Employer Account Manager SME's

£27,924 rising annually to £30,497

Do you enjoy networking, event management and creative problem solving?

Oxford Brookes Careers is inviting applications for an Account Manager working with Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s) based in our Employability Team. This role will play a key part in supporting a wide range of employers in advertising their roles to our students and graduates and promoting these opportunities across the University.

Working closely with the Employability Team Manager and the Employer Account Manager for Large Corporate Organisations the overall purpose is to build and maintain relationships and effective partnerships with graduate recruiters across a wide range of industry sectors. This role also includes the management of our popular student Job shop, making links with local employers and advertising and promoting part time jobs to our students while they study.

You will work collaboratively to develop and deliver initiatives and activities that will prepare our students for the world of work and in securing good quality graduate positions.

As Employer Account Manager you will be:

• Developing and maintaining relationships with employers, pro-actively sourcing the full range of opportunities graduate, internships, project work and placements across all sectors;
• Promoting opportunities to our students and graduates using effective and innovative methods of engagement;
• Managing the on-campus Careers Job Shop;
• Managing the Santander Internship Programme;
• Managing a programme of on-campus employer events, including Job Fairs, Business Breakfasts and other networking opportunities.

We are looking for committed applicants motivated by challenge with proven:

• Experience of working in roles developing networks, ideally in an employment context;
• Experience of taking part in or managing events;
• Ability to work collaboratively as a highly productive member of a team.

You will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (14.7% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (NHS Dentist, Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). For more information about benefits please see the document 'All about Brookes' below.

CV and Personal Statement:

As part of the application process all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button on the Oxford Brookes vacancy page. You will be routed to this when you click on the above “Apply” button. All parts of the application form should be completed and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV.

The University has adopted equality, diversity and inclusion as core values. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates whatever their background, and especially from BAME candidates who are under-represented in our workforce.