Head of the Vice Chancellor’s Office and Executive Support

Contract: Full-time/Open-Ended

Interviews for this opportunity will take place in w/c 21^st April 2025

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 1^st 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 Executive Support Team provide efficient, professional services to members of the Executive. This role will be to support the Principal and Vice-Chancellor directly, and overseeing the Executive Support team through matrix management.

The successful candidate should demonstrate significant experience of working at an Executive level, including managing and leading a team. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling relationships to be built and maintained with a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external. You will have an extensive knowledge of administrative professional standards, as well as an excellent understanding of higher education in the UK, and be able to use that knowledge to support others whilst delivering the role to a high standard. Strong organisational skills are essential, including the ability to self-motivate, and work independently (or with minimum guidance), alongside being able to work under pressure and meet exacting timescales.

For further details or an informal discussion, please contact Claire Hulsen, Vice Principal, Strategy and Planning, at claire.hulsen@gcu.ac.uk, or Hannah Maytum, Senior Advisor to the Vice Chancellor, at hannah.maytum@gcu.ac.uk.

You can apply for this role through the Glasgow Caledonian University vacancies page www.gcu.ac.uk/jobs/jobs

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