AQD60-24 - Career Liaison Manager

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Academic Quality and Development
Location:  

Stoke Campus

Salary:  

£32,332 to £37,099 Per Annum- Full time Permanent

Release Date:  

Wednesday 20 March 2024

Closing Date:  

Monday 08 April 2024

Interview Date:  

Wednesday 17 April 2024

Reference:  

AQD60-24

About the role 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fun busy team in the heart of Staffordshire. We are looking to recruit a Career Liaison Manager (CLM) to join an established team of CLMs within the central Career Connect Service. With evident Careers and Employability service experience, you will report to the Employability Manager (Careers) and have responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of innovative employability provision and Information, Advice and Guidance, throughout the University. You will provide support, offering consultancy and assistance to academics towards the development of employability learning embedded in curriculum and specialist advice to students. Using data, for e.g. Careers Registration, Graduate Outcomes and student demographics, to inform your practice will be key along with the ability to build relationships with academics and employers with a view to shape curriculum input and content in order to support graduate outcomes.

Main Responsibilities 

You will enhance students’ graduate career prospects and the student experience through employability initiatives both embedded in the curriculum and through wider project work, including employer-lead activities, 1-2-1 consultations and group interventions, both face to face and virtually. Developing relationships with students, academics and employers is a key aspect of the role. 

The successful candidate will ideally have experience of an FE/HE environment in a similar role or relevant experience, underpinned by professionalism, student focus and confidence whilst multi-tasking in a busy environment.  With a sound grasp of employability and career readiness, working with a diverse local student population, you will be expected to understand the labour market at a local and national level to equip students with relevant job-hunting expertise.

Possessing excellent verbal and written communication skills, good IT skills and the ability to work both in a team and independently the successful candidate will be able to prioritise their work and plan in a methodical and organised way. It is essential that you demonstrate a flexible approach and the ability to manage unpredictability. 

If you have passion for a supporting students through their career journey and the drive to engage academics and employers to deliver an outstanding student experience in an innovative target driven dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you.

Contact For Informal Discussion -Cheryl Williams, Employability Manager Careers, [email protected]  

Who is Staffordshire University? 

Staffordshire University is an award winning, teaching-intensive and research-inspired university with a focus on work integrated learning, digital innovation and enterprise engagement. With over 100 years’ experience, we are a successful, confident and ambitious modern university, with a foundational purpose of providing higher and applied learning opportunities relevant to our region and beyond.

Spread across three main campuses in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and London, our future-focused courses and next-level teaching ensure our students can unlock the potential the world needs now to support better futures.

This is a key reason why we are ranked 2nd in the UK for quality education (Sustainable Development Goal 4, THE Impact Rankings 2023) and why we’re in the top 10 of UK universities for career prospects (WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2023).

As a university it is important that we are at the forefront of research, delivering impact across the globe and informing how and what we teach. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, 87% of our research impact is recognised as “outstanding” or “very considerable”, demonstrating how we continue to push further to create a better tomorrow for our local and global communities.

When you join Staffordshire University, you join a highly supportive, supportive, boundary-pushing culture where insight and innovation is celebrated, expertise is valued, and excellence is rewarded. We can’t wait to see the contribution that you make to the continued growth and success of the Institution.

Rewards and Benefits

In return for your dedication, we have a competitive benefits package available

 •    Competitive incremental rates of Pay
•    32 days Annual Leave plus 11 days Bank Holiday and Discretionary days
•    Excellent Pension Scheme
•    Access to continued professional and personal development
•    An opportunity to become part of the wider University community
•    Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
•    Discounted Health & Fitness Facilities on site at the Stoke Campus
•    Discounted Travel by Rail or Bus, with the option of season tickets loans

At Staffordshire University, we believe that every student and staff member needs to be carbon literate if we are to help tackle the climate emergency and achieve our One Planet Pledge of carbon neutrality by 2030, and we are proud of our Bronze Carbon Literacy Award status. As part of our ongoing commitment, we particularly encourage applications from candidates who have already completed carbon literacy training, or are prepared to undertake this training as part of their ongoing professional development.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. All applicants are advised to complete and submit your applications as soon as possible.

Further details:

Staffordshire University is committed to promoting and enabling a positive culture where staff, students and visitors are confident to be their authentic selves. We focus on inclusion as a way to ensure equality of opportunity for all our people and to demonstrate our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Human Rights.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits a diverse organisation can bring for the University. 

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, who are currently under-represented in the University workforce.