Job Description
Job Title: Student Success and Inclusion Adviser
Posting Start Date: 18/11/2025
Job Id: 1612
School/Department: Student & Academic Services
Work Arrangement: Full Time (Hybrid)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary per annum (£): £38,784 - £47,389
Closing Date: 05/12/2025
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.
Overview
Join our new Student Success and Inclusion Team at the University of Sheffield as a Student Success and Inclusion Adviser. As part of Education Development Services, you will join a highly skilled and impactful team committed to supporting and enhancing the delivery of education at the University.
As a Student Success and Inclusion Adviser you will take the lead on specific elements of the Student Success and Inclusion Team\'s work, developing and implementing bespoke support programmes and interventions which contribute to student success and inclusive education in the academic environment, and have an attributable impact on student outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering interventions which benefit all students, and particularly those from widening participation and underrepresented backgrounds. This role directly contributes to the University\'s Access and Participation Plan (APP) commitments, as well as our wider student-centred and inclusive education agenda.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Lead on the development and delivery of student success and inclusion initiatives, projects, or portfolios of work, as directed by the Student Success and Inclusion Manager.
- Develop and deliver interventions which contribute to student academic success, and evaluate their impact on student outcomes.
- Work with academic staff to ensure their curricula and teaching practice is inclusive, student-centred and in line with institutional expectations.
- In line with APP commitments, provide intervention-based support to cohorts of students from widening participation and underrepresented backgrounds, addressing their academic development needs.
- Develop and facilitate workshops, events, and resources designed to enhance student success and inclusive educational practice.
- Work collaboratively with Advisers elsewhere in Education Development Services and beyond, to ensure success activities are sufficiently resourced and harness a broad range of expertise.
- Maintain accurate records of student interactions and outcomes, contributing to monitoring and reporting for APP and related purposes.
- Liaise with academic and professional service colleagues to ensure effective signposting and integrated support for students.
- Contribute to the evaluation and continuous improvement of student success activities.
- Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.
Person Specification
Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn\'t match perfectly with this role\'s criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.
Criteria
Essential or desirable
Stage(s) assessed at
A good understanding of the wider context of the Higher Education (HE) sector, particularly issues relating to access and participation.
Desirable
Application/Interview
Experience of delivering impactful interventions that respond to student needs, and which are in line with the overall strategy and objectives of the department.
Essential
Application/Interview/Task
Experience of working with academic members of staff, and advising them on adapting their teaching practice and curricula
Essential
Application/Interview/Task
Experience of providing development for cohorts of students and staff from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, both face-to-face and online.
Essential
Application/Interview
Ability to provide advice, guidance and signposting to students on matters impacting their academic progress.
Essential
Application/Interview/Task
Ability to communicate information in a professional manner, through written reports, presentations, workshops and toolkits, adapting communication style to suit a variety of audiences and delivery modes.
Essential
Application/Interview/Task
Excellent organisational skills, with a proven ability to use initiative and judgement to work effectively during busy periods of the academic year.
Essential
Application/Interview
Ability to undertake analysis and interpretation of information and data in order to draw well thought out conclusions.
Essential
Application/Interview
Ability to form and maintain good relationships and to facilitate collaboration with internal and external partners and stakeholders, demonstrating consideration for the thoughts and feelings of others.
Essential
Application/Interview
Ability to work on several projects and/or pieces of work simultaneously, meeting agreed deadlines and quality standards.
Essential
Application/Interview
Further Information
Grade
7
Salary
£38,784-£47,389
Work arrangement
Full-time
Line manager
Student Success and Inclusion Manager
Direct reports
None
Our website
For informal enquiries about this job contact Amy Jeffries, Associate Director of Student & Academic Services
Next steps in the recruitment process
It is anticipated that the selection process will take place on the week commencing 15th December. This will consist of an interview, and workshop delivery activity. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage on the week commencing 8th December. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact
Our vision and strategic plan
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What we offer
- A minimum of 41days annual leave including
