Career Services Manager

Are you passionate about helping students build successful careers and supporting aspiring entrepreneurs? Are you ready to take on a leadership role in a vibrant and innovative university environment? Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Career Services Manager this Autumn 2024.

At Birkbeck, we are committed to preparing our students for successful careers, encouraging entrepreneurship, and supporting those who balance work and study commitments. Our Careers & Enterprise Service is at the heart of this mission, offering the tools, resources, pathways and guidance that students need to succeed in the workplace and beyond.

We are seeking a creative and forward-thinking Career Services Manager to lead the department, enhance our services, and build robust networks with employers and industry partners.

As our Career Services Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management of our Careers & Enterprise Service which includes career specific AIG, bespoke career programmes, micro-placements, enterprise initiatives and two credit bearing careers modules.

You will be an experienced Manager who is able to foster partnerships with employers, industry professionals, and alumni to enhance job placements, internships, and entrepreneurial ventures.

You will be able to plan events and work collaboratively with faculty staff to improve graduate outcomes. You will be a competent user of I.T systems and will be confident in analysing data to track performance and create reports for senior management.

To succeed as our Career Services Manager, you will have experience working in the Higher Education sector, experience of careers, coaching, recruitment or HR and in-depth knowledge of Higher Education employability in relation to curriculum development and extra-curricular offer.

If you’re ready to take on a leadership role that will shape the futures of our students - whether they’re launching their careers, changing career or starting businesses - we want to hear from you!

Salary and benefits:

£49,745 rising to £58,554 per annum, Grade 8 of the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance that applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area.

Birkbeck offers a competitive salary and generous pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and some of the most generous benefits in the HE sector, all while being located right in the heart of Bloomsbury, Euston, London.

Contract:

Open-ended, permanent contract. Full-time (35 hours a week). Hybrid working with 2 or 3 days in the office. Please submit a CV for consideration. Closing date: 9 October 2024, interview date: 21 October 2024. An enhanced DBS check required.

Enquiries:

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Samantha Commons, Deputy Director of Student Services, at s.commons@bbk.ac.uk

If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes

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