Admissions, Recruitment and Marketing Division
Recruitment, Outreach and Events Team
Faculty Outreach Project Officer
Ref: SC4977
Salary on appointment will be £31,236 per annum, with an annual increment up to £37,694 per annum.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award winning Outreach Team, to support the design and delivery of subject-specific outreach projects.
This role will focus on the organisation, design and delivery of faculty outreach initiatives for young people who are currently under-represented within Higher Education.
The role-holder will work closely with Widening Participation Academic Leads (WPALs) across different subjects, while situated within a small Faculty Admin support team, responsible for the organisation and day-to-day delivery of faculty-led events. The role-holder will line-manage two administrative assistants in this team.
You will have excellent project management and communication skills, with proven experience in organising and running complex programmes and events. You will have the ability to meet multiple deadlines and demonstrate good time management with excellent attention to detail and can meet all essential criteria in the candidate brochure.
This full-time post is available on an indefinite basis.
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.
UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.
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 hybrid working 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: 06 May 2026
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