Medr Employability Project Co-Ordinator (Interim)

Hours of Work: 37

Flexible campus base (hybrid working with travel to other locations as necessary)

ABOUT US

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) traces its heritage back to the first university in Wales, receiving its Royal Charter in 1828 and is honoured to have His Majesty King Charles III as Royal Patron.

UWTSD now teaches over 16,000 students across its six campuses in the UK; four in Wales and two in England. It has long-standing international educational partnerships in Europe, China, Malaysia, the USA and elsewhere.  

Our aim is to transform education, and by doing so transform the lives of the individuals and the communities we serve. We are already recognised for providing an outstanding student experience:

• 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Times Higher Education, July 2024)
• 1st in Wales for 7 subjects and Top 10 in the UK for 3 subjects (Guardian University League Table 2024)

Our success is due to the commitment, skill, knowledge, and ability of our people working together. We are now building on this strong culture and provision to become a leading provider of accessible higher education.

We are now looking for a Project Co-Ordinator – Employability Skills (Interim) to join our campus on a full time, fixed term basis (to July 2026), working 37 hours per week.

THE ROLE

The main purpose of the post is to provide effective project co-ordination and oversight for the University’s Medr-funded employability skills work.

Duties include ensuring the operational delivery of identified project objectives and outcomes; the operational management of the project team; tracking progress against targets; and drafting project updates for Medr.

See job description for main duties.

ABOUT YOU

To be considered as a Project Co-Ordinator – Employability Skills (Interim) you will need:

• Educated to degree level and/or relevant experience
• Professional experience of using information management systems and processes and of managing and interrogating data
• Previous experience of team coordination, and delivery against objectives
• Experience of project reporting
• Evidence of student engagement and communications
• Experience of identifying and removing barriers to participation

BENEFITS

Annual leave entitlement is 28 days’ annual leave per year, plus 8 bank holidays and 4 University closure days

For full benefits of working at UWTSD see – Jobs and Working at UWTSD | University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Please note, this application process does not include the option to submit a CV. Therefore, your application will be assessed based on your answers to the application questions only and, in particular, your Supporting Statement.

Note your correspondence language will be determined by the language you apply in.  To apply in Welsh, please click ‘Cymraeg’ at the top right of the screen. 

Closing date: 7 March 2025, 11:59pm

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