SES Project Officer, Student Education Service

Salary: Grade 6 (£28,762 – £34,308 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you have experience of solving problems and supporting the implementation of new initiatives? Do you enjoy creating change to improve processes for students and staff? Are you an excellent communicator? Do you thrive on building relationships with colleagues and stakeholders?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The University of Leeds is one of the top 100 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The Student Education Service (SES) is a University-wide professional service team, whose team members’ work together to enable students to maximise their potential and have an excellent experience, and to enable academic staff to focus on delivering their key priorities in student education and research. Our Service spans curricular and co-curricular opportunities and operations.

Within the SES, the Strategic Projects Team is a group of project management professionals whose focus is to drive new and emerging ideas and initiatives forward across the SES and wider university. We act as catalysts and facilitators – giving projects the impetus to create change and improve processes for students and staff. We are currently recruiting an SES Project Officer to join the team.

Find out more about how our staff describe our Student Education Service culture here.

Find out more about the breadth of our Service here.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

If you like the idea of being part of a community of over 900 professional staff working across our campus to enhance the student and staff experience, then we would love to hear from you.

Please note interviews will be in person on campus.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Name: Jenna O’Brien

Email: j.obrien1@leeds.ac.uk