Working at the University of Northampton

Our mission is to transform lives and inspire change. We aim to ensure you have a positive experience of working with us by providing a supportive and caring environment.

We also have a unique commitment to social impact which means we support our staff and our students to have a positive effect on the world and our society.

Generous benefits package

Our job opportunities all include an excellent benefits package that includes many features that are hard to find in the private sector:

• Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/New Year closure – 35 days plus bank holidays and University closed days
• Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family
• Generous sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme with advice line and counselling
• Learning and development opportunities;
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long service awards
• Staff discounts on a range of products and local services including the ability to purchase a TOTUM student discount card which gives you access to over 350 student discounts.

Pension scheme

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is the main scheme for professional services staff and is worked out every scheme year and added to your pension account.

The pension added to your account is equal to a 49th of your pay in that year. At the end of every scheme year the value of the pension in your account is adjusted to take into account the cost of living (as currently measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). After you retire your pension will also keep pace with cost of living increases.

It also includes immediate life cover and a pension for your husband, wife, civil partner or nominated cohabiting partner and eligible children in the event of your death and, if you ever become seriously ill, and you’ve paid in for at least 2 years, you could receive immediate ill-health benefits.

Health insurance

Health insurance is provided for single, individual coverage. There is also the option to purchase cover for a partner and/ or family at your own cost.

Career development

Since education is part of our core business, we care deeply about career and personal development. You’ll benefit from:

• a structured induction programme for new starters, to make you feel welcome and part of our team
• an annual performance and development review, to help identify your career aspirations and structure your individual development plan
• access to an extensive programme of courses, designed by our in-house Staff Development team, for all career stages
• access to LinkedIn Learning – a library of high quality training videos that cover a wide range of subjects. #

Employee wellbeing

At the University of Northampton, we believe in the importance of health and wellbeing and we aim to ensure it underpins the staff and student experience at all stages. With this in mind we have introduced the Waterside Wellbeing.