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Purpose of job
Widening participation is central to the mission of the British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ). This exciting and varied new role will be responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating a range of student recruitment and outreach activities. This position within the Student Recruitment division at the Academy focuses on outreach activity with a range of potential students including those currently at school or college and those who may consider returning to education as a mature student. This is a key role in the student recruitment team, helping to implement and develop the Academy’s widening participation strategy, and co-ordinate a range of outreach activities as agreed in the Academy’s Access Agreement. The post holder will work closely with other members of the student recruitment team, to ensure a joined-up approach to outreach and student recruitment activity at the BAJ.
Considering its humble beginnings in 1999 and the fact that the BAJ is young and small compared to other institutions, its growth is of key economic and educational importance: putting Jewellery education on the map in London, Birmingham, and Leicester as exciting destinations for students to learn and discover opportunity. BAJ is agile and responsive, custom built for a changing world, absorbing the best of UK further and higher education traditions and aligning them with a twenty first century audience and a modern world of employment and entrepreneurship. It is committed to being economically relevant and having a measurable civic impact, whilst remaining student centric.
The Person
We are looking for a self-starter with substantial experience of working within Higher Education UK student recruitment or outreach (or a similar role within an educational setting) and of developing and implementing new initiatives. You will have excellent customer service, communication and organisational skills, and will be self-reliant with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Overview
Role Title: Student Recruitment and Outreach Officer
Salary: 24,000-26,000 (commensurate to experience) plus performance related bonus
Hours of Work: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Reporting to: Head of Operations
Location: North Gower Street and Chalk Farm, London

Requirements:
Key Areas of Responsibility

• Help to implement, develop and monitor the BAJ’s widening participation strategy.
• Help to implement a programme of outreach activities as agreed in the annual Access Agreement, ensuring that targets and milestones are achieved.
• Contribute to evaluation and monitoring of the Academy’s Access Agreement and to supporting quality improvement.
• Plan, co-ordinate and deliver a structured sequence of widening participation activities to raise learners’ aspirations and attainment, in partnership with schools across the areas of Academy’s campuses
• Act as a point of contact for schools and other external parties contacting the Academy about widening participation activity.
• Deliver presentations on higher education in schools and colleges across the regions where the Academy operates in.
• Arrange a programme of activities for other under-represented groups targeted in the Access Agreement including, but not limited to, ethnic minority groups, mature students and care leavers.
• Liaise with collaborative outreach partners, including other institutions and external organisations, about the delivery of outreach activities in the regions where the Academy operates in.
• Contribute to the production of educational support materials in a variety of media to support delivery of these events in consultation with partners.
• Arrange and attend widening participation events for the Academy and as part of collaborative work with other Institutions across the regions.
• To represent the Academy and widening participation within external forums.
• Support the Academy’s student recruitment team with recruitment activity as required.
• Attend outreach and recruitment events, often travelling alone, outside of normal office hours and to remote locations.
• To provide management with relevant data, competitor analyses and feedback where relevant
• To assist in presenting strategies for expansion
• To administer agent accounts and produce reports on local performance in response to management accounts

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent level qualification (Essential)

Knowledge and Experience

• Interest in and knowledge of current issues in the higher education sector. (Essential)
• Experience and proven ability of working with young people. (Essential)
• Knowledge of Word and other Microsoft packages (Essential)
• Knowledge of databases and spreadsheets (Essential)
• Experience of various aspects of marketing (Essential)
• Experience of organising or helping to organise events (Desirable)

Skills

• Excellent written and oral presentation skills and an ability to communicate effectively
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and to deadlines
• Experience of public-speaking
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexibility and adaptability

Attitude

• Willingness and ability to spend periods away from home (overnights) and to work some unsociable hours (evenings and weekends)
• Willingness and ability to travel across the UK and EU (including remote sites) often carrying BAJ’s display equipment
• Ability to satisfy a Disclosure & Barring Service check
• An understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities, and the ability to promote this in the day-to-day work of the post.

Other requirements

• Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
• Travelling to the various centres: Yes
• Required to work evenings/weekends: Yes

Company Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, you will also receive:

• Holidays allowance of 33 days (including Bank holidays)
• Company pension scheme

Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance (DBS check)
Our Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

A criminal record will only be taken into account where the conviction is relevant to the position being applied for, and will not necessarily block candidates from employment. Any decision will depend on the precise nature of the work and the circumstances and background to the offence.
Equal Opportunities
British Academy of Jewellery is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. The Academy has a diverse workforce that is representative at all job levels.