Regional Activities Co-ordinator

Sheffield Hallam University; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Sheffield Hallam University, in partnership with the University of Sheffield, leads the Higher Education Progression Partnership (Hepp) across South Yorkshire. The Regional Activities Coordinator will deliver widening participation outreach, build strong school partnerships, and coordinate planning and delivery of outreach activity.

The role also involves supervising engagement staff, developing operational systems, and ensuring activities meet high quality, ethical and safeguarding standards.

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• Experience coordinating outreach activities and event delivery.
• Commitment to widening participation and safeguarding standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Hepp’s widening participation programme across South Yorkshire.
• Coordinate planning and delivery of outreach activities with schools and partners.
• Maintain operational systems for data management, reporting, and evaluation.
• Supervise engagement staff and support informed decision making.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Event coordination

Project coordination

Relationship management

Organisational skills

Job description

The Higher Education Progression Partnership (Hepp), a partnership of Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield, works across South Yorkshire to encourage more children, young people, and adults to consider higher education opportunities.

We work together with schools, colleges, families and communities to deliver a coherent programme of higher education Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) that supports our region’s learners at every stage throughout their educational journey.

The role

The Regional Activities Coordinator plays a key role in delivering Hepp’s widening participation programme across South Yorkshire. Acting as the primary contact for target schools across the region, the postholder will build and maintain strong relationships with schools and partners, coordinate the planning and delivery of outreach activity, and ensure programmes are responsive to the needs of local learners and stakeholders.

The role combines stakeholder engagement, event delivery, project coordination and supervision of engagement staff to support informed decision making and, ultimately, progression into higher education for underrepresented groups.

The postholder will be responsible for developing and maintaining a range of operational systems and processes that underpin effective programme delivery, including data management, reporting, communications and evaluation. Working collaboratively across the Hepp team and partner organisations, they will contribute to the development of resources, support projects and events, and help ensure activities are delivered to high quality, ethical and safeguarding standards. The role requires strong organisational skills, proactive relationship management and a commitment to widening participation and educational opportunity.

This role is fixed term until 3 September 2027.

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Regional Activities Co-ordinator

Company: Sheffield Hallam University Salary: £28,592 to £31,861 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Sheffield, S1 1WB Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote Job type: Contract Posting date: 23 Oct 2026 Closing date: 2 Nov 2026

Summary

About Hepp

The Higher Education Progression Partnership (Hepp), a partnership of Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield, works across South Yorkshire to encourage more children, young people, and adults to consider higher education opportunities.

We work together with schools, colleges, families and communities to deliver a coherent programme of higher education Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) that supports our region’s learners at every stage throughout their educational journey.

The role

The Regional Activities Coordinator plays a key role in delivering Hepp’s widening participation programme across South Yorkshire. Acting as the primary contact for target schools across the region, the postholder will build and maintain strong relationships with schools and partners, coordinate the planning and delivery of outreach activity, and ensure programmes are responsive to the needs of local learners and stakeholders.

The role combines stakeholder engagement, event delivery, project coordination and supervision of engagement staff to support informed decision making and, ultimately, progression into higher education for underrepresented groups.

The postholder will be responsible for developing and maintaining a range of operational systems and processes that underpin effective programme delivery, including data management, reporting, communications and evaluation. Working collaboratively across the Hepp team and partner organisations, they will contribute to the development of resources, support projects and events, and help ensure activities are delivered to high quality, ethical and safeguarding standards. The role requires strong organisational skills, proactive relationship management and a commitment to widening participation and educational opportunity.

This role is fixed term until 3 September 2027.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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