Widening Participation Projects Officer (Uni Tasters)

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

Background

The Widening Participation Outreach Team supports young people in making realistic, well-informed decisions about their future. Working with target schools and colleges across London the team aim to empower underrepresented learners to access and succeed in higher education.

Responsibilities

The post holder will plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate a range of activities for students from year 9-13 aimed at breaking down barriers to higher education. The post will have responsibility for City’s Uni Tasters programme and a range of other widening participation activities

Person Specification

An understanding and up to date knowledge of the widening participation agenda, barriers to entering HE and knowledge of child protection and safeguarding issues is essential. The post holder will have experience of working with young people in a school or youth work setting including planning and delivering projects with an ability to manage relationships with a variety of stakeholders.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 6^th December 2024 at 11:59 pm.

The selection process will involve an interview and a presentation.

Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George’s, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week.

Where a hybrid working arrangement can be accommodated, it is expected that colleagues will spend the majority (at least 60%) of their usual working time on campus each week. Specific details will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate. A hybrid working arrangement will not detract from any comprehensive induction, that will include relevant on-site activities.

Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George’s, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

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