Your tasks

JOB PURPOSE To organise, establish and support employer engagement: Facilitate employer meetings, events, visits (in person and virtually) and their scheduling. Produce labour market information/ Industry/ Sector/ Employer/ Role Information applicable to our graduates and staff to support careers information learning. Support recruitment process for students and alumni Facilitate careers information learning by producing Industry/ Sector/ Employer/ Role Information Enable knowledge transfer between the Faculty/ University and Industry (Employer Advisory Groups) Accurately track applicable metrics and data to enable the efficient running and evaluation of the service KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Employer Engagement: Organise, advertise and facilitate online and face-to-face employer meetings, visits, events (internal & external). Work with Employability Team members to provide effective administrative support for events and activities focused on careers and employability, leading on events involving external contacts. Raise awareness of employer activity across university staff Communicate with employers through a range of media Work with the Employability Team and other colleagues to effectively establish, promote and deliver Industrial Information programmes (Currently: Industry Exposure, Lecture visits) Liaise with external contacts/ employers, as directed by the Head of Employer Engagement Build and maintain relationships internally and externally creatingandfostering a thriving community. Administration and data management: Maintain and expand an external contact database Administer the scheduling of employer contacts, bookings and sessions Establish and maintain our employer-facing presence through various social media channels Produce reports to track and analyse employer events and engagement Ensure measurement of success and key KPIs, monitoring and evaluating performance on a regular basis Ensure that systems and processes used to capture data and record engagement are GDPR compliant Advertise opportunities, job roles and events via various channels. Student support: Address general student and alumni queries as part of wider employability team and signpost to other professional services when needed Collaborate with Careers Team to deliver successful recruitment process, offering student and alumni support as agreed. Support wider Employability Team as and when needed.

Your profile

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL Honours degree DESIRABLE Master’s degree EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL Events / Employer Engagement experience Data management. DESIRABLE Working in an Employability and/ or careers service Coordinating and hosting virtual or in person events Experience of working with employers/ Industry representatives. Experience building networks. Experience of working in a post-92 HE environment KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ESSENTIAL Excellent administrative andIT skills to enable accurate communication, digital record keeping and data management Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Good listening skills to be able to make connections between people, their observations and how this may have wider impact. Professional and well organised, with excellent attention to detail and a flexible approach to work Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team Student-centred approach, with enthusiasm for transformative higher education Ability to address priorities and meet deadlines Ability to work collaboratively with team members across the university to make connections with alumni and develop and enhance our alumni services DESIRABLE Excellent knowledge of employability/ careers and alumni engagement and services Customer relationship management Excellent knowledge of data protection (GDPR) OTHER ESSENTIAL A positive approach, always looking for the potential in each contact Willingness to travel between university locations Good understanding of and commitment to equality and diversity Adaptability and flexibility to cover events and activities during evenings and Saturdays on occasions Commitment to comply with Health and Safety regulations and ARUL Policies and Procedures Commitment to comply with Data Protections Act 2018 and GDPR principles/requirements

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REPORTING LINE Head of Employer Engagement KEY INTERNAL CONTACTS Students, Employability Team, Academics, Academic Leads (Employability), Head of Careers and Academic Director (Student Experience) KEY EXTERNAL CONTACTS Graduate employers, Industry representatives, Alumni OVERALL