Head of Access and Participation and Student Recruitment Location: London Salary : A GBP 40,000 : A GBP 44,000 per annum starting salary dependent on experience The organisation delivers higher education undergraduate and postgraduate learning in performing arts to an industry:leading standard. Their primary goal is to guide and support their students on their journey to launching successful, sustainable careers. From application to graduation, theyre committed to providing the necessary support and guidance to help them realise their full potential. The Role As the Head of Access and Participation and Student Recruitment you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the outreach and admissions departments, ensuring smooth operations and fostering an effective, positive participation experience for those engaging with their services and a positive and supportive application process for those applying to study with them. This role involves direct line management of the Admissions coordinator and their extensive outreach team as well as collaborating with other departments to uphold academic and company standards. Reporting to Senior Management, youll play a crucial role in formulating reports, managing budgets, monitoring performance metrics, whilst also implementing and overseeing collaborative projects and initiatives to achieve their organisational and charitable objectives. This is a senior role within the organisation and the successful candidate will be a member of the leadership team, demonstrating previous experience in a comparable management role within an academic and / or arts:based setting. The Head of Access and Participation and Student Recruitment is responsible for managing and enhancing the organisations established accessibility and inclusion initiatives and recruitment goals. Providing quality assurance and strong leadership throughout the process from first engagement to student enrolment, whilst developing and enhancing collaborative partnerships with external stakeholders and partners along the way. The Head of Access and Participation and Student Recruitment acts as the expert in their field providing a smooth operational and administrative management of the organisations day to day work within this area of specialism. This role is about driving student success. Key Responsibilities Access and Participation: * Strategic responsibility for the oversight / creation, implementation and delivery of the Access and Participation plan * Further develop their established offer through programmes, partnerships and initiatives within schools, theatres and the community both locally and nationwide to further enhance their work in this area * Applying for funding, where opportunities arise to support their core outreach and project:based work, student bursary schemes and other access and participation initiatives * Develop and further enhance partnership relationships with the goal of widening participation * Embed a culture of understanding and awareness of Access and Participation for all staff, students and stakeholders, ensuring a holistic and whole organisational approach within the organisation * Undertake budgetary responsibility and management for all access and participation activities * Management of all financial and data reporting to governing bodies and key stakeholders as required * Management of the freelance ambassador participation delivery team * Working to support the wider student experience Develop and implement appropriate policies, processes, benchmarks and systems for the effective administration, monitoring and review of widening participation and outreach activity in fulfilment of the strategy and statutory requirements (eg, OfS). * Lead, motivate and develop relevant staff providing clear objectives and managing performance against these to ensure staff are appropriartely motivated and trained to carry out their responsibilites to the required stan