Employability Officer (Fixed term)

University of Nottingham School of Humanities; University Park (FL); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Nottingham School of Humanities invites applications for an Employability Officer within the Careers and Employability Service at University Park. You will engage students in careers services and events, promote opportunities, and liaise with students, academics, employers and other stakeholders.

The role involves arranging workshops and employer events, delivering high-level admin, developing initiatives, and one-to-one support with students.

Qualifications

• Experience in career development or roles engaging groups of students.
• Ability to build relationships, communicate effectively, and analyse data to inform activities.
• Strong planning, organisational and initiative-taking skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage students in careers and employability services and events via multiple channels.
• Arrange workshops, employer events and information sessions; liaise with student societies and the Students’ Union.
• Provide general high‑level administration and contribute to new initiatives and developments.
• Carry out one‑to‑one work with students and liaise with employers; travel and flexible hours as needed.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Data handling

Planning and organisation

Initiative

Job description

Salary £29,740 to £36,446 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience.

Area Careers and Employability Service

Location University Park

Salary £29,740 to £36,446 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience.

Closing Date Friday 23 October 2026

Reference REG241826

Applications are invited for the post of Employability Officer within the Careers and Employability Service. The successful candidate will join a collaborative service that works closely with students, academics, employers and other stakeholders to provide high-quality support and maintain professional standards.

The Employability Officer will be central to engaging students in careers and employability services and events via various channels of promotion and liaison. The post holder will also arrange workshops, employer events, information presentations and work with relevant student societies and clubs, including engaging with the Students’ Union. You will deliver general high-level administration and will be encouraged to contribute to the development of new initiatives and developments. This would give the post holder experience of communicating with students in a specific faculty as well as students from any discipline involved in extracurricular activities. The role also involves some one-to-one work with students and liaison with employers and so flexibility will be required to handle the variety of activities involved. Candidates should be flexible and innovative, seeking to empower students and alumni and engage proactively with service, academic schools and professional services across the university.

The successful candidate may have a background in career development, or other roles that have involved engaging groups of students in positive ways. You will have skills and experience in relationship building, communication, using data, planning and organisation and using your own initiative to deliver high-quality work whilst remaining linked to the activities of the wider team and contributing at a service level.

The Careers and Employability Service, Faculties and University have links to employers across a broad range of sectors, and the role holder will be expected to be involved, sharing sector insights and expertise and developing opportunities for the students. The role will involve occasional evening and weekend work, according to the needs of the service.

If you are excited by the opportunity that this role presents and are keen to play a key role in shaping the future success of the Careers and Employability Service, we look forward to hearing from you.

• Job Description/Role Profile

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

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We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.

Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.

Interview date TBC.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Sarah Ainger [e-mail]. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

The post holder will typically start at the bottom of the grading (APM 3), except in exceptional circumstances. Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours per week). There will be the option of working from home for up to 40% of the week, subject to delivery requirements.

This role is fixed term to 19th September 2027.