Change Manager

University of the West of Scotland; Paisley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Role Details

Strategic Programme Management Office

Paisley Campus

Change Manager

Salary: Grade 6 £42,254 - £50,253 per annum

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 12 months

This role may be eligible for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If requiring visa sponsorship, the successful applicant will also need to meet a range of individual criteria to satisfy Home Office requirements. If the role is offered on a part-time basis, this might also affect eligibility. Applicants are encouraged to individually assess whether they may be eligible for visa sponsorship prior to applying. More information on eligibility can be found on the Government website .

The Post

We're looking for an experienced professional to lead and deliver bespoke change management strategies across key organisational projects. In this role, you'll work closely with executive leaders, senior managers, and project teams to ensure successful adoption of change, mitigate risks, and maximise benefits realisation. You'll provide expert guidance, coaching, and structured approaches to embed change, build a strong change culture, and support the University's People Priority of fostering a culture of change. From planning through to sustainment, you'll play a pivotal role in driving consistency, influencing behaviours, and ensuring long-term success.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject discipline or qualified by relevant experience.
• Experience with large-scale organisational change efforts including lead on transformation initiatives.
• Experience of employing change management principles, methodologies and tools (for example, ADKAR, Kotter's).
• Experience of delivering people focused/impact change.

About the University

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 (2024 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.

Benefits

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 (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.

Closing Date

Thursday 15th January 2026

Interview Date

To be confirmed

Contact

Please contact recruitment@uws for any further information or queries about the role from the 5th of January.

Salary Note

Please note that the appointment will be made on the first point of the salary scale (unless by exception, where evidence would need to be provided).

Closing Note

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.

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Equality & Diversity

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

Disability Confident

UWS is a "Disability Confident" employer.

Charity

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