Location: | Birmingham, Hybrid/On-site |
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Salary: | Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 10th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 27th May 2024 |
Job Ref: | 103754 |
Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to February 2026
Role Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of careers professionals in a new role which will inform and actively contribute to the strategic direction of external engagement for postgraduate and international students.
The postholder will shape and implement operational plans and will work within Careers Network at The University of Birmingham, directly impacting on the success of the University’s Employability Strategy and the University’s Graduate School Strategy by offering External Engagement opportunities to our Postgraduate (PGT &PGR) students, a significant proportion of which are international students.
The post holder will line manage the Postgraduate External Engagement Officer and will be responsible for the development and management of multiple internal and external relationships including employers for the purposes of providing both extra-curricular and co-curricular opportunities, such as internships, challenges, company visits, group projects and mentoring.
The role will also provide a source of guidance on best practices for academics when creating curricular and co-curricular work-related learning and will manage a financial bursary to support students to undertake work experience that may otherwise be prohibitive.
Person Specification
Informal enquires can be made to Sue Welland, Deputy Director External Engagement: s.e.welland@bham.ac.uk or Jayne Sharples, Postgraduate Careers Consultant: j.s.sharples@bham.ac.uk
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