The Organisation
The Social Mobility Foundation is a high profile charity with offices across the UK. We help young people from low income backgrounds enter universities and professions through our flagship programme of mentoring, internships, university application support and skills development, the Aspiring Professionals Programme. We also advocate and influence for social mobility through our work with employers, including the Social Mobility Employers Index, and our campaigns and advocacy arm, the Department for Opportunities.

We strive for excellence in everything we do: the right candidate will be joining an enthusiastic, committed and successful team, which has high expectations for the young people we support.

The Opportunity
The Aspiring Professionals Programme (APP) Coordinator role will be well-suited to someone who is focused on the best ways they can help the aims of the charity as well as those of our participants and partners. The APP Coordinator is responsible for supporting the delivery and development of the Social Mobility Foundation’s programme of activities for young people through their Year 12-13 and university years.

The SMF offers online support and opportunities, and so this role will involve providing virtual support to students across the UK as well as working face to face with our students and employers in Newcastle.

Person Specification

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong administration skills and confidence with using IT
• Confidence in preparing and delivering presentations in a face to face and virtual setting
• Experience of relationship management and customer service
• Excellent attention to detail when undertaking tasks
• Ability to work as part of a small team
• Hard-working and efficient
• Self-starter with ability to prioritise tasks
• Ability to adapt to new situations that may arise and problem solve effectively
• Committed to the aims of the charity

We value ability and potential more than specific experience, and we are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage applications from people from low socio-economic backgrounds, from people who are care-experienced, and from people who are Black, Asian or of minoritised ethnicity.