Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator (Birmingham and Newcastle)
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Job Location:
Birmingham - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: 2 roles available 1 Newcastle-based and 1 Birmingham-based
Contract Type: Full-time / 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract
Salary: 26660 per annum
Contract Type: Full-time / 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract
Salary: 26660 per annum
Hours: 5 days per week; 9AM-5.30PM (flexible working hours available)
Start date: May 2026 or as agreed with candidate
The Opportunity
The Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator (APPC) postholder is responsible for supporting the delivery and development of the Social Mobility Foundations programme of activities for young people through their S5-6/sixth form and university years.
1. Project Delivery
1. Project Delivery
- Deliver key projects including recruiting and onboarding students creating digital resources and student events
- Support with programme pilots scoping (and delivering on) new activity
- Collaborate and build relationships with our employer partners schools and universities to support our young people in their applications for university internships and graduate roles
- Deliver on allocated events relating to our programme model (university applications skill development work experience and mentoring) presenting content to a high standard and in line with the Social Mobility Foundation messaging
2. Monitoring and Evaluation
- Follow established procedures to monitor the progress of your work area using accurate data to inform decisions
- Reflect on your work areas at key points in time offering suggestions for efficiencies and process improvement
- Maintain accurate records across relevant databases updating data accurately and in a timely manner
- Contribute to evaluation for key work areas (residentials events internships etc) produce high quality evaluation reports where required.
3. Stakeholder Management
- Communicate to internal and external stakeholders in a timely and professional manner
- Proactively update external partners (i.e. employers) on your work areas flagging risks in a timely manner with relationship managers
- Manage internal student queries and maintain consistent stakeholder (e.g. students) processes through regular communication
4. Activity Delivery
- Coordinate planning and delivery of skills sessions partner events university visits and other activities both virtually and in person across the Social Mobility Foundations target cities across the UK
- Coordinate logistics of sixth form and S5/S6 and undergraduate internships including but not limited to student selection liaising with students and employers throughout internship delivery
- Coordinate and support with the organisation logistics and delivery of in-person residential programmes for students including staying on site for day and overnight visits when needed
- Coordinate student services including personal statement checking service and recruitment success service
- Create digital resources to support all provisions
Please see full job description attached for more details.
Person Specification
We need someone who will demonstrate our organisational skills-based competencies - as listed below.
- Leadership
- Communication
- Adaptability
- Professionalism
- Decision-making
Technical knowledge understanding and experience required:
- Basic Microsoft Office particularly Microsoft Excel
- A basic understanding of the barriers young people face in accessing university and particular careers
Ways of working:
- Most of our work is office based but you will spend a lot of time collaborating with other teams and clients via email telephone and other communications channels such as Teams or Zoom.
- This role requires you to staff residentials for students on our Programme. This means that during the summer period (Jul Aug) you will be expected to stay overnight on-site (in the UK - exact location to be confirmed closer to the time) for a period of up to two-weeks help run the residential and be responsible for the welfare of the young people involved.
- Please note this role may require some travel during our peak delivery period (February-May) which could be up to 4 times per month.
Please see full job description attached for more details.
Benefits
- 36/37 days annual leave (England & Wales and Scotland respectively - includes bank holidays) with 3 of these days reserved for the annual end of year office closure
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- 5% Salary sacrifice pension scheme with enhanced matching employer contributions
- Employee Assistance Programme available to staff and their family
- Flexible work options such as hybrid working flexitime part-time
- Regular staff team building and business planning away days
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply by submitting to our application portal Pinpoint the following information by 23:59pm on Monday 13th April 2026:
- Please write a statement of suitability for the position of Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator demonstrating how your experience lends itself to the Key Responsibilities of the role. (500 words maximum)
- What do you think are the main concerns the young people that SMF target face regarding access to higher education degree apprenticeships and professions (500 words maximum)
Please note that generic applications and CVs will not be considered. If you have any questions about the role please contact Megan Grand;
Interviews: First round interviews will take place between 20th and 22nd April 2026 with slots throughout the working day. Interview candidates may be asked to complete online tests; this will be arranged after interview.
Required Experience:
IC
