Person Specification

Job Title:	Uni Connect Hub Manager
School/Service:	Student Recruitment, Admissions & Partnerships

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
Criteria
1	Degree or equivalent experience	E
2	Evidence of project and programme management	E	A/I
3	Experience of staff management and development in a professional setting	E	A/I
4	Experience of budget management	E	A/I
5	Experience of reporting progress against targets and on project deliverables	E	A/I
6	Evidence of working within a young person or customer-focused delivery service	E	A/I
7	Experience of working within the UK education system	E	A/I
8	Experience of project evaluation and impact assessment	E	A/I
9	Understanding of the widening access agenda within higher education	E	A/I
10	Ability to communicate with and influence a wide range of stakeholders with a focus on diplomacy and target delivery	E	A/I
11	A commitment to the continued professional development of self and those within the team	E	A/I
12	Ability to work independently to interpret complex information	E	A/I
13	Ability to work accurately and with attention to detail to meet deadlines	E	A/I
14	An understanding of higher education practices and policies relating to progression and widening access	E	A/I
15	Strong IT skills, including good knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams	E	A/I
16	Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written	E	A/I
17	Effective team player who has successfully worked with others to build positive relationships	E	A/I
18	Evidence of the ability to work on own initiative, managing competing priorities and delivering outputs in line with agreed objectives and timescales	E	A/I
19	An understanding of the University’s strategy and values, with the ability to demonstrate behaviours that align to the values	E	I
20	Experience of large-scale collaborative projects	D	A/I
21	Experience of working in an outreach, school liaison or widening access team within a higher education setting	D	A/I
22	Awareness of data protection legislation and information security	D	A/I
23	Awareness of child protection and safeguarding issues	D	A/I

* A - Application Form   I - Interview