Senior Widening Access Outreach Officer (722506)

The Senior Widening Access Outreach Officer will design, develop and deliver a range of widening access outreach programmes, for primary and secondary pupils, and will lead on several elements of the University’s flagship Young Strathclyder programme.

FTE: 1.0 (35 hours per week)

Term: Fixed (until 31 August 2029)

Closing date: 30 June 2025

The University of Strathclyde is a socially progressive and people-oriented Higher Education institution, which values and celebrates the diversity of its student and staff community. We are committed to supporting talent development in our learning and working environments and fostering an accessible and inclusive environment in which all can thrive and fulfil their potential.

The Access, Equality and Inclusion Service leads that work through a whole-institution approach to address under-representation and advance equality of opportunity for all students and staff. We seek a committed Senior Widening Access Outreach Officer to work within the Widening Access Team of the AEI Service. The post holder will design, develop and deliver a range of widening access outreach programmes, for primary and secondary pupils, and will lead on several elements of the University’s flagship Young Strathclyder programme.

The successful candidate will be educated to degree/equivalent level. You will demonstrate a high level of competency and knowledge in widening access to tertiary education and have a demonstrable track record of running successful programmes in support of pupils/students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 12 August 2025.

For informal enquiries, please contact Iain Mitchell, Widening Access Manager at i.mitchell@strath.ac.uk

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