Employability Officer

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. Position: Employability Officer at Fairfield School of Business - (FSB) Reports to: Head of Student Lifecycle 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 contribute to the tracking of student engagement including the collation and reporting of data in relation to our digital applications 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 Schedule: May include evenings and weekends Job Types: Full‑time, Permanent Location: In person #J-18808-Ljbffr