Enterprise Skills Adviser Bristol, England
Job description
UWE Bristol is on a mission to develop students in the enterprise skills & entrepreneurship field. Are you the person that can assist them along the way? If you think you are, read on
About the vacancy: We currently have a permanent opportunity for an Enterprise Skills Advisor. This post sits in our Student Ventures Team, with a responsibility to support in the delivery of these services to students by providing specialist curricular, co/extra-curricular interventions aligned with Careers & Enterprise and College objectives.
You will work in partnership with colleagues across UWE Bristol and within our wider service Library, Careers and Inclusivity. This service is made up of the following teams; the Careers & Enterprise Team, the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Team and the Library Service. We work in collaboration with the University’s Colleges and other professional services departments to provide a comprehensive range of employability support to our students.
Your role is key within our Student Ventures team and works with the Deputy Head of Careers, Student Ventures Manager, Enterprise Consultant and fellow Enterprise Skills Advisors to ensure our ambitious objectives for enterprise and entrepreneurship provision offer accessible and inclusive employability opportunities for UWE Bristol students and graduates.
About you: We need you to have experience within student enterprise or entrepreneurship related work, as this is essential; this could be, but is not limited to, working with clients in an enterprise development capacity – such as coaching and mentoring and having up to date knowledge and experience of enterprise and entrepreneurship activity.
You will also have had experience of line management of teams or supporting others with recruitment, training or development is also key.
You will have a background of working with and supporting small business, entrepreneurs, and social enterprises. With experience of enterprise incubators and the implementation of teaching and learning resources.
You will also have good organisational skills as well as experience developing and managing projects and be adept at working in a large, complex organisation. You must have required experience of working with complex data base systems; responsibilities will include extracting, analysing and interpreting data to produce complex reports and presenting information.
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – £300m has been invested recently on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation while we continue to develop incredible new facilities to enhance our offer even further.
Frenchay campus has excellent transport links; as well as being located near the motorway network we are within walking distance of two train stations, our bus terminus connects us to the local bus and metrobus network and we also have a range of cycling and changing facilities.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 32,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 4,000 staff from across the globe. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with a strong network of employer and partner connections.
We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements include scoring above sector average for student satisfaction, we are ranked 24th in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2023 and 39th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.
We are an ambitious and values led university. We're focused on solving future global challenges through outstanding learning, world-leading research and a culture of enterprise and we are looking for people who share our core values to help us achieve those aims.
With inclusivity as a core value, UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We support and celebrate the diversity of our staff and students as a key driver for innovation and success, promoting pathways and achievements to inspire and generate confidence and ambition.
In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
- a generous holiday allowance of 27 days pro rata
- up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
- career average pension schemes available for all staff groups
- access to employee assistance programme
- 1st month free to our Centre for Sport facilities for all new starters
- family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
- onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus.
- Retail savings via the Wider Wallet scheme
- option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
We also offer a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes and provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.
Add your individuality to ours
Proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always on the lookout for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing staff community of over 4,000 individuals and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive. Add your individuality to ours to help set us apart.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
Further information
If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Gabi Cox on 0117 328 7557or email: [email protected]
This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week. Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 13 March 2023.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is important for our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based with the opportunity for some remote working.
The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.
We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria.
Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview.
Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
So, if you want to be part of the student journey within this area of expertise, apply today.
