Career and Enterprise Developer

University of the West of England; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading university as a Careers & Enterprise Developer, enhancing students' career confidence and prospects. Collaborate across teams to deliver inclusive, student-centered career learning activities. Engage with diverse students and support their aspirations through coaching and workshops.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Career average pension schemes

Onsite nursery

Opportunities for training and personal development

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and delivering inclusive learning interventions.
• Confidence delivering in varied formats including workshops and digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Co-creating and delivering engaging careers and enterprise education.
• Empowering students to identify career goals and build employability skills.

Skills

Collaboration

Coaching

Reflective Practice

Job description

About This Role

As a Careers & Enterprise Developer, you’ll play a key role in enhancing the career confidence and prospects of our students and recent graduates. You’ll collaborate across academic and professional services teams to design and deliver inclusive, student-centred career learning activities that align with the curriculum and support our graduate outcomes.

Your work will include:

• Co-creating and delivering engaging careers and enterprise education both in and beyond the curriculum.
• Working one-to-one and in groups to support students through career coaching, workshops, guidance sessions, and enterprise-focused learning.
• Empowering students to identify their career goals, build their employability skills, and take confident steps toward their aspirations including freelance and self-employment.
• Embedding entrepreneurial thinking and career management skills into extracurricular learning experiences.
• Using your pedagogic knowledge and insight into employability trends to shape innovative and responsive support for all learners.
  
  
  

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking service that integrates Careers Library, and Digital Learning services in one team — all working together to improve the student experience and graduate success.

About You

We are looking for two individuals with a passion for supporting students and a sound understanding of employability and enterprise development in higher education. You will bring:

• Experience in designing and delivering inclusive, engaging learning interventions.
• A student-first mindset and a collaborative approach to working with others.
• The ability to reflect on practice, keep up with sector trends, and use data and feedback to inform your work.
• Confidence delivering in varied formats – including workshops, drop-ins, and digital platforms.
  
  
  

One of our roles, the 1.0 FTE role, will be located at our city campus which is at the heart of Bristol’s creative and cultural quarter. You will be working with students from a range of creative backgrounds, so experience of the arts and cultural sectors is a plus. Our second opportunity is a 0.5FTE post based at Frenchay Campus which offers cutting-edge facilities and you will be working with students from across the university and beyond supporting exciting impactful projects. An interest in supporting a broad range of projects and experience in graduate or postgraduate support.

Where is this role based?

The first full time (1FTE) post is based at our City Campus in Bristol city centre which comprises of Bower Ashton Studios, Arnolfini, Spike Island and Watershed and is home to UWE Bristol's creative and cultural subjects. However, you will be expected to spend time with our creative programmes based at our Frenchay Campus at least one day a week.

The second (0.5FTE) post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. We’re an ambitious university with a global outlook and a deep commitment to our local community. Based in Bristol , one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community .

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Mhairi Threlfall or Paula Tynan on [e-mail] or [e-mail].

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience. The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.

We are looking for two posts. One full-time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week and another post is part-time permanent post working 18.5 hours per week.

This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.

Please specify in your application if you are interested for full-time or part-time or both.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for 4 days per week in the case of a full time post, or fully campus based in case of part-time role.

Right to Work in the UK

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.

Advice to applicants

We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about this opportunity please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.

Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.