Schools and Outreach Officer

About Us: Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways – including 16–18 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education. With over 800 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough’s largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.

The Role: We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly organised Schools and Outreach Officer to join our Marketing & Communications team. This is a dynamic, student-focused role responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering a wide range of schools liaison and outreach activities that promote the College to prospective students, parents, schools, and the wider community. Working closely with the Schools and Outreach Manager, you will play a key role in building relationships with local schools, representing the College at external events, and supporting the achievement of student recruitment targets. The role requires a confident communicator who enjoys engaging with young people and can deliver impactful presentations, workshops, and events both on and off campus. This role is offered on full time, 36 hours per week permanent basis.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver engaging outreach activities and events that promote the College to prospective students and key stakeholders.
• Represent the College at school visits, careers fairs, exhibitions, interviews, taster sessions, and community events.
• Deliver presentations, workshops, and interactive activities to Year 10 and Year 11 students.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with school contacts, including Careers Leaders, Headteachers, and teaching staff.
• Act as a key point of contact for schools, managing enquiries, bookings, and communications effectively.
• Support the organisation and delivery of major College events, including Open Days, Parents' Evenings, and award ceremonies.
• Maintain accurate records of school engagement activities and update contact databases and CRM systems.
• Assist with monitoring and evaluating outreach activities, gathering data and feedback to support continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with Marketing and Careers teams to develop engaging content and support recruitment campaigns.
• Manage promotional materials and outreach resources, ensuring adequate stock levels are maintained.
• Promote and uphold the College's commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity, inclusion, and health and safety.

Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent relevant experience.
• Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) qualification or similar training (desirable).
• Experience of event coordination, administration, or outreach activities, ideally within education, recruitment, or a customer-facing environment.
• Experience of delivering presentations or workshops to groups.
• Experience of engaging and communicating effectively with young people and external stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt messages to different audiences.

Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults: In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, all employment offers are subject to employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual): Enhanced DBS including Children’s Barred List check, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, online searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history. The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies, and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.

Recruitment Process: The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor. All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting. The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Please note that we advertise our salaries on a range to indicate the trajectory of progression that can be made. Appointments are usually made at the start of the salary range. We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.

Closing Date: 25 June 2026

Interview Date: TBC