Student Employer Engagement Vacancy Assistant

Loughborough University; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 3,000 - 5,000; Part time

Job summary

Loughborough University offers a Student Employer Engagement Vacancy Assistant position. This role provides a unique opportunity for current students to gain valuable work experience while supporting the Careers Network Team with administrative tasks related to employer engagement. Successful candidates will work 6 hours per week starting September 2025.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Real Living Wage Employer

Qualifications

• Current Loughborough University student remaining enrolled through 2025 and 2026.

Responsibilities

• Support the Careers Network Team with accurate vacancy processing.
• Manage employer account requests and initial inquiries with professionalism.
• Ensure efficient entry and editing of job vacancies on the Target Connect platform.

Job description

The University is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment - to create better futures, together. The diverse backgrounds, characteristics and opinions within our community are our great strength and are key to our pursuit of delivering educational excellence, enterprise, research and professional services. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and minoritized groups as they are currently under-represented within our community.

We recognise the value of a fulfilling and balanced work and personal life which promotes wellbeing. We seek to support colleagues in achieving this balance and have family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements and many roles can be suitable for dynamic working arrangement. This includes considering applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

We are proud to be a Real Living Wage Employer—so much so that we go beyond the standard, providing additional supplementary payments at specific pay points to further support our employees' financial wellbeing. Further information about the Loughborough Real Living Wage Supplement can be found on our HR webpage .

Loughborough University is a UKVI Sponsor. Some individuals may require sponsorship to enable them to apply for a visa to provide them with the right to work in the UK. Please note certain roles are not eligible for sponsorship. For further information and eligibility please visit the UKVI website .

Job details

Job title Student Employer Engagement Vacancy Assistant Job reference REQ250533 Date posted 26/06/2025 Application closing date 23/07/2025 Location Loughborough Package Blank Job description

Open to current Loughborough University students only who will remain studying at Loughborough through 2025 and 2026.

Careers Network have an opportunity for a student to join their team as a Student Employer Engagement Vacancy Assistant, working 6 hours a week. This is an excellent chance to gain paid regular work experience that fits alongside your studies.

We welcome applications from students across all schools. As this role will commence in the next academic year, starting September 2025, you will need to be a current student who will remain studying at Loughborough through 2025 and 2026.

Job Purpose

To provide support to the Careers Network Team through the provision of efficient and accurate vacancy and employer registration processing within the Target Connect system.

Job Duties

• Entering, editing, and approving graduate, placement, internship, volunteering, and part time vacancies on to the Target Connect platform.
• Reviewing, via a Due Diligence process, and approving employer account requests on to Target Connect platform
• Dealing professionally, respectfully, courteously, and effectively with initial enquiries from employers via the Employer Vacancies inbox.
• Any other additional duties as directed by the Careers Network Team.

For more information refer to theJob Description and Person Specification.

For informal enquiries please contact Susan Boon, Work Opportunities and Partnership Coordinator by email [e-mail] .

Closing Date for Applications – midnight Wednesday 23 rd July 2025.

Interviews will be held online via MS Teams W/C Monday 4 th August 2025.