Recruiting: SEED Associate Director for Widening Participation

22 Apr 2025

SEED seeks to appoint a new Associate Director for Widening Participation, starting 1 August, 2025. The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 16 May, 2025

SEED seeks to appoint a new Associate Director for Widening Participation.

The Associate Director for Widening Participation will be responsible for the development of a SEED Widening Participation strategy that will establish the School as a key player in Widening Participation within the Faculty of Humanities and the University. Focusing on the undergraduate cohort in the first instance, the aim of the role is to enhance the diversity of students and representation of learners from low participation neighbourhoods across SEED and to support their learning through the admissions process to graduation and professional life.

The post attracts 1500 workload points

The deadline to submit expressions of interest is Friday, 16 May 2025. 

Expressions of Interest should be sent to SEEDHeadofSchool@manchester.ac.uk 

SEED Associate Director for Widening Participation - Job description 2025

I encourage you to follow the link above for the further particulars of this role before submitting an expression of interest.  

Expressions of Interest should consist of a brief up to date CV with a covering letter of up to 500 words, outlining your suitability for the role and what you would like to achieve if appointed.  

Candidate applications will be reviewed by a panel and shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview. The interview will often consist of a presentation and some questions to enable the panel to ascertain suitability for the position. The panel will always include members of SLT. 

Anyone with questions or interest in applying, and would like to discuss informally, please feel free to get in touch with Rory Stanton or Juup Stelma.

Ensuring that our School is inclusive as possible is a fundamental part of what we do in SEED. We aim to redress staffing imbalances and inequalities. We promote equality and actively challenge unfair discrimination. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – people of all ages, sexual orientations, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, and beliefs. However, we particularly encourage applications from staff who identify as women, colleagues with disabilities, and individuals from minority ethnic groups, because these groups are currently underrepresented at more senior levels in Higher Education.  

Juup Stelma

SEED Head of School (Interim)