Work and Opportunities Officer Loughborough, England
Job description
The University is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment – to create better futures, together. The diverse backgrounds, characteristics and opinions within our community are our great strength and are key to our pursuit of delivering educational excellence, enterprise, research and professional services. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and minoritized groups as they are currently under-represented within our community.
We recognise the value of a fulfilling and balanced work and personal life which promotes wellbeing. We seek to support colleagues in achieving this balance and have family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements and many roles can be suitable for dynamic working arrangement. This includes considering applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
Loughborough University is a UKVI Sponsor. Some individuals may require sponsorship to enable them to apply for a visa to provide them with the right to work in the UK. Please note certain roles are not eligible for sponsorship. For further information and eligibility please visit the UKVI website.
Loughborough University is highly regarded for the quality of careers, employability and enterprise support provided to students and graduates. The University’s Careers Network (CN) sits within the Students Services department and provides a wide range of advice, guidance, and support services, events and activities for students, graduates, and other stakeholders, including a wide range of employer partners.
Student Services encompasses a wide range of the support and skills development opportunities available for students and graduates at Loughborough. This includes Careers Advice, Student and Graduate Enterprise, Wellbeing Support, Student Advice and Guidance, Academic Language Support, the Wardens Service and Security. In total, the department employs around 180 staff. Student Services and the Careers Network is at the heart of enabling the University’s strategic ambition to provide all students with a life-shaping student experience and the support required to maximise their graduate outcomes.
We are looking for a creative and innovative individual with a genuine interest in developing relationships to support our work opportunity generation activity to maximise student and graduate outcomes through the creation of meaningful work-based learning opportunities and matching of Loughborough students and graduates.
Informal enquiries should be made to Chris Cole, Work & Opportunities Manager by email; [email protected] or Will Freestone, Work & Opportunities Co-ordinator [email protected].
Please follow this link for further details.
Application closing date – Sunday 4th June 2023
Interview Date – Thursday 15th June 2023
