Professional Services

Learning & Teaching & Student Experience

As a member of the Employer & Placement Services Team in Career & Employability Services, you will be responsible for employer engagement and delivery of a range of work-based learning activities with targeted businesses with the aim of developing and enhancing the employability of University of Bradford students and graduates.

Working alongside two other Employer & Placement Services Advisers, your responsibilities will include:

• Developing new and existing relationships with local, regional, national and international employers and businesses;
• Seeking and retrieving high quality placement, internship and other work-based learning opportunities and graduate vacancies;
• Promoting the broader employer services offer to employers, including part time work, voluntary work, business projects and graduate employment;
• Working with students and graduates on a one to one or group basis delivering high quality careers information and employability advice to students to support their progression into employment;
• Delivering placement and internship programmes that meet the needs of all stakeholders – students/graduates, employers and the University;
• Proactively working to engage students across the University in participating in work-based learning and employment opportunities.

The post requires someone with significant experience of networking and establishing successful relationships with employers, recruitment partners and/or placement providers. Excellent organisational skills, account management and project management skills are also required. Experience of working with students and/or graduates in a higher education environment is particularly desirable.

Occasional evening or weekend working to deliver business events or student open days for example may be required.

Correspondence regarding your application for this role including invitations to interview will be sent via email. Please check your Spam/Junk email folder in case these have been delivered there instead of your inbox.

Informal enquiries prior to application may be made to Alison Hedley, Employer and Placement Services Manager, [email protected]. Further information about Career & Employability Services is available at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/careers/.

Interviews will be held in February 2023.

The University of Bradford strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.