University of the West of Scotland

Campus base in Paisley with travel to other locations as required

Specific duration: 9 months

The University of the West of Scotland’s aim is to be a place maker with its communities, leading to social inclusion and reducing inequality through education, Research and knowledge exchange.

University of the West of England Vice-Chancellor (Learning, Teaching and Student Success) Professor Rachel Cragg is looking for an outstanding individual to join her team as Director of Student Success.

As a member of the Vice-Chancellor’s team, the position holder will provide leadership across the University’s range of student-facing functions and services, advise the Student Professional Services group, and act as a voice for students and their issues at a senior level in the organisation.

For an informal discussion about the position, please contact Rachel Cragg via email: Rachel.Cragg@uws.ac.uk

About UWS

The University of the West of Scotland is a place-making institution that prides itself on being an integral part of its local communities, with a national and international reach: the University has four campuses in Scotland in Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire and Paisley, as well as a campus in the London Docklands. The University of the West of England has nearly 100 international partnerships and its student community includes more than 100 nationalities.

UWS is committed to providing educational opportunities for all, enabling individuals to achieve their full potential. The University creates meaningful impact locally, nationally and globally through innovative learning and teaching, pioneering research and transformative partnerships. The University of the West of England is committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and is ranked in the world’s top 300 universities for sustainable development in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025. 90% of the University of the West of England’s research is rated world leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognized in the REF (Research Excellence Framework) 2021.

Our Professional Services teams are the backbone of the UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support a wide range of work across learning, teaching, research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build new futures.

We offer our employees a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 31 days annual leave, plus another 12 days for official and university holidays
• There are additional days left on your birthday
• Defined contribution pension scheme (including death-in-service benefits when joining the scheme
• A flexible approach to working style and work-life balance
• Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
• Fitness facilities throughout our campus
• Access a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our employee assistance programme
• Professional, career and research development opportunities

Interview date: Friday the 14th^y November 2025

The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date for any position where a high/low number of suitable applications is received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, you will be encouraged to apply early.

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UWS is committed to signing on Armed Forces Charter.

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

The University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520