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The Careers and Student Enterprise Service is the academic, career and employability nucleus of the University of East London. The goal of the Service is to support every student to achieve academically, gain the skills for the 21st century workforce, and build direct pathways to employment.
Overview
Salary £36210
Location London
Expires Expires at anytime
The Careers and Student Enterprise Service is the academic, career and employability nucleus of the University of East London. The goal of the Service is to support every student to achieve academically, gain the skills for the 21st century workforce, and build direct pathways to employment. The Service’s mindset has innovation and creativity at its core. To improve progression, retention and graduate outcomes, the Service utilises cutting edge technology and research, which has shown impact on our students’ satisfaction, behaviour and outcomes.
The Work-Based Learning Officer will be working directly with students across the institution to promote, prepare for and connect students with work-based learning opportunities to enhance their careers and employability aspirations.
This includes delivering presentations in lectures, running small group workshops, holding drop-ins and 1-2-1 employability sessions, promoting work-based learning opportunities, assisting with the full recruitment cycle, liaising with employers, collaborating with relevant academics and working with colleagues within the service and with colleagues in other professional services within the university.
You will have prior experience of stakeholder management with the ability to deliver a range of impactful and innovative employability initiatives. You will have excellent networking and interpersonal skills, be comfortable developing business opportunities and communicating with a range of audiences including senior managers, academic staff and students. You will be comfortable working in a target-driven environment and able to work flexibly to meet the changing demands of a busy service.
A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by UEL Professional Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of UEL. Employees of UEL Professional Services Ltd work alongside UEL colleagues in delivery of UEL’s mission, and UEL Professional Services Ltd will adopt UEL HR policies and procedures in full. At UEL, we aim to attract and retain the best possible staff and offer a unique working environment which combines a tradition of academic excellence and innovation with a location at the heart of a dynamic region. East London is experiencing rapid development making it one of the most stimulating parts of London in which to live and work. We also offer a great range of benefits including pension, family friendly policies and an on-site nursery and gym at our Docklands Campus. Further details regarding employment benefits can be found at the employee benefits section of our recruitment pages
Further details: Job Description & Person Specification
CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.
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