UUK offers great opportunities for people interested in working in a membership organisation for the higher education sector: our members are the executive heads of UK Universities. Our work brings together the leaders of UK universities to discuss and debate current and future higher education issues, and to represent and campaign on their view to the Government, business, media and beyond.
We offer a variety of opportunities both within our national office in London, and in our offices in Cardiff and Edinburgh. You can find out more about how we are organised by viewing our
organisational structure.
Our benefits include:
- 25 days annual leave plus 6 discretionary days plus bank holidays
- Interest free season ticket loans after 6 mths service
- Contributory final salary pension scheme
- Flexitime system
- Homeworking policy
- 24 hour employee support line
- Bike purchase scheme
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Childcare voucher scheme
If you are interested in working for Universities UK please find below details of our current vacancies. If you have any further questions about current positions, please email
HR@universitiesuk.ac.uk.
Vacancies
Project Manager
Salary scale £44,517 to £49,463 pa Plus benefits
Initial Fixed-term contract up to 12 months, possibly renewable
London WC1
Experienced Project manager looking for an exciting challenge?
Universities UK is a charity and company limited by guarantee with offices in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Our membership is Vice Chancellors of UK universities.We provide high quality leadership and support to our members, to promote a successful and diverse higher education sector.
As Project Manager you will be joining us at an exciting time in our development to lead on the development and implementation of a new cross-office project working system, taking account of all staff and locations. Ideally trained in Prince 2
methodology with a track record of success in a similar environment. You will report to the CEO, work alongside our Web Services Manager and interact with staff across the organisation to embed the new systems in the MOSS 2007 Sharepoint platform. Leadership , management and communication skills and experience of Sharepoint will be required to support project delivery.
Please click below for the application pack:
Project Manager Job Description and Person Specification
Application Form
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Closing date for applications: Friday 23 July at 4.00pm
Policy Researcher x 2
One Permanent, One Fixed Term
London
£32,104 - £35,671
Plus benefits
We are seeking to recruit two Policy Researchers (one fixed-term for one year), to join the team of policy and research staff at Universities UK. The overall aim of the policy group is to lead and shape the national and international higher education policy agenda, and you will play a key role in this.
You will be responsible for carrying out original research and analysis to support UUK’s policy development function. You will work across a range of higher education policy areas: including (but not limited to) student experience; international higher education; research; health policy; and business and innovation policy.
You will possess very strong qualitative analytic, research and communication skills, and a strong interest in public policy. Familiarity with higher education issues would also be an advantage, but is not essential. You will form part of a team working flexibly on a range of issues, with the opportunity to develop and influence higher education policy at the national level.
Please click below for the appliction pack:
Policy Researcher Job Description and Person Specification
Application Form
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Closing date for applications: Friday 23 July at 4.00pm