Careers and Employability Officer

Careers and Employability Officer

UK Management College

Contract:

Full-time, permanent.

Location:

Manchester campuses, with regular travel to Derby, Newcastle (North Shields) and Sunderland.

Working pattern:
Fully campus based. Occasional evening work is required for careers events, with time off in lieu in line with College policy.

Salary: £30,000 to £33,000

Please note:

Remote or Hybrid working is not available

Help our students take their next step into work

UK Management College is looking for a proactive and approachable Careers and Employability Officer to help students build the confidence, skills and connections they need to progress into employment, further study or enterprise. This is an opportunity to join a new and developing service and play a practical role in shaping careers support across our campuses.

About UK Management College

UK Management College is an independent higher education college delivering honours degrees with an integrated Foundation Year in partnership with its awarding universities.

We support students across our Manchester campuses, Derby, Newcastle (North Shields) and Sunderland, studying subjects including business and management, digital marketing, health and social care, early childhood, creative industries and psychology.

Many of our students are mature learners, the first in their family to enter higher education, speak more than one language, or balance study with work and caring responsibilities.

We are committed to helping students continue and complete their studies and progress into graduate-level employment or further study.

About the role

Working within Student Engagement and Career Development, alongside the Centre for Career Development, Enterprise and Innovation, you will deliver practical careers advice and employability activities, develop employer relationships and help ensure that students across all campuses can access relevant support.

You will work closely with the Student Engagement and Career Development Manager, Personal Academic Tutors, Course Directors, course teams and other College colleagues.

Key responsibilities

Provide one-to-one and group support on career planning, CVs, job applications, interview preparation, networking, Linked In and transferable skills.
Help students explore career pathways linked to their courses and provide accessible information suited to mature learners and students facing barriers to education or employment.
Run drop-in sessions and bookable appointments across campuses, and follow up referrals from Personal Academic Tutors and course teams.
Plan and deliver careers activity across the College, including Careers Week, employer talks and panels, sector events, graduation and celebration activities, and events for Foundation Year students.
Work with academic teams, Personal Academic Tutors, Wellbeing and EDI colleagues and the Student Association to make careers activity relevant and accessible to students.
Build and maintain relationships with employers, community organisations and alumni to create opportunities such as placements, work experience, insight visits, guest speakers, live briefs and mentoring.
Prepare students for placements and work experience, support required insurance, health and safety and safeguarding checks, and monitor progress with students and employers.
Support student enterprise and mentoring programmes, including recruiting and matching mentors, inducting participants, coordinating activity and collecting feedback.
Maintain careers information on the College website and student app, and develop practical resources such as guides, templates, recorded sessions and course-specific career maps.
Provide Personal Academic Tutors with careers resources and briefings they can use with their…