Job Title: Employer Engagement Lead
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £20,053 – £21,268 per annum (Pro rata of £37,099 – £39,347) – SS6
Job type: Part-time, 20 hours per week, 2-year fixed term contract
University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted 5th in the Post Graduate Education category in the prestigious 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.
University College Birmingham has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick – Ranked ninth in the 2024 Guardian League Tables and 67th in the World QS University Rankings 2024.
The Role:
University College Birmingham is an agile and diverse institution right in the heart of the city and we currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Employer Engagement Lead to join our professional team.
This role will support the delivery of the new Higher-Level Skills Match (HLSM) Plus project, funded by the Birmingham Enterprise Zone via Birmingham City Council, which will help local companies secure the skills they need to sustain economic growth by recruiting and retaining more local graduates.
We are delivering HLSM Plus as a partner to a project led by Birmingham City University. Other partners to the project are Aston University, and the University of Birmingham, with full endorsement from the Graduate Re-Tune programme and its delivery partners: Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Birmingham and Solihull Jobcentre Plus District (JCP), and Prospects, the National Careers Service contractors for the West Midlands.
Working with a multi-institutional team, the Employer Engagement Lead will support businesses of all sizes, from micro businesses to large, global organisations, that are primarily based in the Birmingham Enterprise Zone. You will identify the skills they require to support business growth and source graduate level vacancies for the projects caseload of unemployed graduates. You will work closely with the Student Engagement Lead to assist the matching of graduates to job vacancies, and support the tracking of job retention and progression through effective account management. The Employer Engagement Lead will be responsible for coordinating a proactive approach to supporting business growth through graduate employment.
You will be educated to at least minimum level 3 or equivalent and have experience in business support, employer engagement or business development within a professional setting. You will have experience in organising employer events, B2B relationship management and/or business development, networking and maintaining effective links with employers. You will also have a good understanding of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and experience of actively ensuring that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.
You will be based at the City Centre Campus in Birmingham and will need to travel to other locations when required.
Benefits:
- Generous allocation of annual leave
- 26 days’ paid leave per year
- 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
- Excellent Local Government Scheme
- Employer Contributions – 20.9%
- Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
- Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
- Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
- Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
- A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology home and cycle.
- Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
- Free on-site gym membership
Extra Information:
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Closing Date – Sunday 4th August 2024.
Interview Dates – TBC.
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Student Employment Lead, Employment Manager, Student Engagement, Communications Lead, Public Relations Manager, Lead Engagement Coordinator, Communications Manager, Academic Engagement Lead, may also be considered for this role.
