Aimhigher Programme Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

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Position Details
External Relations

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £33,348 to £43,155, with potential progression once in post to £45,737

Grade 7

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to July 2024

Closing date: 28th June 2023

Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.

We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.

With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.

We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.

We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.

In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.

On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

Job Purpose

This post will have responsibility for a wide range of activities / projects associated with the central management hub of Aimhigher.

It will lead the development and implementation of a programme of wrap around interventions and will work with Outreach UCP Officers at the university spokes to ensure delivery.

It will involve a high level of autonomy and responsibility for activity development and delivery and will require high level skills in partnership working.

The post will involve extensive liaison with local partners through the Aimhigher framework and other potential partners as well as staff in schools and colleges.

This will require a considerable amount of tenacity, tact and sensitivity to the situation and existing commitments of staff in schools, colleges, and partner universities, as well as the imagination, initiative, enthusiasm+, and creativity to seize and develop opportunities for widening participation.

The post holder will be expected to use their own initiative to support the direction of their work.

They will be required to support in the development of future operational approach of the partnership and its work commitments.

Main Duties

To manage a range of projects and activities at the Aimhigher UCP Central Hub, based at the lead institution the University of Birmingham
To be responsible for and work with spoke Aimhigher Officers in 6 universities to coordinate, plan, develop and deliver a range of innovative WP activities for learners
The AHWM wrap around offer. The post holder will influence and gain support from 6 diverse partner universities to secure a consistent and coherent programme across the partnership
The post holder will take into account partnership diversity, allowing for local variation to meet need and ensuring a 'winwin' for all contributors
This will require considerable liaison and coordination across the partnership combined with high level skills in tact and diplomacy
The post holder will also oversee the attainment raising strategic outreach work within the UCP partnership
To lead on and provide operational project support for wider Aimhigher projects including Aimhigher Mentoring, Explore your Future and Aimhigher UniFest. This will include facilitating project boards, associated actions and providing updates to AHWM Manager
To work with and support FE AHWM UCP partners in their continued involvement in the programme
The post holder will facilitate and support the Urban FE forum
Investigate ways to develop cross partnership wo