Communities Engagement Manager (SRAP22-05)

Who is Staffordshire University?  

We are the Connected University with 100 years of experience and ambition in becoming the UK’s foremost digital Institution. Our main campus is located in Stoke on Trent alongside our Centres of Excellence in Healthcare Education located in Stafford and Shrewsbury. Staffordshire University London’s Digital Institute is our first campus outside the Midlands.

With more than 10,000 Full Time Undergraduate and Postgraduate students on campus, we continue to drive innovation and change, aiming to positively disrupt our sector. For our University, it is about so much more than the numbers. In fact, if there’s one thing that sets us apart, it’s our people who are all #ProudToBeStaffs. Every one of our employees goes above and beyond to deliver on our connected mission, responding to the needs of our students, academic partners, businesses and society.  

Over the past 5 years, we have transformed ourselves into a Gold standard provider of teaching and learning, gaining historically high positions in the UK league tables. With digital skills being at our core, we strive for diversity in all its forms and play an important role in our local communities and regional economies.

About the role 

Be part of a new and exciting Student Recruitment, Admissions and Partnerships team at Staffordshire University! As a key leader within a core central service, you will responsible for ensuring the strategic development and effective operational delivery of Staffordshire University’s community engagement and outreach activity and supporting our Access and Participation work. 

Working with academic and professional service stakeholders, this role will play a key part in embedding co-creation and longer-term relationship building with communities, understanding from existing students, potential students and wider communities the types of events that are appropriate to them and developing and co-creating a delivery plan which supports the University’s Connected Communities strategy.

The role will liaise with project partner institutions on the delivery of the outreach programmes, and to network with appropriate educational, business and other communities including NGOs, in order to develop opportunities for collaboration, support and income generation.

The role holder will have considerable experience of widening access, participation and outreach activity for the enhancement of community engagement and outreach and the profile of the University in this regard. As well as being a persuasive communicator with excellent presentation skills, the role holder will have the ability to build and maintain effective internal and external community relationships.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record of identifying, developing and managing relationships between civic and community organisations and universities. 

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Dr Annabel Kiernan - annabel.kiernan@staffs.ac.uk

In return for your dedication, we have a competitive benefits package available

Competitive incremental rates of PayStarting from 37 days Annual Leave plus 11 days Bank Holiday and Discretionary daysExcellent Pension SchemeAccess to continued professional and personal developmentAn opportunity to become part of the wider University communityAccess to an Employee Assistance ProgrammeDiscounted Health & Fitness Facilities on site at the Stoke CampusDiscounted Travel by Rail or Bus, with the option of season tickets loans

We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. All applicants are advised to complete and submit your applications as soon as possible.

Closing Date: 08 Jun 2022
Type: Professional Support