Widening Participation Coordinator (2 posts)

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

Widening Participation: Recruitment & Admissions

Salary from £35,758 to £40,741 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £43,604 pa inclusive of London allowance

The WP team’s work directly contributes to the School’s strategy, LSE2030, and supports our goals for advancing equity, diversity and inclusion. The WP team works with colleagues across the School to meet the ambitious commitments in our Access and Participation Plan with the regulator, the Office for Students.

The WP team has primary responsibility for:

• Widening Participation activities and programmes
• Delivery of the Access interventions outlined in LSE’s Access and Participation Plan (APP)

We are seeking two Widening Participation Coordinators to join our team, supporting the design, development, and delivery of pre-entry outreach and widening participation programmes for young people from groups currently under-represented at LSE.

Primarily, one role will focus on developing and coordinating a new KS3 attainment-raising programme, as well as managing our School Governors Scheme. The other role will concentrate on delivering LSE Thrive, a sustained access programme for Year 12 students of Black heritage, and coordinating the Black Achievement Conference, a half-day online event celebrating the achievements and contributions of LSE’s Black community. In your application, please specify which position you are interested in,

The role-holders will also deliver targeted events and activities aimed at widening access to LSE and other selective institutions for students from under-represented groups. This includes initiatives such as subject-specific outreach delivered in collaboration with academic departments and schools liaison activities.

The successful candidate should have:

• General knowledge of UK education and key issues in widening participation
• Experience of working with children and/or young people
• Experience of organising events and projects
• Experience of liaising with key internal and external stakeholders who support the projects such as academics, funders and companies
• Ability to understand and convey information in a clear and accurate manner

This position will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with childrens’ barred list. Any offer of employment made is conditional on receipt of a satisfactory DBS check.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.

For queries about the role leading on the KS3 attainment-raising programme and School Governors Scheme, email:

Becky Saxby-Smith, Senior Widening Participation Officer, at r.m.saxby-smith@lse.ac.uk.

For the role leading on Thrive and the BAC, email:

Alice Chowen, Senior Widening Participation Officer, at a.chowen@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 10 November 2024 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Interview dates to be arranged for week commencing 25 November 2024

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