Higher Education Ambassador (NERAP)

Full Time, fixed term until 31/7/2025

North East Raising Aspiration Partnership (funded by the five universities in the North East Region) is seeking a highly motivated recent graduate for the role of Higher Education Ambassador.

The Higher Education Ambassador will work as part of a small team delivering outreach activity in schools across the region and programmes for specific under-represented groups such as looked after young people and young carers.

The post holder must have an awareness and understanding of widening participation and an ability to present and enthuse young people to think about progressing to higher education.  Strong communication skills and experience of delivering presentations/public speaking is essential.

For informal enquires please contact Louise Harrison on  louise.harrison@newcastle.ac.uk

The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory DBS disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of our clearance procedures.

For posts such as this the University often receives a high volume of applications. You must be able to demonstrate that you meet all of the criteria on the person specification to apply for this vacancy.

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.

Please note: CV’s will not be accepted.

If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place in person. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.

Interviews will take place on 3 June.

Please note that we are advertising this vacancy on other websites but we are not using those third parties to collate applications for us. If you are viewing this advert on a third party website please ensure you apply directly to Teesside University.

For further details of this and other posts, please refer to our website at http://www.tees.ac.uk/jobs

Job Reference: B00652

Closing date: 09 May 2024

Interview date: 03 June 2024

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