Project Coordinator - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Newcastle University

Newcastle University

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary:
£29,605 to £30,487 with progression to £32,982 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits.

We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 06 March 2024

The Role

The North East Raising Aspiration Partnership is looking for a Project Coordinator to join the Central Project Team based at Newcastle University.

The North East Raising Aspiration Partnership (NERAP) is a collaboration of the five universities in the region working together to support the progression of under-represented groups into higher education.

Working as part of a Central Project Team you will co-ordinate and deliver a range of activities and services in order to support the development and delivery of the Partnership activity on behalf of the NERAP Partner Universities (Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside).

Find out more about the North East Raising Aspiration Partnership here.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills, who is enthusiastic about the benefits of higher education and motivated to inspire the next generation of students.

To be successful in this role, you will be an engaging presenter, be able to tailor your approach across different contexts and to a range of audiences and have a proven ability to organise and deliver complex events and activities.

It is important that you bring with you an awareness and understanding of widening participation and experience of working with and enthusing young people about Higher Education.

The post is available on a full-time basis, 37 hours per week.

The post is fixed term until the 31st July 2025.

Key Accountabilities

Develop and deliver outreach activity as agreed with our Partner institutions
Coordinate the development and delivery of the specific targeted Choices Together progressive programme for young carers and careexperienced young people
Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of our programmes including the creation of the annual impact report. Prepare relevant evaluation reports to ensure continuous improvement of activity and provide evidence to illustrate progress against Access and Participation Plan Agreement collaborative targets/outputs. Understand evaluation techniques in reference to HE activities
Maintain an overview of the NERAP delivery budget
Contribute to the development and production of appropriate NERAP online and printed communication and marketing materials for use with key audiences, including presentations for students, teachers and parents/carers, and key programme information. This will involve liaising with design companies; coordinating design schedules; proofing work and contributing to decisions about the design of materials
Under the guidance of the NERAP Project Manager, coordinate the schedule of communications for teachers, parents/carers and partners to ensure that they are regularly informed and updated about the NERAP offer, liaising closely with the rest of the Central Project Team with regard to relevance and useful content
Under the guidance of the NERAP Project Manager, develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders (Partners, schools, local authorities etc)
Maintain the Partnership booking and monitoring systems and the NERAP website
Supervise the Partnership Higher Education Ambassadors to ensure NERAP can deliver on agreed widening participation activities
Under the guidance of the NERAP Project Manager, maintain an overview of GDPR requirements for the Partnership
Contribute to other relevant duties and activities as directed by the NERAP Project Manager

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Direct experience of the UK school and HE system
An awareness and understanding of issues relating to the progression, recruitment and admission of students into Higher Education, especially from underrepresented groups
An understanding and interest in widening participation
Experience of working with and enthusing young people about Higher Education
Experience of planning and organising intensive, complex, customerorientated events and activities for young people, parents/carers and teachers
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent team working skills
Excellent presentation skills
Excellent IT skills
An understanding of data protection, child protection and internet safety issues
Experience of digital content creation/production, e.g., video editing, production and animation
Full UK driving licence (vehicle will be provided as necessary)

Attributes and Behaviour