Job Description

The postholder will provide day to day co-ordination of our commercial insurance and business continuity requirements. Applicants should have in depth knowledge and practical experience in at least one of those areas. The successful applicant will be expected to manage and respond to incoming enquiries, with a pro-active attitude. They will be comfortable dealing with stakeholders both online and face to face in workshop type situations. Applicants will mainly be based at the University's Walter Bower House in Guardbridge, with a degree of home working possible, but site visits to St Andrews may also be required and for this applicants must have the means to travel easily between locations. Start date will be 11 August 2025 (or as close thereafter as notice periods permit) and the post will be fixed term, terminating on 31 December 2027.





Applicants will be required to submit a written role-based exercise in no more than 500 words. This should take the form of a brief organisational business case outlining the benefits of close relationships between business continuity, insurance and risk functions within a university. You may use AI to assist you in this but bespoke and individualised responses will be viewed more positively. The exercise should be emailed to Nicola McCue, nm206@st-andrews.ac.uk, prior to 1700hrs on 25 June 2025, with your name clearly marked in the document 'header'. The email subject line for submission should read, "BC and Insurance Co-ordinator: Exercise Submission".





Should you wish to discuss the role please contact Nicola McCue initially by email on nm206@st-andrews.ac.uk, providing your telephone contact details, and we will respond either by email or call

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of

staff benefits

including:

Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff/children of staff, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives


Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)





Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter, Race Charters and Stonewall). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/



In accordance with the new immigration rules, it is with regret that this role does not meet the current suitability requirements set by the UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.The University encourages all interested candidates to apply regardless of nationality and all applications received are assessed against the essential and desirable criteria listed in the further particulars. The successful candidate will have to demonstrate their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment and where required, obtain the right to work in the UK without relying on University sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.



This post will/may be primarily based at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge, a state-of-the-art working environment for professional services units.

Closing Date: 25 June 2025 Interview Date: 11 July 2025

Please quote ref: CG2197RS

School/Unit:

Planning

Posted:

12/06/2025

Closing date:

25/06/2025

Closing time:

23:59