University Access Officer - West Midlands
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,227.50 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 March 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | The Access Project |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Job Title: University Access Officer
Salary: £26,227.50 per annum.
Closing Date: Monday 16th March at midday.
Reporting to: Programme Manager
Contract: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Job Location: Birmingham and The Black Country - currently Moseley School, Wood Green Academy and Ormiston Forge Academy. As this job is based in three schools each week and regular travel is required, a full UK driver's license is essential
Interviews: From Friday 20th March
Start date: Early May 2026
About the organisation
The Access Project is an education charity; we believe that every young person can make the most of education, unlocking their potential and creating a fairer society.
Our mission is to support students from under-resourced backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.
The programme combats educational inequality and improves social mobility by raising students’ grades and supporting them to understand the pathway to a top university. Young people on our programme are 50% more likely to place at a top university compared to statistically similar students.
About the role
This vacancy is for a University Access Officer to work in three of our schools in Birmingham and The Black Country.
The University Access Officer works with school staff at all levels, volunteer tutors and coaches, and with the rest of The Access Project’s team to ensure that the delivery of our programmes is optimised.
Role responsibilities
Work directly with students, mentoring in an impactful, professional and safe manner.
Engage with school staff, your Programme Manager, and students in school to ensure that you have fully enrolled cohorts across all programmes.
Coordinate the delivery of the programmes across allocated schools, acting as the sole on‑site representative of The Access Project.
Assess student progress towards being able to make successful university applications.
Upload information onto the Salesforce database in a timely manner (training is provided).
Work proactively with school staff to ensure their cooperation and timely completion of activities, enabling effective communication to contribute to the smooth running of the programmes.
Present at termly school meetings with Senior Management to report on our programmes progress.
Support the wider team by attending university site visits which take place on occasional Saturdays and weekday evenings (paid time off is provided).
Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary by The Access Project’s Programme Managers or Director
Schools with tuition and coaching in their model:
All the above responsibilities, with the addition of:
Match students for 1:1 tuition with volunteer tutors.
Monitor student attendance to 1:1 tutorials and/or coaching sessions and devise innovative solutions to encourage attendance.
Manage volunteer tutor attendance to tutorials through weekly monitoring systems.
Monitor the impact of tutorials and intervene as appropriate.
Build and manage relationships with volunteer tutors to ensure they have a positive experience of the programme.
Manage students’ relationships with volunteer tutors through monitoring of systems, emailing and making phone calls.
Work collaboratively with Tuition & Coaching team to escalate attendance issues with students and schools and coordinate the effective delivery of coaching and group tuition offers.
Person specification
Essential:
Demonstrable skills in mentoring groups of students and 1:1.
Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to deliver multiple programmes and projects at pace and manage administration accurately.
Able to communicate and influence with impact at all levels.
Resilient and adaptable.
Able to work towards and meet deadlines with a problem-solving mindset.
Able to effectively time manage and actively prioritise.
Able to work independently, in busy school environments, with an ownership mindset.
Skilled in building and maintaining excellent relationships with young people and school staff/leaders
Good sense of attention to detail
Can demonstrate an ability to take action to keep young people safe and raise concerns.
Desirable:
Experience of working in a multi-site environment
Training and Development
Please refer to the application form for further details about The Access Project and the role.
Salary: £26,227.50 per annum.
Closing Date: Monday 16th March at midday.
Reporting to: Programme Manager
Contract: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Job Location: Birmingham and The Black Country - currently Moseley School, Wood Green Academy and Ormiston Forge Academy. As this job is based in three schools each week and regular travel is required, a full UK driver's license is essential
Interviews: From Friday 20th March
Start date: Early May 2026
About the organisation
The Access Project is an education charity; we believe that every young person can make the most of education, unlocking their potential and creating a fairer society.
Our mission is to support students from under-resourced backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.
The programme combats educational inequality and improves social mobility by raising students’ grades and supporting them to understand the pathway to a top university. Young people on our programme are 50% more likely to place at a top university compared to statistically similar students.
About the role
This vacancy is for a University Access Officer to work in three of our schools in Birmingham and The Black Country.
The University Access Officer works with school staff at all levels, volunteer tutors and coaches, and with the rest of The Access Project’s team to ensure that the delivery of our programmes is optimised.
Role responsibilities
Work directly with students, mentoring in an impactful, professional and safe manner.
Engage with school staff, your Programme Manager, and students in school to ensure that you have fully enrolled cohorts across all programmes.
Coordinate the delivery of the programmes across allocated schools, acting as the sole on‑site representative of The Access Project.
Assess student progress towards being able to make successful university applications.
Upload information onto the Salesforce database in a timely manner (training is provided).
Work proactively with school staff to ensure their cooperation and timely completion of activities, enabling effective communication to contribute to the smooth running of the programmes.
Present at termly school meetings with Senior Management to report on our programmes progress.
Support the wider team by attending university site visits which take place on occasional Saturdays and weekday evenings (paid time off is provided).
Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary by The Access Project’s Programme Managers or Director
Schools with tuition and coaching in their model:
All the above responsibilities, with the addition of:
Match students for 1:1 tuition with volunteer tutors.
Monitor student attendance to 1:1 tutorials and/or coaching sessions and devise innovative solutions to encourage attendance.
Manage volunteer tutor attendance to tutorials through weekly monitoring systems.
Monitor the impact of tutorials and intervene as appropriate.
Build and manage relationships with volunteer tutors to ensure they have a positive experience of the programme.
Manage students’ relationships with volunteer tutors through monitoring of systems, emailing and making phone calls.
Work collaboratively with Tuition & Coaching team to escalate attendance issues with students and schools and coordinate the effective delivery of coaching and group tuition offers.
Person specification
Essential:
Demonstrable skills in mentoring groups of students and 1:1.
Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to deliver multiple programmes and projects at pace and manage administration accurately.
Able to communicate and influence with impact at all levels.
Resilient and adaptable.
Able to work towards and meet deadlines with a problem-solving mindset.
Able to effectively time manage and actively prioritise.
Able to work independently, in busy school environments, with an ownership mindset.
Skilled in building and maintaining excellent relationships with young people and school staff/leaders
Good sense of attention to detail
Can demonstrate an ability to take action to keep young people safe and raise concerns.
Desirable:
Experience of working in a multi-site environment
Training and Development
Please refer to the application form for further details about The Access Project and the role.
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