Scotland Official

University and College Union have a new opportunity for a Scotland Official.

Reference Number: SO1

Salary: £72,414.00 p.a.

Hours:  35 per week

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Location: Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1DA

Closing Date:  Wednesday 1 July at 10.00 am

About Us:

The University and College Union (UCU) represents over 120,000 academics, lecturers, trainers, instructors, researchers, managers, administrators, computer staff, librarians and postgraduates in universities, colleges, prisons, adult education and training organisations across the UK. We also have members in the private sector, for example in private training agencies and language schools, as well as members working on a freelance basis. Students training to teach in post-school education also belong to UCU.

Scotland Official – About the role:

- Implementation of UCU strategic planning in Scotland

- Line management of the Scotland office staff, including appraisal and development

- Implementation of collective agreements and other agreed bargaining objectives at branch level

- Conducting and supporting negotiations with employing institutions in accordance with agreed bargaining objectives

- Securing and maintaining recognition of UCU in Scotland

Scotland Official – You:

- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (incl. maths & English)

- Experience of a similar working environment and/or understanding of working for a Trade Union or other not-for-profit organisation

- Experience of managing a team of staff

- Experience of collective bargaining with employers

- Experience of representing individuals in disciplinary and grievances cases

- Experience of trade union organising

- Experience of effective planning and organising under pressure

Further information

We welcome applications from any candidate but are particularly keen to receive applications from women and global majority candidates, who are currently underrepresented at this grade in UCU; if this is you and you are interested in the post, we invite you to join an online briefing about the post and what it’s like to work at the union, on Monday 22 June from 1pm. If you’d like to attend the briefing, please see the advert on the vacancies page. We will need to know whether you wish to attend no later than 12 noon on Friday 19 June. You do not need to attend the briefing session in order to apply.

Benefits:

- Supportive Family Policies: Embrace family life with enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, and Shared Parental Leave schemes

- Health and Well-being Support: Access to confidential counselling 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme; advice and face-to-face intervention from via our Physiotherapy Advice Line; healthcare assessment

- Flexible Working: Take advantage of our Flexitime scheme, allowing you to tailor your work hours within our Work Life Balance policy

- Financial Assistance: Benefit from being enrolled in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), childcare support, interest-free season ticket loans, and assistance with the cost of eyesight testing and glasses for DSE use

- Training and Development: Elevate your skills with tailored training, developmental support, and access to live and on demand courses available through our online training platform

Note: working arrangements

UCU requires its employees to work from their office/in the field for at least 60% of their working week. They may apply to work from home for the remaining 40% but UCU cannot guarantee that this will be agreed.

Diversity & Inclusion Monitoring

We need your support to make sure our employees come from a variety of backgrounds, so we especially welcome applications from disadvantaged communities. Even if you are not selected, it would be really helpful if you could complete the diversity & inclusion data when you apply for this role, because we can make sure we are encouraging a diverse mixture of candidates to apply. Thank you very much.

Equal Opportunities

UCU is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We are happy to accept applications in alternative formats from applicants who, for reasons of disability, may find it difficult to fill in our standard form. Please see the advert on our website for further details.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 1 July at 10am.

Interview date: Tuesday 4 August 2026

To submit your application for this exciting Scotland Official opportunity, please click ‘Apply’