Location: | London |
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Salary: | £29,659 to £33,232 per annum |
Hours: | Part Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 25th October 2024 |
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Closes: | 14th November 2024 |
Job Ref: | PRSV00918 |
City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.
The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.
Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.
The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.
Background
The Widening Participation team forms part of the Student Inclusion and Engagement Department. The aim of the team is to support young people in making realistic, well-informed decisions about their future, challenging preconceptions, and helping them to develop the skills, knowledge and grades required to meet their aspirations. We work with schools and colleges in areas of deprivation or with low progression rates onto higher education, and with young people who will be the first generation of their family to attend Higher Education. This work supports the commitments laid out in City’s Access and Participation Plan and University Strategy as well as contributing towards the national priorities in this area set out by the OfS (Office for Students).
Responsibilities
The Widening Participation Events and Projects Assistant provides administrative and practical support for the Widening Participation Outreach team, principally supporting student events and projects, tracking data, maintaining up to date contacts and dealing with external queries.
Main responsibilities include:
Person Specification
The Events and Projects Assistant must be organised, able to work to deadlines and responsive to changing project requirements. They will have good oral and written communication skills and be able to effectively with students and colleagues across the organisation. They will have excellent problem solving and IT skills.
Additional Information
Closing date for applications: 14th October 2024 at 11:59pm.
City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.
City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George’s, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.
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