Schools Liaison Officer

The College

Gonville and Caius College is one of the largest colleges in the University of Cambridge. It is an educational charity and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with the University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff. It plays a significant role throughout the University. Our students come from all over the world and our undergraduates study all the subjects offered in the University. Our postgraduates play a vital role in the research activities of the wider University. Our Fellows have globally renowned research expertise ranging from Ancient History to Cosmology and are all recognised as leaders in their fields. The students who graduate from the college form an alumni group of approximately 11,000 individuals. They have achieved recognition in many walks of life and are resident in all continents. More information and virtual tours are available on www.cai.cam.ac.uk.

 

The Role

The College is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic graduate to develop its programme of engagement with schools and colleges across the UK. The post-holder will work with the Senior Tutor and Admissions Tutors to oversee, develop and implement an exciting outreach programme to attract the widest possible field of student applications, particularly from under-represented groups. This will involve working with, and arranging suitable events for, school students of various ages, their teachers and their parents.  This post requires post holders to complete an enhanced DBS check. Full details of the role are given in the attached Job Description.

This is a full time position, currently 37.5 hours Monday to Friday. The ability and willingness to adopt a flexible approach to working hours is expected, and you may be required to work additional hours from time to time in order to fulfil the requirements of the role and the needs of the College. The full job description can be obtained at www.cai.cam.ac.uk/vacancies.

The basic salary is £23,536 FTE per annum. In addition the College offers excellent benefits including automatic enrolment into a defined benefit pension scheme, 33 days annual holiday (including Public Holidays), meals on duty and a medical cashback scheme which gets you money back on prescriptions, optical and dental treatments, and discounts through shops, cinemas and utility providers, amongst others.

 

To Apply

The College wishes to make an appointment as soon as possible. For full job description and to apply, please complete an application form and equal opportunities form available at www.cai.cam.ac.uk/vacancies and return these to the HR Manager by email to careers@cai.cam.ac.uk  or at Gonville and Caius College, Trinity Street, Cambridge, CB2 1TA.  The closing date for applications is 12 noon BST on 6th August 2019, interviews will be held on 13th August 2019.