Industry Liaison Officer

EKC Group; Dover; Sur place; GBP 17 000 - 21 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous holidays aligned to academic

Learning and Development opportunities

Flexible personal leave

Competitive pension 18% employer

Exclusive discounts & perks

Wellbeing and health support

Culture and recognition

Résumé du poste

East Kent Colleges Group is seeking an Industry Liaison Officer to join our new Bench Street Arts Campus in Dover. The role focuses on securing and monitoring work placements, acting as the employer-relations touchpoint, and supporting employer events for student engagement.

You will also work with students to identify employability gaps and help them develop skills to complete placements successfully. This is a 30-hour per week role for 37 weeks per year.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject is desirable or equivalent sector experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to build positive relationships and manage competing priorities.

Responsabilités

• Secure and monitor progress of work placements for students.
• Act as main point of contact for employer relations for relevant areas.
• Support planning and implementation of employer events and visits.
• Ensure employers return required documentation in a timely fashion.
• Support students to identify and develop employability skills gaps.

Connaissances

Employer relations

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Organisational skills

Formation

Level 3 qualification (desirable)

Description du poste

About The Role

Bridge the Student - Employer Gap and Empower Students Futures - Join us Industry Liaison Officer

EKC Dover College are seeking an Industry Liaison Officer to join our brand new Creative campus Bench Street Arts in the heart of Dover.

As an Industry Liaison Officer (ILO) you would be responsible for securing and monitoring progress of work placements in varied vocational areas for students and to act as the main point of contact for employer relations for these areas. This can include supporting the planning and implementation of employer events for organising employer visits for students.

Your role responsibilities would also include ensuring employers return the required documentation in a timely fashion following college guidelines and national expectations as well as working with students on aone to oneand small group basis to identify their employability skills gaps and supporting them to develop them to be able to complete a successful industry placement.

Hours per week: 30

Weeks per year: 37

Salary per year: £18,721 (including holiday pay)

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Generous holidays aligned to our academic calendar
• Learning and Development Opportunities- 3-4 annual paid group development days, bespoke programmes e.g. First Line Manager Development Programme and strong internal progression-1 in 3 roles are filled internally
• Flexible Personal Leave- Time off for your child's first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews
• Competitive Pension Scheme- 18% employer contribution
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks- Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Wellbeing and Health Support- Generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College, free eye tests and glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return-to-work support
• Culture and Recognition- Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco-friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net-zero by 2030

About You

This is an exciting opportunity to join our brand-new Bench Street Arts Campus in Dover, a vibrant creative hub for art, design and media. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly organised Industry Liaison Officer with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written. You will be confident in building positive relationships, managing competing priorities and responding flexibly to the needs of a busy and dynamic environment. Join us as we establish an inspiring new campus and create exciting opportunities for our students and the wider creative community.

You will have an inquisitive and analytical approach to work. You will be able to display an attention to detail, be able to work independently working on your own initiative and as part of a team. A level 3 qualification in a relevant subject is desirable, alternatively experience of working in a relevant sector and a willingness to obtain a relevant level 3 qualification will be considered.

If you have experience of working in this field along with a passion for sharing your knowledge and expertise with the future generation this position will be ideal for you.

About Us

Outstanding Ofsted ProviderEast Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to SafeguardingWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionEast Kent CollegesGroup is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold thePositive About Disability Awardand are aDisability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment toCare Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge)and to current or previousArmed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge)with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.