Gillian Elvidge Email and Phone Number

Visiting Lecturer in Sociology

My research is exploring the experiences of care experienced and estranged students during university study. I am focusing on experiences of student support initiatives and retention and success at undergraduate level. My research is being funded by Leeds Trinity University.

Main duties and responsibilities:- Developing and managing relationships with schools in Bradford and Wakefield- Writing workshops and presentations to meet the needs of schools and internal events- Delivering workshops to students in Year 5 through to mature students on Access to HE courses- Organising large events such as Open Evenings and Student Conferences; including liaising with Marketing, managing staff, creating floor plans, and liaising with estates and catering staff - Analysing event success using application data, feedback from visitors and staff, and organising staff debriefs to inform a recommendations document - Writing a quarterly Parents and Guardians' Newsletter for those with students in Year 11 and/or 12- Attending and speaking at conferences for professionals working with Widening Participation student groups

I co-ordinated Northumbria University's supported entry scheme, NU Entry, in the Yorkshire region. The scheme helps students to prepare for university, providing workshops to help develop their skills and understanding of what university has to offer. Students who are from a widening participation background can use these workshops to apply to Northumbria University for UCAS-equivalent points. I also attended Careers Events and Parents' Evenings, providing information and advice on the university application process, student finance and the opportunities at Northumbria University.Main Duties and Responsibilities:- Developing and maintaining relationships with schools and colleges throughout Yorkshire- Liaising with teaching and support staff within schools and colleges throughout Yorkshire- Working with sixth form students to develop transferable skills- Develop new content for high achieving students, parents, and teachers- Develop marketing materials such as posters and postcards- Using bespoke CRM database to manage relationships and appointments- Using data to inform targeting and planning

My role within the Business Development Team at Guildford College was centred on the Apprenticeship provision; developing relationships with local businesses, helping them through the recruitment process for apprentices, and helping prospective apprentices apply successfully for these positions. My favourite part of this was helping prospective apprentices with their options from their current qualifications and skills; whether this was advice on their application, skills development required or helping them with careers research.This role also required me to have good working relationships throughout the College, especially with academic staff, to understand the requirements of the course and the myriad of qualifications accepted. This was an enjoyable role; however, the opportunity to move back to my native Yorkshire and into Higher Education was too much to resist.Main duties and responsibilities:- Liaising with academic and support staff throughout the College- Developing and maintaining relationships with local businesses- Writing apprenticeship job descriptions and adverts- Liaising with applicants to provide information about the jobs/courses available to them and advise on applications- Keeping CRM database up to date

Main Duties and Responsibilities:• Creating requisition orders, advertising positions, and managing the recruitment process using ITrent• Organising interviews, including room and refreshment bookings, and collating interview packs• Managing two joint email inboxes and one personal email inbox• Answering telephone, email and face to face queries from internal and external sources• Maintaining and archiving all electronic and paper copies of personnel files• Completing references for leavers• Ad hoc tasks for the HR Projects Manager, such as collating redundancy payments information • Ad hoc administration tasks

I have specialised in recruiting for permanent roles within accounting and finance, a high pressure role that requires strict workload management as well as deft interpersonal relationships between clients and applicants. The role has utilised my communication skills as well as time management and organisation. This role has honed by business development acumen. In order to carry out the role a methodical analytical approach is required; understanding the client and their circumstance, analysing the opportunities and threats, before presenting a clear approach to deliver on client expectation. Main Duties and Responsibilities:• Developing sales and marketing strategies• Sourcing candidates from job boards• Speaking to candidates to advise on current applications and keep up to date with current situations• Speaking with local businesses to glean relevant information• Marketing candidates to relevant local businesses • CV proof reading• Negotiating terms of business• Project managing the recruitment process from procurement to placement• Liaising with hiring managers, managing the recruitment process• Using database searching to find relevant candidates for jobs • Advising hiring managers on the current candidate and salary situation• Provide an ongoing aftercare service for all placed candidates

Main Duties and Responsibilities:• Providing a high quality first point of contact for all applicants and potential applicants• Answering telephone, email and online enquiries from prospective students and current applicants for all courses. Researching answers to complicated queries to ensure correct information is provided• Liaising with other teams within Recruitment & Admissions to provide a prompt and accurate service to all• Attend University Open Days, college and UCAS events to promote the University, answer queries on courses, student finance and general university life. • Management of small teams of other student ambassadors at Open Days, co-ordinating tours of the Science and Engineering building and visitor signing inThis role required good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills to communicate with admissions staff and course tutors to keep information up to date and relay this effectively to enquirers. This post helped develop my written communication skills and organisational skills, as well as my confidence in public speaking and timekeeping to make sure that tours were delivered on time. Reason for leaving: this was a senior Student Ambassador post and as such I was unable to continue at the end of my studies.