Associate Director

Job Title: Associate Director Careers, Employability and Enterprise

Permanent, full-time, 37 hours per week (1.0 FTE)

Band 8 - £59,139 to £68,529 per annum

About the Post

The role will support the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Commercial and Academic Partnerships in implementing the strategy, with a focus on student and graduate employability. You will lead school action plans, ensuring that employability, experiential learning, work experience, and entrepreneurship opportunities are embedded in the curriculum and respond to key employability metrics and measures of success (e.g., TEF, Graduate Outcomes, Leo, B3).

About the Team

The Directorate of Business Engagement, Careers and Employability has a broad reach across the region, nationally, and internationally. The directorate combines Business Engagement, Academic Partnerships, Careers, Employability and Enterprise, and Higher and Degree Apprenticeships. We work collaboratively to identify and build effective relationships, both internally and externally, all for the benefit of our students, graduates and the university.

About You

You will be an experienced leader in higher education, with substantive experience and a background in student and graduate employability. You will understand the internal and external context within the university and higher education, with a demonstrable positive impact on students, graduates, and the university.

Benefits

- Generous annual leave entitlement of 25 days for Bands 1-4 and 30 days for Bands 5 and above, plus 8 bank holidays and any university closure days.
- Agile and flexible working, including family friendly policies.
- We offer a competitive pension scheme through USS.
- Staff discounts at a number of local amenities.
- Discounted membership at various Ipswich Fit sites: unlimited access to gyms, swimming lanes, fitness classes and discounted racket sports.
- We offer up to a 100% fee waiver for staff approved to study a UoS undergraduate or postgraduate course, subject to a set of criteria and conditions.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice.
- Wellbeing programmes.
- Staff recognition annual awards.

Closing Date: Sunday 13 April 2025
Interview Date: Wednesday 23 April 2025

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Line Manager’s name and email address m.hornak@uos.ac.uk, with the email subject: ‘Associate Director Careers, Employability and Enterprise’

We are a values driven organisation, committed to ensuring we remain a beacon for aspiration and achievement, while providing a great environment to work and study. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and we encourage applications from under-represented groups.

We believe sustainability is fundamental to our culture and our business-as-usual working practice and are committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), whilst actively addressing resource usage and climate and biodiversity degradation. We are seeking passionate individuals who share this commitment, aligning with our strategic initiatives and procedures to drive positive change and contribute to a more sustainable future.

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