Admissions, Recruitment and Marketing Division
Recruitment, Outreach & Events Team
NEACO Higher Education Champion (Fixed term part-time)
Ref: SC4856
Starting salary from £31,236 per annum (pro rata), dependent on skills and experience, with an annual increment up to £37,694 per annum (pro rata).
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Higher Education Champion to join our NEACO (Network for East Anglian Collaborative Outreach) project team.
This team sits within a wider Outreach team which is part of the Recruitment, Outreach and Events department.
Key duties of the role include working in Norfolk secondary schools to reduce the gap in higher education participation between the most and least represented groups and supporting attainment raising. This includes school relationship management, delivering activities to secondary school pupils, and facilitating trips to universities.
You’ll support young people from underrepresented groups to make well-informed decisions about their future education and work in partnership with other teams and organisations to maximise impact and avoid duplication.
You’ll work alongside the UEA NEACO County Coordinator and central project management team based at the University of Cambridge to ensure activities are targeted and meet the strategy of the partnership.
This includes working with NEACO University partners across the region to collaborate to support young people who are least represented in higher education.
If you meet all the essential criteria in the person specification, we would love to hear from you!
This part-time (0.6 FTE, 21. 75 hours per week) post is available on a fixed-term basis from 1 September 2025 until 3 July 2026. The role is based remotely with regular visits to campus and to schools, to deliver programmes of activity. Working days are anticipated to be Monday to Wednesday to maximise team working opportunities, but alternative arrangements could be considered and can be discussed at interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment will be subject to a criminal record check at Enhanced level from the Disclosure and Barring Service, including a check of the Child Barred List. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Benefits include:
- 39 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days (pro rata for part-time).
- Family and Work-life balance policies including and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
- Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
- Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
- Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
- Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.
Closing date: 29 August 2025
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