STEM Outreach Coordinator

Job Number

BU04121

School/Department

Reaching Wider

Grade

6

Salary Information

Grade 6 - £31,236 – £37,694 p.a.

Contract Duration

Fixed Term to August 2027

Responsible to

Project Manager

Closing Date

20-09-2026

Applications are invited for the above temporary full time post within the Reaching Wider Project within the Directorate of Marketing, Recruitment and Communications at Bangor University. The postholder will design, deliver and evaluate a series of STEM workshops in schools and communities across North and Mid Wales and will work with Reaching Wider partners, and Students who are Mentors to deliver fun and informative activities and workshops for Reaching Wider priority learners.

Duties will include promoting, organising, delivering a series of progressive STEM workshops, which will broaden aspirations and Higher Education awareness, skills, and attainment among Reaching Wider’s priority groups.

Candidates should be educated to A level or NVQ level 4 in a relevant subject area or equivalent in a relevant subject area and have experience of outreach engagement with Reaching Wider target cohorts in an educational context and experience of delivering progressive adult learning activities bilingually. A background in STEM subjects or education would be advantageous to this role.

The successful candidate will be expected to commence as soon as possible and the post is available until August 2027.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is essential for the role.

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

This post is based in either the Bangor or Wrexham campus of Bangor University. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.

Closing date for applications: 20 September 2026.

Interviews will be held: 6 October 2026.

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting:
Sarah Zanellan Project Manager -  or

Reaching Wider aims to facilitate the entrance of people from underrepresented backgrounds into Higher Education. The partnership is led by Bangor University and is funded by Medr, the commission for Tertiary Education and Research.

Reaching Wider North and Mid Wales regional partners are Aberystwyth University, Bangor University, Wrexham University, Coleg Cambria, Coleg Ceredigion, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, Grwp Llandrillo Menai and NPTC Grwp.

• Plan, prepare and deliver a series of progressive STEM workshops, which will raise aspirations and educational awareness, skills, and attainment among Reaching Wider target cohorts without a level - 4 qualification within the Reaching Wider Project’s target geographical areas.
• Support Reaching Widers Project Manager to identify, build and develop productive and meaningful partnerships across the region working closely with Schools, Businesses, Colleges, Higher Education Institutions and the third sector organisations.
• Coordinate, promote and deliver STEM activities with Reaching Wider priority cohorts
• Advise and mentor individuals and groups about Higher educational opportunities and progression pathways for Reaching Wider target cohorts to enter Higher Education.
• Collect relevant data and feedback to enable the programme to be tracked and monitored.

• Design a series of STEM workshops with Reaching Wider’s priority groups.
• Plan, prepare and deliver innovative STEM activities with specific reference to the development of pathways to Higher Education for Reaching Wider target cohorts.
• Recruit, train and supervise undergraduate students to assist with the delivery of STEM workshops.
• Support the in the development and delivery of student-lead STEM workshops.
• Develop and sustain communications with partners in the area(s) and delivering the project in partnership with them.
• Work collaboratively with Reaching Wider’s Institutional and non-institutional partners with activities to complement…