MERFAIR04 – FE Partnerships and Pathways Officer

£24,948 to £27,929
plus £5018 London weighting per annum
Contract Type: 
Permanent
Release Date:  Friday 23 September 2022
Closing Date:  Sunday 16 October 2022
Interview Date: 

To be confirmed
Reference:  MERFAIR04

The University of Greenwich is a large inclusive university, based across three campuses in London and Kent, which is committed to delivering its vision of Education Without Boundaries. We have an ambitious strategy to be the best modern university in the UK which we are already making great strides in. 

The Outreach and Educational Partnerships Team based within UK Student Recruitment is seeking to appoint a permanent FE Partnerships and Pathways Officer. This role sits within a busy and dynamic team of HE in FE, widening participation and student recruitment specialists who manage relationships with the university’s partner college network to deliver HE in FE provision, coordinate all related non-academic tasks between internal stakeholders and partner college contacts and are responsible for the growth and development of HE in FE provision in collaboration with our partners.

We offer a friendly, flexible and supportive working environment with plenty of opportunities to develop within the role and become involved in the wider university community.

The ideal candidate will be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience and have good knowledge of the UK education system having worked in FE and/or HE previously. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential for success in the role as are high levels of attention to detail, excellent organisational, problem-solving and interpersonal skills as the post holder will be the first point of contact for partner college contacts and internal stakeholders for all HE in FE enquiries.

The successful candidate will be required to work open days and contribute to the wider work of the department during confirmation and clearing, for example. The post holder would be expected to work from our Avery Hill Campus, and other campuses as required and to attend meetings or other visits to partner college sites. 

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission.

For any informal enquiries please contact Toni Reeves – [email protected]  

Should you have any queries please contact the HR Recruitment Team on [email protected] . 

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge /Mentally Healthy Universities , we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.