Work-Related Learning Officer (Life and Medical Sciences)

UCL - Higher Education Development & Support Institute (HEDS)

Placed On: 18th February 2026
Closes: 8th March 2026
Job Ref: B06-00175

About us

One of the aims of UCL's Strategic Plan is to bring together teaching, assessment and employability in order to support student futures. To that end, the new ‘UCL Higher Education Development & Support Institute’ (HEDS) is being established. HEDS brings together UCL Arena (UCL’s Centre for Research-based Education) and UCL Careers.

About the role

As a Work-Related Learning Officer, you'll be one member of a two-strong Work Related Learning team collaborating with five Careers Consultants to develop and deliver careers education programmes to the students across the four life and medical sciences faculties.

You will work under the direction of, and in collaboration with, The LMS Work Related Learning Manager, in order to set up and run activities for students. This could include industry forums, career taster workshops, training events, mentoring schemes, work-shadowing opportunities and collaborative projects with other departments.

You will engage with relevant academic staff, employers, alumni and other professional bodies. You'll also create engaging marketing material and facilitate events. In addition to your work for LMS, you will also be expected to contribute to some central UCL Careers, and HEDS-wide, activities.

A full job description is attached to this advert.

About you

Things you'll need for this job include:

• Experience of project management and delivering against ambitious/demanding targets
• Ability to build strong relationships both proactively and reactively with a range of different stakeholders, including employers and a track record of developing and facilitating activities
• Excellent communication skills with experience of communicating with a range of audiences in both written and oral format
• Ability to persuade and influence relevant stakeholders
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritise own workload, work to deadlines, and remain calm under pressure

Please read the job description carefully, paying particular attention to the 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
• Discounted medical insurance