Total 46 job vacancies by Durham University

The Role and Department

The International Office is responsible for:

• The recruitment of international students to all areas of the university to meet institutional targets.
• Supporting and managing the developing of international partnerships to raise the University's global profile and to support academic colleagues in developing international links and collaborations.
• Managing the university's student mobility programmes (exchange partnerships) to meet the University's student mobility targets.

This role will support all aspects of the delivery of the University's Global Strategy, with particular responsibility for the development and delivery of the regional recruitment strategy to enable the institution to achieve recruitment targets across South East Asia.

The post will work closely with the Head and Deputy Head of International Student Recruitment, and will be responsible for the line management of an International Officer employed through Accumen and based in Malaysia.

With support from their line manager and colleagues, the post holder will be able to develop their knowledge of Durham University and the wider international higher education sector, and acquire expertise in promoting a Russell Group institution. They will use their networking skills to assist the University's relationship management in market, to ensure we provide excellent service to school counsellors, education agents, and prospective students.

The role will require significant travel to key recruitment markets, initially including Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, although market responsibilities may change over time in line with the external student recruitment landscape and the priorities of Durham University. Recruitment trips can be up to 2 weeks long and involve evening and weekend working.

We have adopted hybrid working with team members currently working a minimum of 2 days per week on campus in Durham. We encourage all team members to be on campus on a Wednesday so the team can connect, other on campus days are flexible and based on business need.

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

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The Role and Department

The Head of Payroll and People Services is a new role which will be responsible for managing a team of Payroll and HR colleagues to continue establishing and embedding a high performing compliancy focussed service which provides a consistently high level of support to staff across the University and reflects best practice.

Reporting to the Assistant HR Director, the post-holder will play a critical role in the delivery of the University's Payroll and People Services team. The focus of the role will be predominantly focused on payroll but the role holder will also oversee the team responsible for related HR processes in a complex organisation including the recruitment of casual staff to meet the workforce needs of the university. The Head of Payroll, People and Pay Services must be versatile and able to work closely and collaboratively with stakeholders within the wider HR&OD team and across the University.

From early 2025 the base location for this role will change from our Durham City Centre site to our exciting new professional services hub based at Boldon House. Boldon House is situated on the outskirts of Durham near the Arnison Centre in Pity Me. Boldon House will bring a number of professional services teams together in a vibrant office environment which supports collaborative working and is designed to embrace hybrid working. To find out more about this project, please visit this webpage: Boldon House - Durham University.

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

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The Department and Role

The University offers an education that is challenging, difficult, enabling and transformative. The Academic Quality Service supports this offering.

Reporting to the Deputy Academic Registrar (Quality Assurance and Academic Services), the Head of the Academic Quality Service provides leadership for the University's quality assurance and related functions, and leads a team of 20 staff. In this role, you will be responsible for the support of the University's Education Committee (and its sub-committees), running and analysing Durham's student surveys, managing student appeals and academic misconduct processes, and overseeing the development and maintenance of new programmes, apprenticeship and educational partnerships (including the national Common Awards partnership, working with the Church of England and Theological Educational Institute (TEIs) partners across England, Scotland and Wales).

Researching, preparing and writing detailed evidence-based reports, you will advise committees (e.g, Education Committee) and senior leaders (e.g. Pro-Vice-Chancellor Education, Academic Registrar) within the institution. You will oversee the internal regulation of education, and be responsible for external engagement with key regulatory bodies as they relate to the oversight of education, and for the University's response to external review (QAA, TEF etc).

The Academic Quality Service is part of the Student & Academic Services Directorate. The Directorate provides a professional administrative support service to staff, students and potential students of Durham University. The Directorate - which also includes Student Registry, Student Immigration and Funding, and Student Recruitment and Admissions - sits within the Education Division, alongside the Careers and Enterprise Service and the Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD). The Education Division is led by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Education

All of the services are based at the Palatine Centre in Durham City.

This role is available as maternity cover until 30 January 2026.

Further information about the role and responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

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The opportunity

The Head of Major Gifts is a new role, and will be responsible for managing and coaching a team of experienced Senior Development Managers, working with DARO leadership to establish and track progress against KPIs.

The post-holder will manage personally a portfolio of some of the University's most senior benefactors and prospective donors, ultimately securing gifts in the seven- to eight-figure range.

The Head of Major Gifts will provide strategic support to Durham University Business School, leading on the development of impactful fundraising initiatives and gift propositions.

The post-holder will play a critical role in the delivery of Durham's bicentenary campaign, currently known as Durham 200. Durham 200 is a major philanthropic initiative in recognition of the University's 200th anniversary in 2032, which seeks to create a step-change in philanthropic income and increase significantly the impact of giving to Durham.

The Head of Major Gifts must be versatile and able to work closely and with senior University leaders, prominent and public figures, major benefactors and advocates, and senior volunteers in multiple capacities which facilitate the development of principal gifts and major donations and the advancement of Durham University.

You should be comfortable in a management role and able to support the delivery of an operational plan.

Experience and knowledge

Professional practitioner with specialist knowledge and expertise to influence service delivery, events and activities within the organisation.

Experience of providing specialist advice and guidance to a range of customers and colleagues, including more senior colleagues and external stakeholders.

Experience of participating in internal or external networks to share and discuss good practice, develop strong and productive working relationships and positively influence organisational reputation.

Experience of implementing policies and procedures and supporting service improvements.

Track record of cross-functional management and development experience and/or an enhanced management qualification applied across a large service team or teams.

Experience of working in a 'campaign' setting would be desirable.

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Excellent spoken and written communication skills including the ability to develop effective working relationships, both internally and externally.

Strong digital competence across a range of digital devices and apps including use of Microsoft Office and CRM systems (preferably Raiser's Edge).

Committed to continuing professional development to maintain professional recognition, e.g. CASE, Institute of Fundraising.

Substantial experience of working in a principal and major gifts fundraising or business development environment in a key client-facing role resulting in donations or deals at 6, 7 and 8 figure levels.

Extensive knowledge and experience of ensuring compliance with regulatory and organisational policy and guidelines, including GDPR and data protection.

Ability to contribute to planning at operational and strategic levels.

Ability to solve problems and decide on and plan appropriate solutions

How to Apply

Durham University are working in partnership with Execucare to recruit to this post.

For further information and details of how to apply for this significant appointment at the university, please visit Execucare website: Head of Major Gifts

The closing date for applications is, 11 November 2024

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The Department

The Operations Directorate: Elevating the Student and Staff Experience

The Operations Directorate is integral to the Colleges and Student Experience Division, dedicated to providing a world-class experience for our diverse student and staff communities, which is essential to our students' learning journey. Our passionate team delivers services and facilities across 15 colleges, including catering, housekeeping, reception, security, and maintenance. These resources create a safe environment where our students can live, work, dine, socialise, and thrive together.

Within the Operations Directorate, we have three key areas:

1. University Catering: Our robust catering team of 500 ensures fresh, exciting, and diverse dining experiences throughout our colleges, catering to the unique needs of our University Community, which includes students, staff, and visitors, and offer expert advice on bar management.
2. College Operations: With over 200 dedicated professionals, we provide residential services within the colleges as well as supporting student and non-student-led events.
3. Retail Services: Our branded retail catering and merchandise outlets offer an enticing array of menus and high-quality products thoughtfully presented to enhance the shopping experience for our students and staff whilst building positive relationships via efficient service and attentive staff.

Specific Role Information

The core focus of the role is to act as the promoter of standards delivered within their area on a day-to-day basis. The post-holder will be the first point of contact for operational issues that arise, and liaise with their line manager, to identify solutions, whilst ensuring that any university-wide common themes may be identified. They will have an awareness of risks to service and mitigate them through effective solutions to support the delivery of all planned activities.

The post-holder will be expected to have an awareness of the operational activities being supported by the other College Operations Team Leader(s) and Operations Co-ordinator(s), in order to ensure a consistent service is delivered. The post-holder will also have an awareness of the needs of the key stakeholders across the University, but more specifically within their own area.

The working week will be full time five days out of seven, primarily Monday to Friday, but will include occasional evening and weekends, during busy periods as business demands.

Contact details

If you would like to have a chat or ask any questions about the role, Chris Finnemore would be happy to speak to you. c.

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The Role and Department

We are looking for an experienced Team Leader to join our Post Award section within Research and Innovation Services (RIS). The Research Operations Post Award section is responsible for providing overarching support and quality assurance for research, knowledge exchange and expert services Post-Award finance-related activity, including financial management for live grants; provision of live grant information to grant holders and senior management; financial reporting to funders and other external bodies; and support in the management of studentships and grant administration.

You will have the following key responsibilities;

• Line manage a team of 5 Post Award Finance and Project Officers providing advice and guidance on University procedures and pastoral care.


• Provide training to new and existing staff members as appropriate and mentor team members to ensure a thorough understanding of university financial regulations, research related policies and external funders.


• Monitor and coordinate the performance and workload for the Post Award team, planning cover to ensure smooth service provision through peaks and troughs.


• Provide advice, and lead on, complex or high-risk awards.


• Provide a senior check, where appropriate, of the team's work to ensure accurate calculations and reporting. procedures and pastoral care.


• Develop and deliver training sessions to relevant university staff on Post-Award procedures.


• Contribute to the design, implementation and monitoring of new policies and quality standards, procedures and systems for the post award management of Durham's externally funded research activities to ensure effective working and continuous improvement.


• Actively participate in regional and national networks and working groups to represent Durham and share best practice across the sector in research project management, ensuring that Durham is actively engaged in relevant consultations and well positioned to understand and, where appropriate, influence funder policy.

The University is currently offering hybrid working, which means you will have flexibility around working arrangements. Currently you would need to come into the office a minimum of twice a week. You can work in the office on additional days of the week if you choose.

Further information about Durham's Research and Business activities can be found

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

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Applications are invited for a Business Development, Fundraising and Partnerships Manager on the exciting TechUP project. Ideally, we are seeking applicants with relevant experience working with multiple partners and stakeholders to secure funding, develop collaborative partnerships and develop new TechUP CPD training provision. The post is for a 12 month fixed term period with the possibility of extension and would be an excellent opportunity for a current member of staff seeking professional development as a secondment. The successful candidate will be working under the guidance of Professor Sue Black and Professor Alexandra Cristea and Johanna Waite in the TechUP team and will work closely with the business development team in the Research Innovation Services (RIS) department.

This role is advertised as full time (35hrs) but we will consider applications for 28hrs (4 days) or 31.5hrs (4.5 days).

TechUP specialises in running blended learning training programmes which train individuals from minority groups into entry level tech roles. Developed in collaboration with industry, TechUP programmes include a mix of training in relevant tech skills, one to one mentoring, empowerment and confidence building. Our flexible approach to training ensures that anyone can benefit whatever their learning style and other commitments.

Working closely with industry we custom design the curriculum of each programme and provide networking events, careers fairs and interviews.

This role will be primarily responsible for:

• Securing ongoing funding for future TechUP programmes through grants, industry partnerships, sponsorship and philanthropy working closely with our Resource Innovation Services (RIS) and Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO).
• Developing new CPD training programme opportunities.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with programme partners to support current and future programmes.
• Leading and developing the TechUP Stakeholder Advisory Board.
• Working internally to develop and secure the future of TechUP.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications/Experience

1. Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience).

2. Professional practitioner with knowledge and expertise in the delivery and development of business development and partnerships within the organisation.

3. Professional practitioner with knowledge and expertise in the delivery and development of fundraising within the organisation.

4. Professional practitioner with knowledge and expertise in the delivery and development of new training product development opportunities within the organisation.

5. Experience of implementing policies and procedures and supporting change and service improvements.

6. Experience of providing specialist advice and guidance to a range of customers and colleagues, including more senior colleagues.

7. Experience of participating in internal or external networks to share and discuss good practice, develop strong and productive working relationships and positively influence the University's reputation.

8. Experience of managing and developing a team or teams and/or line management qualification.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

9. Excellent spoken and written communication skills including the ability to develop effective working relationships, both internally and externally.

10. Strong digital competence across a range of digital devices and apps including digital communication tools and Microsoft 365 applications.

11. Committed to continuing professional development to maintain professional recognition.

12. Knowledge and experience of ensuring compliance with regulatory and organisational policy and guidelines.

13. Ability to solve problems and decide on and plan appropriate solutions.

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The Role and Department

The International Office is responsible for:

· The recruitment of international students to all areas of the university to meet institutional targets.

· Supporting and managing the development of international partnerships to raise the University's global profile and to support academic colleagues in developing international links and collaborations.

· Managing the university's student mobility programmes to meet the University's student mobility targets.

As a member of the International Partnerships and Relations Team, the post holder manages the development of International Partnerships and Networks within the North America region to deliver Research and Education programmes with partners across the USA, Canada and English- speaking Caribbean.

Alongside colleagues in the Global Division, the postholder is responsible for the delivery of key areas of the North America Strategy, supporting engagement with key partners including HEIs, research and cultural organisations, NGOs, government departments, embassies.

To build reputation and to raise Durham's profile in this key region, to support academic global network building and the generation of impactful global challenges research. This role works closely with the Global Opportunities Team to build partnerships for student mobility and income generating study aboard. The postholder will also support the work of the International Relations sub- team on scholarship schemes such as Fulbright and Marshall.

Recognising the fast-moving external environment, the postholder is required to horizon scan for emerging opportunities. This role requires forward planning and co-ordination to ensure appropriate academic engagement in visits, key meetings, external events and campaigns.

Post holder is also responsible for maintaining accurate agreement records and monitoring progress with partners. Including the negotiation of joint seedcorn funds with agreed partner universities and monitoring of return on investment.

This role requires significant joint working with Marketing and Communications (MarComms) to ensure relationships in North America contribute to enhanced global profile. Research and Innovation Services (RIS), the Curriculum Learning and Assessment Service (CLAS), Development and Alumni Relations (DARO), the Executive Office and academic staff at all levels.

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

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The Role and Department

Consultancy and Tenders Manager

Research and Innovation Services (RIS) offers guidance, expert advice, and hands-on support for all aspects of research and research-related activities. This includes securing funding, collaborating with partners, undertaking knowledge exchange, demonstrating impact, commercialising outputs, ensuring good research practice, and supporting professional development.

This post will sit in the Contracting hub within the Research Operations Team. Research Operations is the largest team in the division and provides comprehensive support to academic and Professional Support Staff (PSS) colleagues throughout the lifecycle of a research project. The team comprises pre- and post-award services, contracting, and consultancy support. This includes tailored financial and contractual advice and management for all researchers at Durham, from planning, costing, and pricing the initial proposal to ensuring that contracts and agreements are negotiated effectively and efficiently and managing live awards.

Research Operations collaborates closely with the various teams within RIS and partners with Professional Support colleagues across the University. This collaboration helps facilitate research-related planning, reporting, and development, meeting the needs of both individual researchers and the wider institution.

Working in consultation with the Head of Business Development and the Head of Research Operations, you will take responsibility for the development and implementation of a new model for efficiently seeking, managing, and growing consultancy and tender activity across Durham University.

The post-holder will be an enthusiastic and determined individual with experience operating in a business-focused professional environment. Key responsibilities include:

• Providing expert advice and guidance to academics to support the development of consultancy and tender activity across the university. This includes developing and implementing processes to manage the submission of bids, costing and pricing of bids and ensuring adherence to all internal and external regulations and procedures.
• Issuing and reviewing draft agreements and contracts, negotiating appropriate changes to ensure consistency and adherence to set standards, whilst aiming to achieve the best possible terms for Durham. This will be done in consultation and collaboration with Durham University's Legal Support team.
• Undertaking due diligence and risk management activities, proposing actions to mitigate risk, and ensuring contracts and agreements comply with university policies and governance regulations, such as ethical approval requirements

It is essential that the Consultancy and Tenders Manager is highly organised, pays close attention to detail, and has a proactive approach to problem-solving. The capability to prioritise and manage a busy and varied workload is crucial, as is the need to delegate and oversee the work of a dedicated support officer when required. The ability to work across a number of concurrent projects at different stages of development is essential. As a confident communicator, you will form close working relationships with members of RIS, Legal Services, Heads of Department, Directors of Research, Department Managers, and other members of Professional Support Staff.

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The Role and Department

Reporting to the Deputy Academic Registrar (Quality Assurance and Academic Services), the Head of Student Registry is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient operation of student administrative processes from enrolment to confirmation of award, and leads a team of approximately 30 staff. In this role, you would lead Student Registry as we seek continuous improvement in both the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of processes, and in the service delivery which we provide to students, academic departments, and the wider University. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to review and enhance systems and processes to emulate sector best practice.

Student Registry includes the following functions and teams: student records, enrolment and registration, student data returns to statutory bodies, timetabling, exams and assessment, provision of student award and status documentation (including transcripts and parchments), student service advisers at the Student Advisers desk in the Palatine Centre, and providing student management information for internal and external purposes.

The Head of Student Registry is also responsible for the cross-directorate Student Information Systems team, which provides strategic leadership and oversight to the pan-University Student Lifecyle systems, ensuring those systems work effectively to deliver services and business processes within the Student and Academic Services Directorate, and across the University

Student Registry is part of the Student and Academic Services Directorate. The Directorate provides a professional administrative support service to staff, students and potential students of Durham University. The Academic Registrar is the head of the Directorate and is responsible to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) for its management. The following services fall under the remit of the Directorate:

· Academic Registrar's Office

· Academic Quality Service

· Student Immigration and Funding

· Student Recruitment and Admissions

· Student Registry

The Student and Academic Services Directorate (SASD) operate a hybrid working model with the opportunity to split working at home and in the office. Student Registry is based at the Palatine Centre in Durham City.

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

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We seek to recruit a Senior Academic Development Manager in the Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD) to lead, shape and deliver Prosper at Durham. The postholder will be a champion for early career researchers across the university and will seek to enable our early career researchers to realise their potential and fulfil their ambitions.

The Role and Department

The Role

The Senior Academic Development Manager will be pivotal in enabling the strategic development and implementation of Prosper at Durham, with a focus on creating a programme that is flexible, inclusive and accessible. They will create training and development resources and undertake a substantial proportion of the training and coaching aspects of Prosper alongside internal and external facilitators. The post-holder will be responsible for the operational management of the programme and will have excellent organisational and communication skills and will nurture positive collaborative relationships.

There will be opportunities for the post-holder to develop in their role (e.g. in scholarship and/or management and leadership) and engage in opportunities within the researcher development environment at Durham and explore new avenues for early career researcher training, development and networking that may be of strategic importance for the university.

The Senior Academic Development Manager will be supported by colleagues in DCAD and the Research Culture Team in Research and Innovation Services. The post-holder will work across the university with different divisions including the four academic faculties, University Research Institutes, Human Resources and Organisation Development, and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion unit.

This role is an exciting opportunity for someone who wishes to develop a career in researcher development and leadership. The role requires someone who is passionate about the career development of researchers, can design and deliver researcher training and has the drive to engage in innovative approaches to co-create and advance a positive research culture at Durham across the research community.

Working arrangements

This role is fulltime (35 hours/week) but we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements including potential job shares. It is expected that this role will be predominantly face-to-face on campus, and the successful applicant will be prepared to locate to the northeast of England. There will be some scope for hybrid working arrangements in agreement with line manager, but this post will not be fully hybrid

The post is full time, fixed Term for 12 Months, preferably starting in October 2024. This post is 1 year in the first instance but likely to be extended subject to funding.

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The Role and the External Engagement and International Partnerships Team

The External Engagement and International Partnership team collaborate with key stakeholders across the School and University to ensure the delivery of the School's external engagement, internationalisation, and student experience strategic priorities. The key objectives for the team include the development of enhanced business engagement and experiential learning; the management and growth of international partnerships and experiences; skills development; and contributing towards continued achievements in key student outcomes; international rankings; and accreditations.

Working in close partnership with the Deputy Executive Dean (Education); Associate Dean Internationalisation; Associate Dean Engagement; Heads of Department and Directors of Education, the post holder will provide strategic support and delivery of internationalisation and external engagement activities. In line with the Business School's Strategic Framework, the successful candidate will lead the team to develop the School's portfolio of external relations with organisations and partnerships with universities across the world while implementing a holistic approach to the alignment of key objectives and activities across functions and stakeholder groups. They will be responsible for leading the External Engagement and International Partnership teams to enhance student experience, connection to the world of practice and experiential learning. In addition to working in partnership with the School and Department's senior management teams, the post holder will collaborate pro-actively with a range of internal and external partners, including, International Office, Research and Innovation Services and members of the School Advisory Board to define and deliver the strategic aims and objectives.

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The Role and the Department

The Operations Directorate: Elevating the Student and Staff Experience

The Operations Directorate is integral to the Colleges and Student Experience Division, dedicated to providing a world-class experience for our diverse student and staff communities, which is essential to our students' learning journey. Our passionate team delivers services and facilities across 15 colleges, including catering, housekeeping, reception, security, and maintenance. These resources create a safe environment where our students can live, work, dine, socialise, and thrive together.

Within the Operations Directorate, we have three key areas:

1. University Catering: Our robust catering team of 500 ensures fresh, exciting, and diverse dining experiences throughout our colleges, catering to the unique needs of our University Community, which includes students, staff, and visitors, and offer expert advice on bar management.
2. College Operations: With over 200 dedicated professionals, we provide residential services within the colleges as well as supporting student and non-student-led events.
3. Retail Services: Our branded retail catering and merchandise outlets offer an enticing array of menus and high-quality products thoughtfully presented to enhance the shopping experience for our students and staff whilst building positive relationships via efficient service and attentive staff.

The Head Chef will be responsible for supervising a large kitchen team which produces three meals per day for up to 400 students and staff. The post holder will be responsible for catering for high-profile clientele, private dining external functions and banqueting. The Head Chef must be able to develop existing teams to ensure that consistently exceptional standard of food and service is delivered. The post holder will also assist with day-to-day cleaning of kitchen and catering equipment, receipt and storage of goods, and checking and signing for deliveries.

Catering team members will be expected to adopt and promote a flexible approach to working, and to undertake any or all of the tasks outlined below regardless of their designated shift.

The post holder will be required to work flexibly across all catering areas.

Please note, the interview process will be in two stages with stage one (Trade test) taking place on Tuesday 17th September 2024 and the stage two (formal interview) taking place on Wednesday 25th September 2024

What you are required to submit:
* A CV
* A covering letter or statement which shows examples of how you meet all of the criteria within the Person Specification

Contact details
If you would like to have a chat or ask any questions about the role, Dave Walker would be happy to speak to you.

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The Role and the Department

The Operations Directorate: Elevating the Student and Staff Experience

The Operations Directorate is integral to the Colleges and Student Experience Division, dedicated to providing a world-class experience for our diverse student and staff communities, which is essential to our students' learning journey. Our passionate team delivers services and facilities across 15 colleges, including catering, housekeeping, reception, security, and maintenance. These resources create a safe environment where our students can live, work, dine, socialise, and thrive together.

Within the Operations Directorate, we have three key areas:

1. University Catering: Our robust catering team of 500 ensures fresh, exciting, and diverse dining experiences throughout our colleges, catering to the unique needs of our University Community, which includes students, staff, and visitors, and offer expert advice on bar management.
2. College Operations: With over 200 dedicated professionals, we provide residential services within the colleges as well as supporting student and non-student-led events.
3. Retail Services: Our branded retail catering and merchandise outlets offer an enticing array of menus and high-quality products thoughtfully presented to enhance the shopping experience for our students and staff whilst building positive relationships via efficient service and attentive staff.

The Head Chef will be responsible for supervising a large kitchen team which produces three meals per day for up to 400 students and staff. The post holder will be responsible for catering for high-profile clientele, private dining external functions and banqueting. The Head Chef must be able to develop existing teams to ensure that consistently exceptional standard of food and service is delivered. The post holder will also assist with day-to-day cleaning of kitchen and catering equipment, receipt and storage of goods, and checking and signing for deliveries.

Catering team members will be expected to adopt and promote a flexible approach to working, and to undertake any or all of the tasks outlined below regardless of their designated shift.

The post holder will be required to work flexibly across all catering areas.

Please note, the interview process will be in two stages with stage one (Trade test) taking place on Tuesday 17th September 2024 and the stage two (formal interview) taking place on Wednesday 25th September 2024

Contact details
If you would like to have a chat or ask any questions about the role, Dave Walker would be happy to speak to you.

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The Role

This role sits within Student Recruitment and Admission's Widening Access and Participation Team. We work to inspire, educate, motivate and support the choices of young people traditionally under-represented at university, and Durham University in particular. Widening participation is a key target in the University's Education Strategy. The role currently supports our schools outreach and widening participation portfolio, which is responsible for a variety of widening access and participation initiatives involving schools, colleges, and young people who are typically in post-16 education. This main purpose of the role is to support recruitment of students from under-represented backgrounds. The post-holder will help continue the University's current success in promoting fair access and support the development of new approaches to encourage young people from non-HE backgrounds to apply and enrol at Durham.

The Widening Access and Participation Assistant Manager will support a range of access and participation activities delivered by the team. The post-holder is expected to play a key role in the development and delivery of sustained and progressive programmes for students who are under-represented at Durham, such as students of Asian heritage, Black heritage, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. This will be achieved by facilitating collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders who support outreach work and developing relationships with target schools. You will be expected to contribute significantly to the management, coordination, and delivery of a wide range of activities for young people, including by presenting and facilitating activities personally. Within the role, there may also be scope to have line-management responsibility. The role is also likely to direct the work of Durham Student Ambassadors who are current students employed to support the delivery of activity and events.

The post-holder will be responsible for supporting and deputising for the Widening Access and Participation Managers in delivering widening participation strategies and fulfilling the requirements of the University's Access and Participation Plan. They will also be expected to support broader Widening Access and Participation and Student Recruitment and Admissions activities, such school visits, residential activities, open days, UCAS Fairs, campus tours and during Confirmation & Clearing.

What you are required to submit:
* A CV
* A covering letter or statement which shows examples of how you meet all of the criteria within the Person Specification. We encourage applicants to consider using a clear format, such as a table or by using sub-headings.

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