GHWY Project Officer (Data, Evaluation and Impact)

Salary: Grade 6(£29,762 - £35,308 p.a. depending on experience)

Interview Date: 27th July 2023

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you have good qualitative research and evaluation skills? Are you passionate about making a difference and improving access to Higher Education? Do you want to help us evidence our work?

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.

Go Higher West Yorkshire, a partnership of 13 Higher Education Providers in West Yorkshire, is looking to appoint a Project Officer to work within the Data, Evaluation and Impact (DEI) team to support the delivery of our Office for Students-funded Uni Connect project.

Uni Connect seeks to identify and address issues, including attainment raising, around progression to higher education for those from groups currently underrepresented in higher education. Working within the Uni Connect Data, Evaluation and Impact team, you will support us to evidence our work through appropriate evaluation, research and data analysis.

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!

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

Natalie Aldridge, DEI Manager

[email protected]

Further details:

• Candidate Brief