Employability Practitioner (Maternity Cover)

4535

Academic Development and Services
Teaching and Learning Exchange
UAL - High Holborn, London UK
Grade 4
£34,326 - £42,155 per annum

Fixed Term - 1 Year

Full time - 35 hours per week

28 September 2018 23:55

The opportunity

The Maternity cover for the Employability Practitioner will act as lead contact for Careers and Employability (CE) within designated Colleges, working between UAL and its constituent Colleges. The post holder will develop deliver and share employability resources, information, workshops for students and graduates, innovating subject matter, and developing imaginative ways to deliver content.

The role is also responsible for building and maintaining relationships with course teams, promoting the CE programme and delivering co-curricular workshops. Working collaboratively and strategically with the College and Curriculum team Manager and the wider C&E team the Employability Practitioner will operate with the ultimate intention of encouraging academic colleagues to take ownership of delivery thereby supporting the wider university goal of embedding employability and enterprise in the curriculum.

About you

  • Has first Degree or advanced qualification relevant to careers development.
  • Understanding of key issues related to student and graduate careers development, progression and destinations.
  • A significant understanding and knowledge of student’ development of enterprise and employability skills.
  • A detailed understanding of key factors that influence graduate careers and destinations in the creative sector.
  • Advanced project management skills and ability to use a range of related tools, methods and resources.
  • Ability to produce engaging and persuasive marketing copy that communicates effectively with multiple audiences and to use it for promotional purposes employing multiple channels from flyers and email to social media.
  • Ability work to targets and to monitor, evaluate and report on own area of impact and performance.
  • Ability to manage travel and work across a variety of different sites across greater London on a frequent basis.

 

  • Experience of working in a HEI and/or in a creative university careers service or has significant experience of working in a company, agency or employer in the creative and cultural sector.
  • Experience of working in or knowledge of the creative industries sector including creative business in the visual arts, crafts, fashion, design, performance or communications sector.
  • Experience of developing, managing and delivering professional development programmes, workshops and talks for students and graduates on a frequent basis.
  • Experience of managing a range of events particularly those that benefit students and graduates career development and progression.

If you have any queries you may contact ADS Recruitment Team via email ADSRecruitment@arts.ac.uk or telephone: 020 7514 2965

 

This opportunity is closed to applications.