Graduate intern - west cumbria - united kingdom, workington, cumbria

location: workington

starting salary: £18,018 per annum

post type: full time

contract type: fixed term - ends 31/07/2023

release date: tuesday 20 september 2022

closing date: 23.59 hours bst on tuesday 11 october 2022

interview date: wednesday 19 october 2022

are you passionate about higher education and looking for an exciting and varied role?

working with this university, you will liaise with schools and colleges, working with ages 14+, and build effective relationships to raise awareness of level 4 and above study, including apprenticeships.

throughout the role you will be supported to develop professionalism, technical competence, excellent interpersonal and networking skills, and the ability to work independently.

you will play a key role supporting our work to meet agreed targets and objectives, working with currently under-represented groups in higher education and with a wide range of stakeholders including schools, colleges, employers and third sector organisations. you will need excellent communication and digital skills plus experience of delivering presentations to a range of audiences.

about them:

they are part of the uni connect programme, a national programme funded by the office for students. uni connect aims to support the government's social mobility goals by increasing the number of young people who go into higher education, particularly those from underrepresented groups. this branch is the cumbrian partnership, led by the university together with a number of partners including universities, fe colleges, employers and skills providers. phase 1 of the programme began in 2017, and is now in phase 3.

the university is the lead institution for the programme - which includes higher education institutions, further education colleges and employers operating within cumbria. they are looking to recruit three enthusiastic and motivated graduate interns to support the delivery of an educational outreach programme. the post will be based within the university but will work for the partnership and report to the outreach officer. the programme aims to work in identified target electoral wards with specific learners in three key areas of cumbria to provide sustained, progressive and intensive outreach in order to broaden aspirations and support progression to higher education and to create a stronger evidence base about what works in higher education outreach.

they welcome applications from those having completed their degree (or equivalent) in the last two years. this position is ideal for those seeking the opportunity to develop key skills and put theory into practice.

please note, an enhanced dbs check will be required.

they offer a comprehensive set of staff benefits which includes a competitive salary, 35 hour working week, 33 days holiday plus bank holidays, excellent pension scheme with 8% employer contribution and corporate discounts to name a few.

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