HR Co-ordinator

University of the West of Scotland – People & Wellbeing Department

Paisley Campus

Full time: 35 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR coordinator to join our People & Well-being team. This role will involve managing the administration of various HR processes and procedures within the department. The post holder will be the first point of contact for a range of HR matters received by the Director of People & Wellbeing’s office, providing advice, guidance and support. You will also provide an effective and efficient PA service to the Director of People & Wellbeing, which includes diary management. Supporting a wide range of departmental stakeholders with project and committee co-ordination, the role will be involved in the administration of a broad spectrum of areas including recruitment, reward and recognition and colleague forums.

The successful candidate should have the following:

• Educated to HND level or equivalent significant HR administrative experience.
• Ability to deal with highly sensitive and confidential data/information.
• Knowledge and understanding of HR policies and procedures for the delivery of a high level of service.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly in Word, Excel,
• Ability to work on own initiative and be proactive.
• Well-developed organisational skills with the ability to forward plan, prioritise and organise work schedules to meet set timescales.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

About us

The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.

With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.

UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2023 Young University Rankings).

Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and 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 a new future.

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

• 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
• Additional days leave on your birthday
• Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (currently 19.3%), including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme.
• A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
• Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
• Fitness facilities across our campuses
• Access to 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: To be confirmed

The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.

You can find out more about how the University uses your personal data as part of the recruitment process by looking at the UWS HR Applicant Privacy Notice at www.uws.ac.uk

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

UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

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