Graduate Employability Specialist

THIS JOB HAS NOW CLOSED

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role empowering graduates of University of the Arts London (UAL) to do what they love and embark on successful careers in the creative industries.

At UAL, we believe that everyone should be able to achieve their creative ambitions. Working collaboratively across UAL courses, we enhance students’ employability and creative attributes through experiential learning and access to industry.

As the Graduate Employability Specialist, you will plan and lead a programme of services and opportunities for UAL graduates, such as workshops, webinars, events, and other learning opportunities to support UAL graduates to access graduate level employment opportunities.

Working in collaboration with the marketing team you will develop a programme of tailored communications with UK and international graduates, including newsletters, podcasts, blogs etc. to help graduates understand and engage with support from the Careers Service.

Using graduate and employer data, you will develop a solid understanding of graduate needs alongside graduate labour market opportunities. You will need to build relationships with UAL alumni relations, course teams, and communications teams to promote graduate engagement.

As part of this role, you will need to travel and work across a variety of different UAL sites across greater London on a frequent basis.

About you

You will need a qualification relevant to careers development, with considerable experience in graduate/student careers development and significant understanding and knowledge of labour market trends. You will have gained experience working in Higher Education or in a creative university careers service or a company, agency or employer in the creative and cultural sector.

You will also need experience of developing, managing and delivering professional development programmes, workshops and talks for students and graduates.

Project management skills, the ability to create online learning programmes and communicate effectively with multiple audiences is equally important.

Closing date for applications, Sunday 3rd September 23:55 pm

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries.

The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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