Middlesex University London Hiring for Education Liaison & Outreach Coordinator Job at Hendon, England Full Time

Do you want to play a pivotal role in the next phase of Middlesex University’s development, supporting the launch of its new ‘Knowledge into Action’ 2031 strategy and its ambition to provide a greater level of personalised advice and guidance to future students across its digital channels?

The Education Liaison and Outreach coordinator will be supporting the overall running of the Education Liaison and Outreach Team. They will be coordinating the planning and delivery of activities with schools and colleges and training ambassadors to represent us where necessary. The post holder will support the delivery of our frameworks of activity through the development of workshops and programmes focused on IAG, raising aspirations and improving attainment. They will also maintain and develop relationships with key stakeholders in schools, colleges, charities, youth groups and partner organisations required to deliver our programmes and interventions. They will co-ordinate event bookings, stock maintenance and the administration of event planning and our communications.

To succeed in this role you’ll be familiar with the UK education system including some knowledge of current HE agendas. You’ll need to have a high level of ICT skills and familiarity with IT systems and applications including MS Word and Excel.

This role requires someone with a proven and demonstrable ability to maintain work standards requiring close attention to detail and to excellent customer care and service standards. You’ll need to communicate clearly, effectively and accurately orally, by email and in writing with colleagues, external enquirers and institutions in a manner sensitive to diverse cultural backgrounds. You should also be able to demonstrate an ability to work on your own initiative and be able to prioritise and meet deadlines. A willingness to travel to various locations in Greater London as well as occasionally across the wider UK is also essential.

In return, Middlesex will offer you an opportunity to develop a broad portfolio of marketing and customer engagement skills and opportunities to support innovation in education marketing. You will be part of Middlesex University’s strong community of professionals, who you will both help guide and will learn from.

We value diversity and strive to create a fairer, more equitable work environment for our staff and students. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff diversity networks, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

We are a member of Athena SWAN a gender based charter, the Race Equality Charter, Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident. We are committed to improving employment opportunities for underrepresented groups. We particularly welcome applications from gender non-conforming individuals and people from a Black, Asian or Other Ethnic Background who are underrepresented in this area. All recruitment decisions will be based on merit. We have also made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in the role profile.

MU Services Limited Middlesex University has established a wholly owned subsidiary, MU Services Limited, to provide professional services to the University. Staff of MU Services Limited will work alongside Middlesex University staff and will be employed by MU Services Limited. All University policies and procedures and the University Professional Services Staff Handbook will apply to MU Services Limited staff during their employment, unless where expressly stated otherwise.

For further information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nikki Jell, Education Liaison and Outreach Manager (post 16) at [email protected]

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service certificate. You are therefore required to disclose details of any criminal record. ALL criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings, even if they would otherwise be regarded as spent under this Act must be disclosed, as well as any other information that may have a bearing on your suitability for the post, including pending prosecutions.

The University will apply for a DBS certificate before your appointment is confirmed.