Employability & Enterprise Curriculum Consultant

Motivated by the belief that every student has the potential to achieve life
- changing success and make a society-shaping impact, this role will support the
embedding of employability and enterprise across the University of Sunderland,
and the creation of confident and motivated students who develop into
professional, adaptable, and engaged graduates with rich and rewarding life and
career prospects, by ensuring that:
Academics are supported to increase the presence, quality and capacity of
employability and enterprise education in priority areas of the curriculum.

The ability of colleagues to teach and assess employability and enterprise in an
embedded and/or explicit way is continuously developed.

The curriculum supports students to develop self-awareness and self-efficacy
as well as experience a variety of work contexts and develop economic, social
and/or cultural value for others.

**Key Responsibilities**
**and Accountabilities**:
Provide expert advice to CfGP colleagues and academic stakeholders on
effective and appropriate embedded employability and enterprise pedagogy,
diagnosing and delivering support needs.

Design, monitor and review approaches to mapping and auditing outcomes
from new and established employability and enterprise education in the
curriculum, and contribute to programme review and approval processes.

Provide practical insights into the use of development frameworks like
the appropriate skills and attributes, including digital and innovation skills, are
effectively embedded.

Provide pedagogical support and guidance as part of the ongoing development
of the Sunderland Professional Award and take a leading role in the designing
of employability and enterprise micro-credentials.

Act as project manager for curriculum development projects in priority areas
including the coordination of multi-stakeholder project teams, and
management of any associated budgets.

Design and deliver professional development training for academic staff and
CfGP colleagues linked to the enhancement of embedded employability and
enterprise pedagogy, working closely with the University’s learning and
teaching enhancement teams.

Participate in and contribute to relevant local and national employability and
enterprise education networks on behalf of the CfGP.

Influence the development of a CfGP culture that demonstrates its values and
guiding principles and those of the University.

Produce reports for CfGP senior management and other senior stakeholders
across the University, that use quantitative and qualitative data to illustrate
progress against the Centre’s strategic aims in relevant areas.

Perform other such duties as the Career Development & Academic Support
Manager may from time to time require.

**Special**
**Circumstances**:
Expected to attend and participate in occasional evening and weekend working,
and travel nationally and internationally when required.

University of Sunderland
**Role Profile**
Part 2

**Part 2A: Essential and Desirable Criteria**

**Qualifications and Professional Memberships**

**Essential**:
with significant applied experience.

**Desirable**:
Doctoral or professional qualification in employability, enterprise, teaching

and learning, education consultancy and /or training and development.
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and/or Fellowship of

Enterprise Educators UK (FEEUK).

**Knowledge and Experience**

**Essential**:
Proven knowledge and experience of developing and delivering embedded

employability and enterprise education in partnership with academics.
Knowledge and experience of developing and delivering effective professional

development in curriculum development and innovative pedagogy.
Ability to successfully develop and manage multi-stakeholder projects and

associated resources.
Experience of developing and deploying effective consultancy, auditing and

evaluation approaches.
Evidence of involvement in regional and/or national networks supporting the

development of employability and/or enterprise in education.
Ability to think strategically a well as provide advice and support on immediate

operational issues.
Evidence of an enterprising and continuous improvement mindset, always

seeking opportunities to understand personal impact and improve practices.
Able to work collaboratively across a range of teams and groups of

stakeholders, taking the lead when necessary.
Experience of influencing through compelling written and engaging oral

communication skills
Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to deliver accurate work

to time, within periods of competing priorities and to high levels of customer
satisfaction.

**Desirable**:
Knowledge and experience of using CareerEDGE and/or EntreComp in an

education setting and/or developing micro-credentials.
Experience of working in a Higher Education environment.
Knowledge and understanding of graduate employability and enterprise and

the role they play in the regulation and