Governance & Legal Services Administrators X2

REF NO:
GCU01842

PUBLISHED:
13/08/2025

CLOSES:
27/08/2025

LOCATION:
Glasgow Caledonian University Cowcaddens Road, G4 0BA

SALARY:
£32,546 - £37,174 per year

CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent

POSITION TYPE:
Full Time

HOURS:
35 hours per week

**Advert**:
**We have currently have two opportunities**:
**Governance and Legal Administrator**

**Complaints and Governance Administrator**

**Please confirm which role(s) you would like to be considered for as**

Glasgow Caledonian - the largest and leading modern university in Scotland - is a vibrant, values-led university with campuses in the heart of Glasgow and London. With a strong commitment to high quality education and research which supports the communities we serve, we have strong partnerships with employers to ensure our students get the careers they dream of and deserve.

We were ranked the UK’s top modern university in the Daily Mail University guide (2025), and remained in the top highly 50 UK universities in both the 2025 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, and The Guardian University Guide. We are the only Scottish university with EcoCampus Platinum accreditation, and we are ranked 1st in Scotland in the People and Planet University League Table.

With a wide range of professionally accredited courses and links with over 300 industry partners, we are the Top Scottish Modern University for graduates in skilled employment with 82% of our students in employment or further study within fifteen months of graduating (HESA 2024). We are Scotland’s leading provider of Graduate Apprenticeships and we have transnational partnerships around the world, supporting more than 22,000 students from nearly 120 countries. We are committed to widening participation, helping more people from diverse backgrounds into university.

Guided by our values - integrity, responsibility, creativity and confidence - we transform the lives of the people and communities we serve.

The Governance & Legal Services Team provide efficient, professional services to the University Court and Senate, as well as supporting students in conduct or complaints situations.

Reporting to the Director of Governance & Legal Services and the Head of Governance & Legal Services, the successful individuals will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be proactive in aiding the for the overall achievement of the University’s Strategy 2030 goals through supporting the work of the Court, Senate and the Governance & Legal Services department in ensuring the efficient operation of Court and Senate, as well as supporting students. The 2 available roles are slightly different. Further details of each can be found in the role profiles below.

You will thrive in a busy and demanding environment that requires the ability to multi-task effectively and prioritise your workload appropriately, working closely with the University Governors, the Executive Team and colleagues to ensure appropriate governance and compliance.

Demonstrable evidence of administrative and organisational skills, coupled with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages is required ideally gained within a Higher Education environment as is the ability to work to deadlines under own initiative within an overall team. Experience of providing support to committees would be especially welcomed. You will have the ability to deal with confidential and sensitive issues appropriately.

Glasgow Caledonian University is committed to a fair and transparent recruitment process that is free from bias so that we can attract and retain a high performing workforce which makes a critical contribution to our success.

The University holds the prestigious Athena Swan Silver institution award, which recognises our significant record of activity and achievement in promoting gender equality across different disciplines.

As a Disability Confident 'Committed' employer, we are striving to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people. Although the Disability Confident 'Committed' level does not guarantee an interview for disabled applicants, we will make reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants during the recruitment process.

The University also holds the Carer Positive ‘Engaged’ employer award, which recognises our commitment to supporting staff with caring responsibilities.

Glasgow Caledonian University are committed signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant.

The University offers a range of benefits including opportunities for professional development, family friendly policies, cycle to work scheme and onsite childcare facilities.

Please note that the appointment will be made on the first point of the salary scale (unless by exception).