Sitting within the Business Engagement & Employability Team, you will have responsibility for the development and implementation of a full range of careers education, information, advice, and guidance services within Queen’s Business School (QBS) and for coordinating and contributing to the full programme of services provided by Careers, Employability and Skills at QUB. You will provide expert, up-to-date advice, information, and support on the range of career options available to our students.
About the person:Essential Criteria:1. An undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and significant recent and relevant experience in substantive delivery of careers education and guidance work or employability development programme; OR substantial recent and relevant experience in substantive delivery of careers education and guidance work or employability development programmes.2. Experience in advocating for students with key client groups, for example, employers and academics.3. Experience of managing own work and working in and across teams including working with academics.4. Able to work in an interactive manner with students and to facilitate group discussion.
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.
Candidate Information
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