DESCRIPTION

Contract Type: Full-time; 12 month Fixed-Term
Location: Birmingham
Salary Band: £24,900-£27,400 per annum. Please note it is our usual practice to offer at the bottom of the salary band.
Hours: 5 days per week ; 9AM-5.30PM (flexible working hours available).
Start date: 29th September or as agreed with candidate
The Opportunity:
The Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator (APPC) role will be well-suited to someone who is focused on the best ways they can help the aims of the charity as well as those of our participants and partners. An APPC is responsible for supporting the delivery and development of the Social Mobility Foundation’s programme of activities for young people through their S5-6/sixth form and university years.
The SMF offers in-person and online support and opportunities, so this role will involve providing virtual and in-person support to students and working with employers across the UK.

4. ACTIVITY DELIVERY

• Coordinate planning and delivery of skills sessions, partner events, university visits, and other activities, both virtually and in person across the Social Mobility Foundation’s target cities across the UK
• Create digital resources to support all provisions
  Please see full job description attached for more details.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We need someone who will demonstrate our organisational skills-based competencies - as listed below. Please see full job description attached for more details.

• Leadership
• Communication
• Adaptability
• Professionalism
• Decision-making

Technical knowledge, understanding and experience required:

• Basic Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel
• A basic understanding of the barriers young people face in accessing university and particular careers

ABOUT THE SOCIAL MOBILITY FOUNDATION

The Social Mobility Foundation is an award-winning national charity that aims to make a practical difference in social mobility.

It is our mission to unlock potential, broaden horizons and create opportunities with and for ambitious young people who face structural barriers in education and work because of where they grew up, went to school or the occupation of their parents or guardians. We do this by:

• directly supporting students aged 16+ with university applications; professional mentoring; skills sessions and internships, through our Aspiring Professionals Programmes
• influencing employers through our Employer Index as well as speaker events and training to ensure people from working class backgrounds can get in and get on in professional life.
• advocating for social mobility and seeking to influence policy making at both local and national government level through our campaigns.

Please refer the Job description for details