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Institutional Outreach Officer (Next Steps South West and Plymouth Marjon University)
| Posting date: | 07 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,138 to £28,759 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, South West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Plymouth Marjon University |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | R00986 |
Summary
Institutional Outreach Officer (Next Steps South West and Plymouth Marjon University)
1.0 FTE / 35 Hours per week; Grade 5, £25,138.00 - £28,759.00
Fixed term until 31 July 2025
Jointly funded by Next Steps South West and Plymouth Marjon University
Marjon is a small University, with a strong sense of community, centred on student success.
We believe that each staff member contributes directly to the University’s growth and success, with our values at the heart of everything we do. We believe that diversity provides the talent and contribution that delivers the greatest impact on our continuing success and realising every individual’s potential.
The Opportunity:
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the School and College Engagement team at Plymouth Marjon University for an ambitious and highly innovative outreach practitioner. The post-holder will support the delivery of awareness and attainment-raising outreach activities to secondary school students on behalf of Marjon and through a collaborative project comprising universities and Further Education (FE) / Higher Education (HE) colleges in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.
Who we’re looking for:
•You will be a pro-active and enthusiastic person with a friendly and confident demeanour.
•Previous experience of liaising and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
•Strong communication skills and enjoy working closely with learners in schools and colleges.
What you’ll be doing:
•The role involves raising awareness of and supporting access to HE in schools where progression to HE is low, promoting and delivering attainment-raising activities, and working with third-party providers.
•You would be offering a personalised service, meeting regularly with partner schools, and tailoring resources to meet the needs of schools and colleges.
•You would be largely based at Plymouth Marjon University but also in a range of FE settings, including schools and colleges.
You’ll need to enjoy:
•Building strong collaborative relationships.
•Working with a diverse range of people in a variety of settings.
•Offering a personalised service and tailoring resources to meet the needs of schools and colleges.
•Managing the organisation, liaison, and administrative aspects of outreach interventions.
•Working to your values: we care about how people behave as well as what they achieve.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Chloe Brown, School and College Engagement Manager, via cbrown@marjon.ac.uk
Where you’ll work:
You’ll be based in the Plymouth Marjon University Student Recruitment team, on our green campus in the north of Plymouth.
Supporting our people:
At Marjon, we are firmly committed to supporting every member of staff who works for us. Our Balance programme of health and wellbeing activities aims to help you to look after your physical health, nutritional health, mental health and social health.
We’re big believers in the importance of work/life balance. Many of our employees work flexibly and they are able to apply for parental leave and time off for dependants.
We are keen to hear from a diverse range of applicants to support our goal to realise every individual’s potential. We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’: candidates who declare a disability and who demonstrate on their application that they meet the essential criteria will be included on the shortlist.
Closing date: Sunday 23 February 2025 (at 11:59pm)
Interview date: Monday 03 March 2025
Apply online: https://jobs.marjon.ac.uk/
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.
If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process, please contact the People Team on peopleteam@marjon.ac.uk
It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
1.0 FTE / 35 Hours per week; Grade 5, £25,138.00 - £28,759.00
Fixed term until 31 July 2025
Jointly funded by Next Steps South West and Plymouth Marjon University
Marjon is a small University, with a strong sense of community, centred on student success.
We believe that each staff member contributes directly to the University’s growth and success, with our values at the heart of everything we do. We believe that diversity provides the talent and contribution that delivers the greatest impact on our continuing success and realising every individual’s potential.
The Opportunity:
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the School and College Engagement team at Plymouth Marjon University for an ambitious and highly innovative outreach practitioner. The post-holder will support the delivery of awareness and attainment-raising outreach activities to secondary school students on behalf of Marjon and through a collaborative project comprising universities and Further Education (FE) / Higher Education (HE) colleges in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.
Who we’re looking for:
•You will be a pro-active and enthusiastic person with a friendly and confident demeanour.
•Previous experience of liaising and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
•Strong communication skills and enjoy working closely with learners in schools and colleges.
What you’ll be doing:
•The role involves raising awareness of and supporting access to HE in schools where progression to HE is low, promoting and delivering attainment-raising activities, and working with third-party providers.
•You would be offering a personalised service, meeting regularly with partner schools, and tailoring resources to meet the needs of schools and colleges.
•You would be largely based at Plymouth Marjon University but also in a range of FE settings, including schools and colleges.
You’ll need to enjoy:
•Building strong collaborative relationships.
•Working with a diverse range of people in a variety of settings.
•Offering a personalised service and tailoring resources to meet the needs of schools and colleges.
•Managing the organisation, liaison, and administrative aspects of outreach interventions.
•Working to your values: we care about how people behave as well as what they achieve.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Chloe Brown, School and College Engagement Manager, via cbrown@marjon.ac.uk
Where you’ll work:
You’ll be based in the Plymouth Marjon University Student Recruitment team, on our green campus in the north of Plymouth.
Supporting our people:
At Marjon, we are firmly committed to supporting every member of staff who works for us. Our Balance programme of health and wellbeing activities aims to help you to look after your physical health, nutritional health, mental health and social health.
We’re big believers in the importance of work/life balance. Many of our employees work flexibly and they are able to apply for parental leave and time off for dependants.
We are keen to hear from a diverse range of applicants to support our goal to realise every individual’s potential. We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’: candidates who declare a disability and who demonstrate on their application that they meet the essential criteria will be included on the shortlist.
Closing date: Sunday 23 February 2025 (at 11:59pm)
Interview date: Monday 03 March 2025
Apply online: https://jobs.marjon.ac.uk/
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.
If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process, please contact the People Team on peopleteam@marjon.ac.uk
It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
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