Widening Participation Officer

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom UCL Full time

About us

The Access and Widening Participation Office leads on the development and implementation of UCL’s strategies to widen access to UCL from underrepresented groups.

The Widening Participation Team focuses on addressing the long-term barriers to higher education, in particular: attainment, advice and guidance for specific groups, and support for parents and carers. The team works closely with the Data and Impact team to provide evidence of impact and to identify current trends and research that will inform the development of activity. www.ucl.ac.uk/widening-participation

About the role

The Widening Participation Officer is responsible for the coordination and delivery of projects and events for children, young people and families. They will be responsible for devising and delivering workshops, presentations and other activities and will liaise with a variety of internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure the smooth delivery and robust evaluation of projects and events.

About you

The successful candidate will have an understanding of, and an enthusiasm for, widening participation in higher education and experience of working with schools and with young people. They will have strong organisational skills, experience of coordinating projects or events and be able to manage their time effectively. They will be an effective communicator, committed to delivering excellent customer service.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits, please visit our benefits page for more information.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

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