Career and Employability Officer

7 months ago

Croydon, United Kingdom Fairfield School of Business Full time

**Fairfield School of Business (FSB)**, an OFS registered private higher education provider founded in 2006 with campuses in London, Birmingham, Leicester and Luton. We provide industry-relevant qualifications in business and healthcare management, in partnership with leading UK universities.

Our focus is to offer an open and inclusive learning and teaching environment for both students and staff. We are also committed to providing access to higher education to those who may not have formal qualifications, financial means or can commit to the schedule of a mainstream university.

We are currently seeking to appoint a Career and Employability Officer on a Full-time, permanent basis.

**Reports to**: Head of Student Lifecycle

**Responsible for**: Increasing the visible presence of careers and employability and developing innovative approaches to enhancing the employability and careers aspirations of our student population.

**Job purpose**:

- Leading FSB Careers and Employability which includes tailoring the programme to the specific needs of our student population
- To help deliver the Careers and Employability Strategy
- To promote the extensive range of advice and guidance available from the Employability Team through a diverse range of channels and stakeholders
- To coordinate projects and initiatives to support students in accessing employability services
- To take a lead role in driving forward the development and implementation of a differentiated model of service delivery that maximises the use of face to face information, advice and guidance and online services
- In doing so, it is expected that the post holder will be liaising with all relevant departments and colleagues in the School as well as with designated partner University/awarding body colleagues, as agreed with the line manager

**Key Responsibilities **(including but not limited to)**:

- To promote careers and employability service offer to students and graduates maximising overall engagement and directly targeting identified cohorts to maximise impact and graduate success
- To support the Head of Student Lifecycle and ensure all stakeholders, academic and professional service colleagues have access to and awareness of the service to enable further promotion and reach
- To contribute to, implement and monitor the Employability service that FSB provides
- To work collaboratively with Welfare and Advice and Data teams to utilise central knowledge, skills and experience and maximise central channels of communication.
- To lead and coordinate digital projects and initiatives to enhance the employability offer to students and graduates
- To work with our digital platform/IT departments, ensuring systems are appropriate to the user experience
- To evaluate and review multiple channels of communication, exploiting all opportunities to innovate and engage students and graduates
- To support good practice to maximise diversity, accessibility, and inclusivity approaches in all team communications and within our digital platforms
- Work with marketing support a culture of improvement within the team; through feedback from students and stakeholders, listening to the student voice and celebrating student and graduate success through stories and case studies
- To co-ordinate careers support and guidance through effective team work and take responsibility for ensuring high quality information, advice, and guidance
- To support the design of the careers events and job fairs programme provided by the Employability Team and ensure these are promoted in a timely manner through a variety of channels
- To participate as necessary in the provision of effective student employability and advice
- To promote a culture of quality enhancement across the department
- To work with marketing in the production of online resources with regards to careers, employability, and the graduate labour market
- To participate in relevant committees and panels (for example, Student Support and Welfare)
- Participate and represent the University in conferences and other activities relevant to the work of the department and contribute to the wider mission of the University
- To take responsibility for their own development and participate in a programme of continuous professional development

**Additional requirements**:

- The ability to adopt an Ambitious approach - using Innovation and creativity to realise the Schools vision
- A demonstrable track record of accepting Accountability and taking responsibility for outcomes
- A commitment to Inclusion - demonstrating an open, welcoming, and supportive attitude to Colleagues and Students
- The ability to act with Integrity -displaying a fair, open and honest and accountable
- Commitment to the safeguarding of all students in the College and in the workplace
- Ability and determination to promote equality and diversity throughout all aspects of College life, including employment and service delivery
- Current knowledge and awarene

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