Business Engagement Officer

Paisley Campus

Full time: 35 hours per week

You will join a dedicated team who strives to continuously inspire our students, partners and wider University community – and, through modern teaching and impactful market research, continues to cocreate and deliver innovative solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges.

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has a proud heritage of life-long learning, dating back to 1897. Ambitious growth plans have been put in place to increase the number of working students at the university, with significant investment and growth in Workplace Learning (WPL) which forms part of the university’s multi award-winning Business Innovation division. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new role within the team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Workplace Learning, The Business Engagement Officer will work with industry and the wider university community through targeted business and stakeholder engagement, and significantly contribute to the growth, delivery and development of recruitment to Graduate Apprenticeship programmes and additional Workplace Learning skills solutions on an annual basis.

The successful candidate should have the following:

• A relevant degree level qualification or equivalent through a combination of HNC/HND and Professional Qualifications
• Minimum 5 years’ proven sales track record, working within business development and income generation roles
• Appropriate evidence of income focused and impact-driven industry lifecycle engagement planning, delivery and ROI analysis
• Highly developed communication and negotiation skills, both written and oral. A confident and outgoing self-starter, who can communicate a vision that can be shared and delivered by colleagues and industry alike.
• Commitment to delivering high quality account management and outstanding employer and student experience.
• Extensive skills in social media platforms, MS 365, Power BI, and experience and competency in the use of large language models e.g. ChatGPT
• Experience of monitoring, managing and reporting on project budgets and resources.

About us

The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic, diverse and 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).

UWS is a vibrant community, delivering innovative learning and teaching alongside a rapidly developing research and enterprise profile. You will join a supportive and motivating team, where you will be part of a multicultural, multidisciplinary community of scholars, students and experienced professional services colleagues. Students benefit from our strong links with industry, and the world-class research that underpins our courses, delivered on each of our five campuses and through many partners across the globe.

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
• An 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
• Free 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.

Closing date: Friday 15th March 2024 at 9:00 am

Interview date: Week commencing 25th March 2024

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.

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.