We are the University of Cumbria, To and from Cumbria and our localities, rooted in serving our communities, with people, place and partnership at our heart.

Now is an incredibly exciting time to join us as we introduce a new strategic plan “Towards 2030” focused on making the most of our three most valuable assets; People, place and partnershipsTo become a catalyst for the economic well-being of our region, nationally and internationally.

Funded by the Office for Students (OfS) Hello Future is a Uni Connect partnership, operating across Cumbria. The role of Outreach Officer at Hello Future is unique and involves supporting young people in Cumbria to make informed decisions about their next steps after school or college and towards bridging the gap between the most and least represented in higher education.

You will contribute to the delivery of agreed targeted and strategic outreach activity (including some attainment raising activities) within your assigned area. You will be responsible for working with specific groups of learners and developing and delivering interventions, alongside partnership members and wider stakeholders to create sustainable, high-impact collaborative outreach activity.

You will maintain excellent working relationships with schools, colleges, employers, partners and community groups within your area to ensure the program runs effectively, meeting agreed objectives and participant expectations. The partnership will serve as a point of contact. Therefore, your role will also be to share what is available locally and guide effective local outreach when working with young people and their influencers.

You will manage the Furness Graduate Intern program and will be responsible for managing student ambassadors deployed to support the activity. You will support evaluation, monitoring and data collection/tracking, working closely with the Hello Future Outreach and Evaluation Manager. You will also contribute to the delivery of Cumbria’s overall strategic plan.

This is a diverse role working with young people and their influencers in a variety of settings, using innovative and dynamic approaches to raise aspirations and support personal development.

This role is fixed term until 31st July^street 2026.

Mixed working arrangements can be supported for this role in line with business needs.

This role requires satisfactory approval by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at enhanced level.

Informal inquiries: Anna Bradley | Director of Awareness and Evaluation | anna.bradley1@cumbria.ac.uk

We offer a comprehensive range of employee benefits which include a competitive salary, 35 full-time hours per week, 33 days vacation plus public holidays, Hybrid work In line with business needs, and excellent Retirement system with 8% employer contribution.

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We encourage applications from the widest range of the community, including all underrepresented groups with a particular focus on black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented at our university and in comparison to the sector.