Project Officer

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BU04122

Reaching Wider

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Fixed-tem maternity cover until 31/07/2027

Project Manager

27-09-2026

Applications are invited for the above part-time (21.75 hours), fixed term post in the Reaching Wider Project within the Directorate of Marketing, Recruitment and Communications, working on a national mentoring programme, responsible for recruiting, delivering, and promoting a national mentoring programme for the academic year , using an existing online mentoring platform.

Candidates should be educated to 2 AS Levels or 1 A level or NVQ level 4 in a relevant subject area, hold a professional qualification or accreditation relevant to the role, and have experience of outreach engagement and or mentoring programmes with Reaching Wider target cohorts in an educational context.

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

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

The successful candidate will be required to commence October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter and the post is available until 31/07/2027.

This role will be located on campus at Bangor or Wrexham 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 only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website,  . However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning

Closing date for applications: 27 September 2026.

Interviews to be held on: 13 October 2026.

Reaching Wider aims to facilitate the entrance of people from under-represented backgrounds into Higher Education.

The North and Mid Wales Partnership will be managing a national mentoring programme across Wales, in partnership with the Southwest Wales and Southeast Wales Reaching Wider partnerships.

Using an online mentoring platform, Brightside, the programme has delivered online one-to-one mentoring, pairing mentees with undergraduate and postgraduate mentors studying in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Wales.

Reaching Wider North and Mid Wales is a partnership of higher education and further education in the North and Mid Wales region. Our Executive Steering group members are Bangor University (Lead Partner), Aberystwyth University, Wrexham University, Coleg Cambria, Coleg Ceredigion, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, Grwp Llandrillo Menai, and NPTC Grwp.

The purpose of this partnership is to widen access to Higher Education for underrepresented groups identified by Medr. Responding to the region's widening access priorities and requirements, we will support our learners at various stages and transition points on their individual educational journey, working with learners more intensively over a longer period wherever possible.

The mentoring project sits under the broader Reaching Wider programme, which contributes to Medr’s response to widening access to higher education by supporting priority schools, colleges, communities and learners. The national offer has five priorities:

• Supporting the transition to higher education to increase confidence, progression, lifelong learning, and success.
• Supporting educational aspiration raising to increase motivation, retention and progression.
• Enhancing educational skills to enable learners to fulfil their academic potential and be prepared for further and/or higher education.
• Promoting vocational and employability skills to encourage upskilling and career aspirations, including access to apprenticeships and professions.
• Promoting equality of opportunity and inclusive approaches for care-experienced people, carers, and people with disabilities.

The project officer will recruit, train, and coordinate HE undergraduates to be mentors to learners engaged in 14-25 education, offering a package of mentoring support for the academic year 2026 - 2027.

This exciting opportunity will target Reaching Wider priority cohorts across Wales.

The post holder will take a leading role in the recruitment and engagement of the mentors and mentees working with key partners, to deliver a successful programme. Supporting the project managers to deliver the aims and objectives of the project within the time projects timelines.