Employer Liaison Officer

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to July 2025

Role Summary

Working as part of the Birmingham Business School careers team reporting directly to the Careers Consultant (PG) and working alongside the Careers Advisers (MBA and MSc), you will be responsible for proactively developing and delivering the Birmingham Business School Careers service for postgraduates within the University of Birmingham’s Business School and College of Social Sciences with specific responsibility for delivering employability outcomes for all MBA candidates and other postgraduates within the business school. You will work with a team of BBS Careers, Skills, and Placement professionals with the aim of delivering positive experience and outcomes to all Birmingham Business School students, graduates, and alumni.

Main Duties

• Deliver opportunities for MSc and MBA students to participate in employer-led projects and internships managing all aspects of the relationship with employers and students.
• Support colleagues across BBS Careers by sourcing external speakers and collaborators for events and student initiatives including but not exclusive to Mock Assessment Centres, panel events, MBA academic modules, the Future Leaders Certificate programme, and internships and dissertation projects.
• Ensure effective communication and affiliations across the Careers, Corporate Relations, External Relations teams and wider school and college teams.
• Implement and expand a programme of events ranging from on-campus information sessions and virtual events to in-country international events
• Co-lead, alongside Careers Network International Employer Officer, on international employer and skills events targeting but not limited to our priority regions in China, India, Singapore, Nigeria, and UAE.
• Develop existing employer networks in key markets as well as research and initiate relationships in targeted regions and sectors.
• Undertake international travel, which is expected to cover, but not be limited by, the Business School’s priority regions: China, Singapore, UAE, Nigeria, and India
• Undertake any other duties as required appropriate to grade.

Person Specification

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. 
• Background in graduate recruitment highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal, organisation, negotiation, and communication skills. 
• Outstanding project management skills. 
• Exceptional attention to detail and customer service skills. 
• Experience of producing, interpreting, and presenting management information. 
• Ability to prioritise and progress work reliably and thoroughly sometimes under pressure and to tight deadlines. 
• Aptitude to work autonomously but also to be able to work as an effective team member. 
• Willingness to work flexibly, occasionally outside of normal working hours including weekends. 
• Proven record of ambition, drive, innovation, and achievement. 
• Possess the potential to engage and negotiate with senior academics, fellow professionals, external partners, and international business professionals. 

Informal enquiries can be made to Tripp Martin, BBS Head of Careers, g.p.martin@bham.ac.uk.

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 08/09/2024

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