Senior Employer Engagement Officer - Finance Specialist

About us

UCL Careers provides careers education to current students, graduates and staff of UCL, as well as recruitment solutions for employers. UCL Careers provides a ‘core’ service for students as well as bespoke support within some academic areas, including UCL’s School of Management (SoM).

The UCL School of Management is home to UCL’s business and management research and education programmes, and has a reputation for world-leading research and teaching. The School is also a member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools.

About the role

Many UCL School of Management students aspire to work in the financial sector.

As the Senior Employer Engagement Officer: Finance Specialist, you'll form part of a team of Employer Engagement professionals and Careers Consultants, and be responsible for leading the planning and development of a suite of employer/alumni activities for students looking to work in any area of Finance.

You'll manage and develop relationships with employers our students aspire to work for, and work with them to devise and facilitate activities that will support our students to understand the latest information on the opportunities available, and to prepare them to excel in the recruitment process. You will also collaborate with academics to identify opportunities for employer activity to be integrated into the curriculum, and will line manage an Employer Engagement Officer.

A full range of duties can be found on the attached job description.

About you

To do this job you'll need to have experience working in Finance, Fintech, Accountancy or HR / Recruitment in one of the above sectors, or significant experience and working knowledge of financial services gained from a similar role in another university or business school. You'll also have a passion for supporting the career development of others.

Please review our job advert carefully, paying particular attention to the Essential and Desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Customer advert reference: B06-00138

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