Academic ConnectRecruitment and Outreach Coordinator (Fixed Term)
About the division/school:
The Mastercard Foundation Climate Resilience and Sustainability Collaborative Program responds to the climate crisis in Africa by advancing relevant scholarship, curricula development, research, innovation and entrepreneurship in partnership with African collaborators. Africa is the continent that is most affected by climate change and has the highest youth unemployment rate: the program serves the next generation of African leaders that will respond to the climate crisis by developing the continent's green economy and by creating jobs.
About the role:
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge was established in 2022 as a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the Mastercard Foundation. Over 500 Masters Scholars from the African continent will be enrolled in the programme between 2022 and 2030 to pursue degrees across the full range of academic disciplines at Cambridge.
The Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator will lead work in promoting the programme to targeted underrepresented communities, universities and countries. They will ensure that the programme meets the priority group targets set by the Mastercard Foundation, which are 70% female participants, 20% internally displaced persons or refugees and 10% living with a disability.
They will coordinate the work of a network of 5-10 alumni ambassadors across Africa to identify universities for targeted recruitment activities to maximise impact.
The role holder will split their time between Cambridge and Africa, requiring frequent travel and flexibility in their working schedule.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 18 months in the first instance. It is to pilot this new approach to recruitment and outreach.
Benefits of working at Cambridge include:
- Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases.
- Generous annual leave allowance of 41 days paid leave (including bank holidays).
- Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare).
- An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution.
- Schemes to support with relocation/the provision of accommodation.
The University of Cambridge is committed to supporting our staff to thrive both professionally and personally. We aim to support a good work/life balance, whilst retaining the positive aspects of our unique in-person environment and culture. Elements of this role are suitable for hybrid working, where staff can split their time between in-person collaboration and remote working. The frequency of the remote elements of the role can be discussed with the recruiting manager.
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Please upload your CV and Cover letter to the application. Please note that additional uploaded documents will not be considered as part of recruitment.
Informal enquiries about the role should be directed to Robert Foster-Jones, Programme Administrator: Mastercard Foundation Collaborative; email: rjf58@cam.ac.uk.
If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Karin Kuchta, HR Coordinator, Email: csihhr@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Please quote reference XN49085 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Key information
Department/location
Salary
£33,951-£39,906
Reference
XN49085
Category
Date published
16 March 2026
Closing date
29 March 2026
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