Outreach Project Co-ordinator

Location:  

National Oceanography Centre Southampton

Salary:  

£29,605 to £33,966
Pro rata per annum

Part Time Fixed Term for 12 months (0.8FTE)

Closing Date:  

Tuesday 02 January 2024

Interview Date:  

Reference:  

2547623BT

We are excited to offer a position within the Doctoral College to support the INSPIRE Doctoral Training Partnership, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council’s Diversifying the Talent Pipeline fund. The INSPIRE DTP is a member of a national network of funded Doctoral Training Partnerships, delivering the latest developments in training in research methods and skills to produce highly qualified and rounded scientists, equipped to meet contemporary challenges.

In this new role, you’ll work closely with the DTP Administration Team and with INSPIRE DTP partner organisations to deliver a series of widening participation initiatives, and support our diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Including:

· Coordinating outreach visits to schools

· Organising and supporting visits to the University of Southampton

· Supporting the development of training resources and activities

· Recruiting and coordinating PhD volunteers to support activities

About you

You will be an excellent team player with experience and a proven ability to work proactively. You will possess strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering high quality projects. You will have experience of working with young people, and an understanding of the widening participation agenda.

You must also be a competent user of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.

There will be a requirement for occasional travel to our partner institutions and attendance at out of working hours/overnight events/visits.

Successful candidates will be able to work flexibly and remotely and will be expected to spend at least 60% of their contracted hours working at National Oceanography Centre Southampton/Waterfront Campus. 

What we can offer you 

Working at the University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our core benefits include pension scheme membership; a generous annual leave allowance (supplemented by University closure days and public holidays) and excellent family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave). All our benefits can be viewed here.

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, people who identify as LGBTQ+; and people with disabilities. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates from working class, first generation Higher Education, the Global South and other underrepresented groups.

Committed to supporting our staff and students, we are open to a flexible working approach. We give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly and those who have taken a career break.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future Diversity, Equality and Inclusion approach within the Doctoral Training Partnership and across the University of Southampton. If you would like more information or an informal conversation about the role, please contact Ru Prescott, NERC DTP Manager at [email protected] and Nasseem Fazel-Hamedani, Head of DTCs and Partnerships at [email protected]

Further details:

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

Apply by midnight on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or [email protected] quoting the job number.