Senior Employer Engagement Officer

About us

The UCL School of Management is home to UCL’s business and management research and education programmes, with a reputation for world‑leading teaching and research in areas such as innovation, technology‑intensive organisations, business analytics and entrepreneurship. The School is also a member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools.

About the role

Reporting into the UG Team Leader (UCL School of Management), in this job you will be responsible for leading the planning and development of a suite of employer/alumni activities both within and outside the curriculum in relation to undergraduate students on the BSc International Management and BSc Management for Social Change degree programmes based at Canary Wharf. You will also be tasked with working with the wider SoM Careers team, including other Senior Employer Engagement Officers, to look for synergies between programme cohorts and opportunities to share resource.

You will be responsible for designing and proposing the programme of employer activity relating to their area(s) of work in collaboration with the Programme Directors, based on relevant evidence and data, including student, alumni and stakeholder feedback. You'll recommend and initiate new ideas, secure stakeholder buy-in, and project manage the delivery, including taking responsibility for student engagement, overseeing a high quality output and collating / reporting on feedback.

A full job description is attached to this advert.

About you

You will be expected to forge and establish first-class relationships with employer and alumni contacts within designated sectors and areas that International Management and Management for Social Change students aspire to work in (Public Sector; Policy & Government: Sustainability: International Organisations; Entrepreneurship and Consultancy).

Extensive and evidenced effective stakeholder engagement and relationship management will be required to excel in this role. You will be expected to proactively identify and initiate new employer/alumni relationships according to relevant data; plan and trial various strategies to generate new employer contacts and bring knowledge of / experience in one or more of the following areas: Public Sector; Policy & Government: Sustainability: International Organisations; Entrepreneurship and Consultancy.

Please read our job description carefully, paying particular attention to our Essential and Desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.