work arrangements can be discussed at the time of offer, on campus working is required for this role.

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