Senior HEON Officer

The Higher Education Outreach Network (HEON) is looking to appoint a Senior Officer on a fixed-term contract, initially through the 8^th June 2026. 

About the role

The Senior HEON Officer will lead and oversee the delivery of HEON’s programme of outreach activity, delivered to nearby schools, colleges and in the community. This will include ensuring the impactful delivery of the programme, as well as delivering a range of outreach activities. The post will manage links and communications with our partner schools.

The post line-manages HEON’s Graduate Outreach Assistant, and works closely to oversee the delivery of externally based HEON Partner Officers.

About you

We are looking for a well organised, enthusiastic individual with a genuine passion for social mobility and inspiring young people.

You should work well in a team and will be familiar with working autonomously and as part of a wider team; interacting flexibly with colleagues both internally and externally. You’ll be able to offer guidance and support to colleagues as well as a direct report. Training will be in place to support you and help you develop in the role. 

If you are enthusiastic, keen to join HEON, motivated to improve educational outcomes for young people, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply with your CV and cover letter on the University website.

About HEON

The University of Surrey is the lead institution of HEON. HEON is a partnership* of local organisations including universities and colleges working in Surrey and North East Hampshire. HEON fosters collaboration between providers and through a programme of outreach activity, aims to support young people to make informed decisions about their future education, support the raising of attainment in local schools and increase the rates of young people from local areas accessing higher education. HEON is funded and supported by the Office for Students (OfS) as part of the Uni Connect Programme.

About working at the University of Surrey

In addition to your salary, we offer pension contributions and generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working options and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), Benefits also include access to a variety of staff development opportunities, world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits.

HEON and The University of Surrey is committed to valuing everyone in our community by providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We value everyone in our community and are seeking to increase the diversity. Therefore, alongside our programme’s widening participation objectives, we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, from lower socio-economic groups and people with disabilities. 

Please find further information in the attached job description, and for informal queries, please contact Chris Dexter, HEON Manager, via c.dexter@surrey.ac.uk.

 *HEON’s Partner institutions:

• The University of Surrey
• Activate Learning
• University Centre Farnborough/FCOT
• University for the Creative Arts
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• Nescot
• The Academy of Contemporary Music
• The University of Law
• Surrey County Council

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