Careers Adviser

Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent university in the UK seeks Careers Advisers to enhance graduate employability through faculty activities, guidance, and resource development. Ideal candidates will have strong organisational, research, and communication skills, and an understanding of diverse learner backgrounds. The university promotes an inclusive culture and offers flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Mentoring programmes

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proactive and enthusiastic with the ability to deliver impactful services.
• Experience in developing e-learning resources for skills development.
• Understanding of diverse learner needs to tailor activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop faculty focused employability activities for graduates.
• Provide 1:1 guidance and coordinate employer-focused events.
• Create online tutorials and engage with a diverse student body.

Skills

Organisational skills

Research and data manipulation

Communication and influencing

Job description

About the Department

The Careers and Employability Service plays a crucial role in helping students succeed in a competitive graduate job market. We support students and graduates with the development of employability skills, advice on career options, applying for jobs and work experience, meeting employers and finding graduate job opportunities.

About these roles

We have 2x Careers Adviser positions. In these roles you will develop a range of faculty focussed activities to make a significant impact on the employment prospects of our graduates. You will collaborate with academic departments to meet the employability needs of their students through a programme of curriculum delivery, extracurricular activities and 1:1 guidance. You will enhance the career development of students at all stages of study and take a data informed approach to deliver impactful careers provision.

You will develop appropriate e-learning resources to support career development learning such as online tutorials and sessions, webinars, short films etc. to help engage and meet the needs of a large and diverse student body.

You will promote the employment of students and graduates to employers and help identify appropriate opportunities such as work experience, graduate entry roles and projects to support the career development and progression of our students. You will coordinate a range of employer-focussed events.

You will be based in one of our four faculties and lead on our work with several academic departments, as well as working across the wider Careers and Employability team.

About You

You will be proactive and enthusiastic with the ability to plan and deliver multifaceted high quality and impactful services. These are roles requiring excellent organisational skills.

You will have good research and data manipulation skills with the ability to assimilate, interpret, and determine effective recommendations that will have a substantive impact on key objectives.

You will have a good understanding of strategies and techniques, including e-learning resource creation, to support skills development within a curriculum setting. You will have knowledge and experience of meeting the needs of learners from a diverse range of backgrounds to design and deliver tailored employability development activities.

You will be an effective and constructive team player who is able to work collaboratively with other colleagues and multiple stakeholders. You will have the communication and influencing skills essential in building and managing positive working relationships.

How to apply

If interested, you should submit your CV with a Covering Letter detailing your suitability for the roles. The CV and letter should each be a maximum length of two sides of A4.

For enquiries about these roles, please contact Julian White [e-mail]

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Manchester Metropolitan University fosters an inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We value a diverse workforce for the innovation and diversity of thought it brings and welcome applications from all local and international communities, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We support a range of flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and tailored schedules, which can be discussed with your line manager. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know so we can provide appropriate support.

Our commitment to inclusivity includes mentoring programmes, accessibility resources, and professional development opportunities to empower and support underrepresented groups.

Manchester Met is a Disability Confident Leader and, under this scheme, aims to offer an interview to disabled people who apply for the role and meet the essential criteria as listed in the attached Job Description for that vacancy.