Employer Engagement Officer - UOD1251

The award-winning University of Dundee Careers Service aims to help all students and graduates realise and achieve their future goals through provision of careers education, advice and guidance and a wide range of opportunities for development of professional skills. Working in partnership with the University School of Business we are recruiting for an Employer Engagement Officer.

The School of Business Employer Engagement Officer has a strategically important role focussed on supporting the employability of all UDSB students through work-related and work-based learning. The successful applicant will work between the School of Business and the Careers Service and will be expected to engage proactively with internal and external stakeholders to drive forward continuous development of services and initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward thinking, engaged and supportive University Careers team and Business School professional services team.

The purpose of this role is to:

• To generate and develop relationships with employers, employer networks, professional bodies and external providers in order to source and manage opportunities for students to participate in internships, placements and other relevant work related learning experiences that will enhance their employability.
• To work closely with the Careers Service team, University of Dundee School of Business staff and the wider University community to ensure placement and employer engagement activity is seamlessly linked with curricular and co-curricular employability provision.
• Act in a consultative role within UDSB enabling ongoing evaluation and development of Careers & Employability provision as part of a wider careers and employability team.
• Ensure that employer relationships are developed in a sustained manner by providing solutions tailored to their requirements and developing innovative opportunities for engagement.

Who we’re looking for:

• The successful postholder will be a confident communicator comfortable working with a range of stakeholders. You will have a professional track record of meeting targets and achieving desired business outcomes.
• You will have experience of, and be comfortable, networking and building/maintaining relationships.
• With excellent organisational and problem solving skills you will be able to work as part of a team and can work on own initiative in an innovative and consultative manner.
• You will always provide excellent customer service to all our stakeholders and will refer to colleagues for support when required.

For further information about this position please contact Head of Careers Service, Ruth O’Riordan at [email protected] or Richard Pool, Employer Engagement Manager at [email protected]. To find out more about The Careers Service and the University of Dundee School of Business please visit www.dundee.ac.uk/careers and https://www.dundee.ac.uk/business

The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.