Job Description

We are the

University of Cumbria,

for and from Cumbria and our localities, rooted in serving our communities, with people, place and partnership at our heart.


Now is a very exciting time to be joining us because we are delivering a new "Towards 2030" strategic plan focused on making the most of our three most valuable assets;

People, Place and Partnerships

, to become a catalyst for economic well-being for 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 Hello Future Outreach Officer is unique and involves supporting young Cumbrian people to make informed decisions about their next steps after school or college and towards closing the gap between the most and least represented in Higher Education.


You will contribute to the delivery of the agreed targeted and strategic outreach activity (including some attainment raising activity) within your designated area. You will be responsible for working with defined groups of learners and develop and deliver interventions, together with partnership members and wider stakeholders to create sustainable and 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 programme runs effectively, meeting agreed targets and the expectations of those involved. The partnership will act as a point of contact. Therefore, your role will also be to share what is available locally and signposting to local outreach provision effectively when working with young people and their influencers.


You will line manage the Furness Graduate Intern and be responsible for managing student ambassadors deployed to support 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 the overall strategic plan for Cumbria.


This is a varied 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 July 31st 2026


Hybrid working arrangements can be supported for this role in line with business need.


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

Informal Enquiries:

Anna Bradley | Outreach and Evaluation Manager | anna.bradley1@cumbria.ac.uk


We offer a comprehensive set of staff benefits which includes a competitive salary, 35 hour full-time working week,

33 days holiday plus bank holidays

,

hybrid working

in line with business need, and an excellent

pension scheme

with

8% employer contribution

.

Further details:

We encourage applications from the broadest range of society, including all under-represented groups with particular emphasis on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in our University and in comparison, to the sector.

Job Details
Department
Central Marketing & Student Recruitment
Location
Barrow
Starting Salary
30,805 with incremental progression to 37,174
Post Type
Full Time
Contract Type
Fixed Term - Ends 31/07/2026
Release Date
Thursday 09 October 2025
Closing Date
23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 26 October 2025
Interview Date
Tuesday 11 November 2025
Reference
XX151925