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Student Communities, Student Learning and Personal Development

Student Lifecycle Programme Officer

Salary from £44,143 to  £52,749 pa, with potential to progress to  £56,607 pa inclusive of London allowance

Fixed-term appointment until 31 July 2029

The role

You will coordinate LSE Navigate, a network and programme of activity to support students who have received a contextual offer, throughout their whole journey, from receiving an offer through to post-graduation. Working with teams across LSE, you will bring together the development, implementation and evaluation of this pilot initiative, aiming to provide equitable access to academic, personal and professional opportunities and support services. You will work closely with operational roles delivering activities, support the strategic project board, and collaborate with colleagues and students to evolve LSE Navigate.

The team and wider context

The postholder will be directly responsible for activities in the access and on-course stages of the student lifecycle, based in the Student Communities Team with a dotted-line reporting link to the Widening Participation Team.

This innovative project is a key element of our Access and Participation Plan and contributes to the School’s strategy, LSE2030 – Educate for Global Impact strand, to improve equality of opportunity for students from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with the ability to lead operational development and delivery in order to deliver on our strategic objectives. Essential skills and experience include:

• Experience of managing projects and/or relationships with multiple stakeholders and contributors     
• Knowledge or interest in the UK higher education sector; and widening participation issues     
• Experience of consulting service users or project beneficiaries to gather feedback and inform continuous improvement   
• Ability to work and communicate with people at all levels including current students, university applicants, academic staff, senior stakeholders and external funders

What LSE has to offer

LSE is one of the world’s leading institutions for the study of the social sciences. With 18 Nobel Prize winners, 37 past or present heads of state and ranking among the top 50 universities in the world (QS 2024), we are a truly international university at the forefront of global policy debate.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with children’s barred list. Any offer of employment made is conditional on receipt of a satisfactory DBS check.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

How to apply:

• To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk.
• Please outline how you meet the criteria in the person specification in your application.  

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 8 November 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.  

The first round of interviews are scheduled to take place on 18 November (online). The second round of interviews are scheduled to take place on 25 November (in person).  

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Dr Emma Bates (Student Communities Lead): e.bates1@lse.ac.uk