Head of Access and Participation

You will work with the senior team on the implementation of UEA’s Access and Participation Plan (APP) and all related policies, action plans and regulatory and statutory reporting - assessing available evidence and ensure that UEA has an ever-evolving and robust strategy to address risks to equality of opportunity and outcomes for students from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups.  This will include project managing whole UEA strategic and operational approaches to meet UEA’s stretching APP targets and the expectations of the regulator, the Office for Students; allocation of UEA’s significant APP budget; and development of appropriate governance and organisational structures.  You will work cross institutionally with a network of embedded operational staff and senior management roles, to develop, project manage and monitor a series of strategic interventions to meet the University’s goals.  You will also manage UEA’s Widening Participation Evidence and Evaluation Team and be responsible for the design and development of all relevant monitoring, evaluation and reporting to internal governance structures, the sector, and the Office for Students.