Student Opportunities Coordinator

This is a fixed term post for 10 months to cover maternity leave. 

Part time, 0.6FTE, 3 Days per week. 

The University of Southampton’s mission is to change the world for the better. As a world-leading, research-intensive university, with a strong and high-quality educational offering, it is renowned for its innovation and enterprise and sits within the top 1% of universities worldwide. The University consistently achieves a top 30 league table position for graduate career prospects and has a strategic ambition to be recognised as a leading university for employability.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Student Opportunities Coordinator to join the Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise division, working within the Work Experience Team to encourage and support students undertaking work experience opportunities. This role is a 10 month, fixed-term, maternity cover position, working part-time for 3 days per week in a hybrid working capacity.

Your focus will be to encourage and support students to participate in our work experience programmes, in particular UoS Internships, influencing student engagement across all target areas. You will utilise innovative messaging and marketing techniques to raise awareness of the opportunities on offer across our 25,000 strong student body and ensure information to students is readily available; regularly reviewing guidelines and processes to be fit for purpose. 

As you will be a point of contact for students undertaking a UoS Internship, you must be able to prepare and present written and verbal information clearly and concisely, including the delivery of group presentations. It is also essential that you are able to work as part of a team; prioritise and manage own workload in a fast-paced environment; and use qualitative and quantitative data.

If you have great customer relationship management skills, ability to work as part of a team, whilst also able to prioritise and manage own workload, we want to hear from you. Experience of design and delivery of marketing and communications are desirable and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook and Excel is essential. 

Careers, Employability & Student Enterprise is a fast paced, progressive division, providing a range of support to help students build their career experience and make a successful transition into employment, self-employment or further study after graduation. You can find out more about our programmes and services at: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/careers   

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities. 

Check out the staff benefits and why you should join us at The University of Southampton!

If you require further information about this role, please contact Charlie Barton via C.L.Barton@soton.ac.uk.

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