Employability Officer (Fixed term)

About the role

The successful candidate will join a collaborative service that works closely with students, academics, employers and other stakeholders to provide high-quality support and maintain professional standards. The Employability Officer will be central to engaging students in careers and employability services and events via various channels of promotion and liaison. The post holder will also arrange workshops, employer events, information presentations and work with relevant student societies and clubs, including engaging with the Students’ Union. You will deliver general high-level administration and will be encouraged to contribute to the development of new initiatives and developments. This would give the post holder experience of communicating with students in a specific faculty as well as students from any discipline involved in extracurricular activities. The role also involves some one-to-one work with students and liaison with employers and so flexibility will be required to handle the variety of activities involved.

Responsibilities

• Engage students in careers and employability services and events via various channels of promotion and liaison
• Arrange workshops, employer events, information presentations
• Work with relevant student societies and clubs, including engaging with the Students’ Union
• Deliver general high-level administration
• Contribute to the development of new initiatives and developments
• Communicate with students in a specific faculty and with students from any discipline involved in extracurricular activities
• Undertake one-to-one work with students and liaison with employers
• Occasional evening and weekend work as required

Requirements

Candidates should be flexible and innovative, seeking to empower students and alumni and engage proactively with service, academic schools and professional services across the university.

The successful candidate may have a background in career development, or other roles that have involved engaging groups of students in positive ways.

Qualifications

Experience in relationship building, communication, using data, planning and organisation, and using own initiative to deliver high-quality work while remaining linked to the wider team and contributing at a service level.

Skills

• Relationship building
• Communication
• Using data
• Planning and organisation
• Using own initiative

Pay

Salary £29,740 to £36,446 per annum pro‑rata depending on skills and experience.

Schedule

• Full‑time hours: 36.25 hours per week
• Option to work from home for up to 40% of the week, subject to delivery requirements
• Occasional evening and weekend work as required
• Fixed‑term contract to 19 September 2027