Employability Officer

Pianetagenoa1893.net; Leicester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A private higher education provider in Leicester seeks a full-time Career and Employability Officer to enhance employability services and develop strategic initiatives. The role involves tailoring career programs to student needs, promoting available guidance, collaborating with various stakeholders, and leading projects that improve digital employability resources. This permanent position requires in-person presence and may involve evening and weekend work.

Responsibilities

• Lead FSB Careers and Employability tailored to student needs.
• Deliver the Careers and Employability Strategy.
• Promote careers and employability services to students and graduates.
• Support the Head of Student Lifecycle with stakeholders.
• Coordinate digital projects to enhance employability offerings.

Job description

Fairfield School of Business (FSB), an OFS registered private higher education provider founded in 2006 with campuses in London, Birmingham, Leicester and Luton. We provide industry-relevant qualifications in business and healthcare management, in partnership with leading UK universities.

We are currently seeking to appoint a Career and Employability Officer on a Full-time, permanent basis.

Reports to: Head of Student Lifecycle

Responsible for: Increasing the visible presence of careers and employability and developing innovative approaches to enhancing the employability and careers aspirations of our student population.

Job Purpose

• Leading FSB Careers and Employability which includes tailoring the programme to the specific needs of our student population
• To help deliver the Careers and Employability Strategy
• To promote the extensive range of advice and guidance available from the Employability Team through a diverse range of channels and stakeholders
• To coordinate projects and initiatives to support students in accessing employability services
• To take a lead role in driving forward the development and implementation of a differentiated model of service delivery that maximises the use of face to face information, advice and guidance and online services
• In doing so, it is expected that the post holder will be liaising with all relevant departments and colleagues in the School as well as with designated partner University/awarding body colleagues, as agreed with the line manager

Key Responsibilities (including But Not Limited To)

• To promote careers and employability service offer to students and graduates maximising overall engagement and directly targeting identified cohorts to maximise impact and graduate success
• To support the Head of Student Lifecycle and ensure all stakeholders, academic and professional service colleagues have access to and awareness of the service to enable further promotion and reach
• To contribute to, implement and monitor the Employability service that FSB provides
• To work collaboratively with Welfare and Advice and Data teams to utilise central knowledge, skills and experience and maximise central channels of communication.
• To lead and coordinate digital projects and initiatives to enhance the employability offer to students and graduates
• To work with our digital platform/IT departments, ensuring systems are appropriate to the user experience
• To contribute to the tracking of student engagement including the collation and reporting of data in relation to our digital applications
• To evaluate and review multiple channels of communication, exploiting all opportunities to innovate and engage students and graduates
• To support good practice to maximise diversity, accessibility, and inclusivity approaches in all team communications and within our digital platforms
• Work with marketing support a culture of improvement within the team; through feedback from students and stakeholders, listening to the student voice and celebrating student and graduate success through stories and case studies
• To co-ordinate careers support and guidance through effective team work and take responsibility for ensuring high quality information, advice, and guidance
• To support the design of the careers events and job fairs programme provided by the Employability Team and ensure these are promoted in a timely manner through a variety of channels
• To participate as necessary in the provision of effective student employability and advice
• To promote a culture of quality enhancement across the department
• To work with marketing in the production of online resources with regards to careers, employability, and the graduate labour market
• To participate in relevant committees and panels (for example, Student Support and Welfare)
• Participate and represent the University in conferences and other activities relevant to the work of the department and contribute to the wider mission of the University
• To take responsibility for their own development and participate in a programme of continuous professional development

Schedule: May include evenings and weekends

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person