The Careers Service offers a comprehensive range of Faculty/School and centrally co-ordinated activities, opportunities and support for students to help them develop their skills and experiences in order to be successful in the world of work. This is an exciting chance to be part of a progressive and newly structured Careers Service with a clear focus and delivery plan. You will also be working in a cutting-edge and dynamic University in a beautiful location, where you can really make a difference.
As a member of the Student Engagement and Careers Operations team, you will contribute to the delivery of a student-focused, professional, friendly and efficient student careers service and associated programmes and initiatives. One key aspect of the role is to lead on the recruitment and delivery of the University Student Ambassador Programme.
You will oversee a number of student led engagement programmes and initiatives which may flex throughout the year and change as the service evolves. This will require liasing, organising, delivering, communicating, and working with a wide-range of students and other stakeholders across the University.
You may not have worked in higher education before, but will bring a high level of administration, accuracy, innovation and creativity to the role, with a passion for customer service, feedback and continual improvement. We're looking for candidates who have experience of managing high-volume, busy workloads, who are extremely organised and able to think dynamically to solve problems. You will be a natural team player, working with a range of teams within and beyond the Careers Service to ensure we have a connected, dynamic and customer focussed approach
You will ideally have:
For an informal discussion please contact either: Mark Beresford – Student Enhagement Manager email mark.beresford@plymouth.ac.uk or Francesca Canale-Dow, Student engagement Officer francesca.canale-dow@plymouth.ac.uk
Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.
Interviews are likely to take place on Thursday, 12 October 2023 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.
This is a full-time, permanent position, working 37 hours a week.
We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits, including ongoing development opportunities.
A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.
The University of Plymouth is a diverse, welcoming community where everyone makes a difference and is encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. To find out more about our inclusive community, initiatives such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter and our range of benefits / support mechanisms such as flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages
We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups such as BAME/BIPOC and LGBT+
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