Spark Project Officer

4 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom University of Leeds Full time

**Spark Project Officer**:
**Salary: Grade 5 (£24,285 - £27,929 p.a. depending on experience)**:
**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 have a passion for enterprise within higher education? Are you driven by **helping young entrepreneurs? Do you want to see people succeed at business?**

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.

You will oversee the administration of student and graduate business start-up by working with the Spark Team to ensure that enterprise and business start-up activities are fully integrated with the University’s strategic plan and Spark’s aims and objectives.

You will support the Spark Business Advisers to ensure that students and graduates have access to pre-start and start-up advice and provide administrative support to the Spark Manager and Business Advisers.

With the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team, you will also have experience of supporting projects and of working with students and graduates.

**What we offer in return**
- 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - That’s over 40 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**:
Kairen Skelley, Student Careers

**Location**:

- Leeds - Main Campus**Faculty/Service**:

- Student Education Service**School/Institute**:

- Student Careers**Category**:

- Administrative and Clerical Support**Grade**:

- Grade 5**Salary**:

- £24,285 to £27,929 per annum**Post Type**:

- Full Time**Contract Type**:

- Ongoing**Release Date**:

- Tuesday 28 February 2023**Closing Date**:

- Wednesday 15 March 2023**Interview Date**:

- Friday 31 March 2023**Reference**:

- SESSC1006**Further details**:


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