Job Description

REF NO:


GCU01855


PUBLISHED:


03/09/2025


CLOSES:


17/09/2025


LOCATION:


Glasgow Caledonian University Cowcaddens Road, G4 0BA


SALARY:


27,319 - 30,378 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Full Time


HOURS:


35 hours per week

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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. We're committed to high-quality education and research supporting the communities we serve, and we have strong partnerships with employers to ensure our students get the careers they dream of and deserve.



In 2025, we continue to be a Top 50 university as ranked by the highly regarded Guardian University Guide, the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, and the Daily Mail University Guide.



We're the only Scottish university with EcoCampus Platinum accreditation and were ranked second in Scotland for sustainability in the most recent People and Planet league table.



With a wide range of professionally accredited courses and links with over 300 industry partners, we have the highest proportion of employed graduates with 92% of students in employment or further study within 15 months of graduating (HESA 2025). We also have the highest proportion of undergraduate level graduates in highly skilled occupations compared to other Scottish modern universities.



Glasgow Caledonian is Scotland's leading provider of Graduate Apprenticeships. We have transnational partnerships around the world, supporting more than 22,000 students from nearly 120 countries, and strive for accessible education to help more people into university.



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



We are looking to appoint an Administrator (Programmes) to provide effective and efficient administrative support to the Directorate of School Professional Services, with tasks generally associated with programme-related activity. Within the Directorate we pride ourselves in providing a flexible and responsive professional support service in order to enhance the student journey, whilst meeting the changing needs of School Professional Services and the wider University.


You will be an experienced administrator with excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. The ideal candidate will be a motivated and enthusiastic self-starter, have the ability to manage conflicting priorities, work collaboratively and be committed to providing high quality customer service. Candidates must be educated to HNC level or have or equivalent relevant experience, have well developed IT skills and ideally possess a good working knowledge of University administration.



If you have any questions about this role, please email Pam Rogers at p.a.rogers@gcu.ac.uk.



As the University for the Common Good, we are committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as our values in everything that we do. As such, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who demonstrate the GCU Values.



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.



The University holds the Race Equality Charter Bronze award, in recognition of our work to combat racism and support race equality.



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 Established' 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).