ABOUT US

The Access and Widening Participation Office leads on the development and implementation of UCL’s strategies to widen access to UCL from underrepresented groups.
The Widening Participation Team focuses on addressing the long-term barriers to higher education, in particular: attainment, advice and guidance for specific groups, and support for parents and carers. The team works closely with the Data and Impact team to provide evidence of impact and to identify current trends and research that will inform the development of activity. www.ucl.ac.uk/widening-participation

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Widening Participation Officer is responsible for the coordination and delivery of projects and events for children, young people and families. They will be responsible for devising and delivering workshops, presentations and other activities and will liaise with a variety of internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure the smooth delivery and robust evaluation of projects and events.
This role will be fixed-term until 18 December 2025 in the first instance.
If you have any queries about the role, please contact Emily Stewart -Senior Widening Participation Officer at: emily.stewart@ucl.ac.uk
If you have any queries about the application process, please contact Passant Khalifa - Senior Recruiter at: p.khalifa@ucl.ac.uk

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insuranc