Recruitment, Conversion and Fair Access Officer

at  University of St Andrews

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Admissions: Recruitment, Conversion and Fair Access (Scotland), the post holder will be required to undertake a variety of outreach, recruitment, admissions, and conversion activities, as well as lead delivery of designated school outreach project, working with young people from P7 – S6.
The post holder should be sensitive and interested in widening participation across schools and colleges. The post holder should have a good understanding of current government strategic objectives in relation to Widening Access to Higher Education and be able to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders from across the sector including applicants, academic colleagues, school and college staff, parents and care providers and community learning partners. The post holder will have an active role in application reading, general recruitment responsibilities throughout Scotland and the UK. The post holder will also act as Regional Lead of a designated area of Scotland for Recruitment and Conversion activity.
The post holder will be able to work independently, and have a proactive approach to working practices, actively seeking new opportunities for development and improvements to workload and have a student-centred approach.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Financial contribution to relocation
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff/children of staff, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Joanna Fry, email: jf61@st-andrews.ac.uk.
A clear PVG check demonstrating your suitability to work with children will be required for this role. This will be processed by the University.
Applications are particularly welcome from people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter, Race Charters and Stonewall). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Interview Date: 29 November 2024 Closing Date: 22 November 2024

Please refer the Job description for details