Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator presso The Social Mobility Foundation
The Social Mobility Foundation · Liverpool, Regno Unito · Hybrid
- Professional
- Ufficio in Liverpool
Contract Type: Full-time / 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract
Salary Band: £24,900-£27,400 per annum
Salary Band: £24,900-£27,400 per annum
Hours: 5 days per week; 9AM-5.30PM (flexible working hours available).
Start date: 10th November 2025 or January 2026
The Opportunity
The Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator (APPC) role will be well-suited to someone who is focused on the best ways they can help the aims of the charity as well as those of our participants and partners. An APPC is responsible for supporting the delivery and development of the Social Mobility Foundation’s programme of activities for young people through their S5-6/sixth form and university years.
The SMF offers in-person and online support and opportunities, so this role will involve providing virtual and in-person support to students and working with employers across the UK.
1. Project Delivery
The SMF offers in-person and online support and opportunities, so this role will involve providing virtual and in-person support to students and working with employers across the UK.
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
2. Monitoring and Evaluation
- 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 Foundation’s target cities across the UK
- 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.
Travel:
- Please note this role will require some travel to Manchester and Leeds during our peak delivery period (February-May) which could be up to 4 times per month.
- Travel and accommodation if required will be covered by the SMF.
- TOIL will be given for any work that is completed outside of usual working hours.
Please see full job description attached for more details.
Benefits
- 33 days (includes bank and public holidays)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employer pension contributions of 5% of ‘qualifying earnings’
- 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 Thursday 16th October 2025:
- 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 CV’s will not be considered. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Bethany Crabtree; [email protected]
Interviews: First round interviews will take place on 24th, 27th and 28th October with slots throughout the working day. Interview candidates may be asked to complete online tests; this will be arranged after interview.
