Project Officer United Kingdom
Job description
Two full-time, permanent positions.
The Dean of Students Office is looking for two highly motivated and organised individuals, with the drive and ambition to make a positive difference to the success of students at Warwick. You will have experience of working on projects and will be comfortable communicating with a variety of stakeholders. You will need to have a strong collegiate approach and be an effective team player.
This role is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about equal opportunities to succeed. It is ideally suited to a creative self-starter who enjoys taking the initiative to independently progress and complete a wide variety of tasks, with guidance and support from the Senior Projects Officer and Dean of Students. The ability to problem-solve and think imaginatively will also serve the postholders well, as there will be opportunities to shape plans moving forward.
You will play an integral part in helping to deliver the University’s Education Strategy, through supporting the delivery of work around student success and inclusion. This role is intended to maximise student success amongst students from a wide range of backgrounds – particularly those at risk of non-continuation and lower than expected degree attainment.
We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
To find out more or arrange an informal conversation about the role, please contact: Megan Caulfield, Senior Projects Officer ([email protected]).
Interview Date: 25 and/or 26 May 2023.
Job Description
The Inclusive Education Model is central to building and maintaining a welcoming community where all students feel included and able to succeed. We work closely with staff and students across the University to deliver the goals and objectives of the model, offer support where needed, and share good practice internally and externally. This includes close collaboration with colleagues in departments including Social Inclusion, Widening Participation, Academic Development Centre, Education Policy and Quality and the Students’ Union, as well as many other departments.
Across our diverse student population, our goals are to ensure the following for all students:
- Inclusive teaching and learning.
- Inclusive extra-curricular opportunities and support.
- Inclusive communities and spaces.
Warwick operates hybrid working, with office days being led by operational need.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Scope, plan and manage project activities and deliverables against budget, ensuring that progress is maintained and monitored and agreed outcomes are delivered in a timely way.
- Build and maintain proactive relationships with a range of stakeholders across the University in the development of short and long-term projects e.g. to design and deliver resources to support under-represented student groups and support Faculty and institutional level work on Inclusive Education.
- Work with and consult key stakeholders on different strands of activity to drive each project workstream forward and to take a lead in the delivery of new areas of activity where appropriate.
- Identify and source information and data required to progress and enhance projects.
- Exercise good prioritisation and decision-making skills.
- Work directly with student and staff stakeholders to co-create resources, guidance and other project outputs for dissemination across departments, faculties and externally.
- Engage with, promote and facilitate the sharing of best practice internally and externally.
- Contribute to milestone tracking/key performance indicator tracking. Write reports and presentations as needed, detailing progress against project deliverables.
- Develop and facilitate the evaluation of projects in order to identify the impact of any work undertaken.
- Promote equality, value diversity and act as a role model for an inclusive working culture.
- Work in a collegiate manner that supports the wider work of the Dean of Students Office and undertake such duties appropriate with the grading of the role.
The Dean of Students Office:
The Dean of Students Office plays an important role in the student learning experience at Warwick. We are a dynamic team, comprising of academic and professional services staff working in close partnership with each other and with colleagues across the University. We have strategic leadership of academic support, through the personal tutoring system, delivery of the institution’s Inclusive Education Model (IEM) and the Community Values Education Programme.
For further information about the department, please visit the departmental website
Working at Warwick:
Warwick is a Russell Group University with a well-established global reputation for teaching and research excellence.
For further information about the University of Warwick, please read our University Further Particulars.
It's our mission to nurture a culture that provides opportunities for all of our community to thrive and succeed. This is why inclusion is embedded in our four core pillars and features heavily throughout our values, education strategy and ambitions for the future.
We know that diversity fosters innovation and creativity, and we welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.
Benefits:
As a member of staff at Warwick you can enjoy a wide range of competitive benefits, along with excellent learning and development opportunities.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who we are, what we do, and how we work.
Supporting our community to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important to our employees and to the success of the University. Depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days holiday a year, occupational sick pay and a pension scheme.
Find out more about the benefits of working at the University of Warwick here.
More Information:
Anonymous shortlisting will be carried out for this role as part of Warwick’s commitment to equality and diversity and ensuring a fair and consistent approach to recruitment. Personal details that are included on application forms, including the candidate’s name and address will not be disclosed to the shortlisting panel.
If you’d like to have an informal chat about the role and working culture within the department/university, please contact Patricia Burke ([email protected]).
The University of Warwick holds an Athena SWAN Silver award; a national initiative to promote gender equality for all staff and students. Further information about the work of the University in relation to Athena SWAN can be found at the following link: Athena Swan (warwick.ac.uk)
The University of Warwick is one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University alliance, whose aim is to become by 2025 an open, multicultural, confederated operation of connected campuses.
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