Senior Education Outreach Officer

Salary: Grade 6 (£28,762 – £34,308 p.a. depending on experience)

2 vacancies available

The interviews will be held the week commencing 9th January 2023.

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you want to play a key outreach role, recruiting the best students, irrespective of background? Do you have experience of working with young people and an ability to relate and motive them?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The University of Leeds is committed to widening access to higher education and in supporting a diverse student population succeed in their studies and future careers. We believe that students with the potential to benefit from university should have an equal opportunity to do so, regardless of their background.

In this role, you will be pivotal in accelerating and implementing the Educational Engagement Strategy and the University’s Access and Participation Plan, working in partnership with staff across the University, as well as with schools/colleges, young people and their influencers.

You will work to co-ordinate our successful Research and Study Skills programme, focussing on the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and support for other related project-based qualifications. You will be responsible for delivering workshops in schools across the country and online to support students with these qualifications. You will also take an active role in developing the existing EPQ & study skills programme; promoting, co-ordinating, monitoring and assessing engagement, as well as assisting in the management of a trained team of Education Outreach Fellows (EOFs), who assist with the delivery of the Research Skills programme.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Matthew Elliott, Education Outreach Lead Officer

Email: [email protected]