Partnership Development Officer

Partnership Development Officer

Governance and Quality Enhancement

(Maternity cover)

Grade 5: £27,979 - £31,396 (progression possible to £33,966) with effect from 1^st August 2023.

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours and 45 minutes per week. Applications for part time work could be considered.

Fixed term – Maternity Cover (12 months)

Ref: CRRG050A

An opportunity has arisen in the Division of Governance and Quality Enhancement (GQE) to provide support for the management and quality assurance of Queen Margaret University’s collaborative partnerships. The University operates a growing number of academic partnerships, both within the UK and abroad. This post provides an excellent opportunity to develop your existing skills and understanding of partnership development and to make a positive difference to the student experience.

Based within a small and friendly team, the post holder will work in partnership with colleagues, students and external stakeholders to support a range of activities related to partnership development. The job description provides further detail. If you would like an informal chat about the expectations of the role, please contact Sheila Adamson, Partnership Development Manager.

You will be educated to degree level, or equivalent, and ideally, will have prior experience in a number of the duties of the role, ideally gained within Higher Education or another education related setting. We also welcome applications from candidates with relevant transferable skills developed through employment in other sectors. Well-developed written communication, interpersonal, analytical and organisational skills, coupled with IT literacy, are essential. The post provides an opportunity to work with a range of stakeholders from different organisations across the world. It is expected that the role will require some travel, either within the UK and/or overseas.

We encourage applications from recent graduates who are able to demonstrate that they meet most of the criteria set out in the role description. We will provide full training and support to the successful candidate, tailored to their prior skills and experience.

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page download the job description and complete an application online.

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require any special assistance please contact Human Resources at recruitment@qmu.ac.uk

The closing date for this position is Sunday, 4^th June 2023.

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

As a university, we are committed to the Researcher Development Concordat and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar.

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here. We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.