Internships, Volunteering and Marketing Officer

Job description

Reporting to: Employer Engagement Manager

Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)

Grade: Grade 6

Direct reports: None

Department Background

As part of the SOAS Careers team, this role, suitable for candidates with existing experience working in a client- focused role in the higher education, recruitment, commercial or marketing fields, is a key part of enhancing the employability of our students and graduates and ensuring SOAS is a top-tier target institution for the widest range of global graduate & student recruiters and advertising the wide range of SOAS Careers services to students, employers and SOAS staff.

The post holder will be responsible for converting employer relationships into concrete career development opportunities through vacancies, events, advertising and bespoke internships. As a natural networker, the post holder will enjoy building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of contacts across the corporate, public and voluntary sector, and will possess an aptitude for marketing and social media with an understanding of the student voice and how to capture student audiences. They will be expected to report on progress of internships, volunteering and work placement schemes to relevant working groups, career bodies, and committees working with other members of the Careers team. They will assess the impact of Careers communications and maintain current channels and if needed develop new channels.

Job Summary

The postholder will design, develop and manage all internship schemes for SOAS students and graduates both in the UK and internationally. They will be responsible to deliver and sustain effective internship schemes in line with School funding, processes and procedures and to work with relevant colleagues across the School in the promotion, marketing and reporting of these schemes and all other work and volunteering opportunities.

The postholder will be dually responsible for the management and delivery of the production of marketing and promotional resources, to effectively promote the SOAS Careers Service and its relevant work to all students and graduates using a range of marketing mediums and tools, including social media content, newsletter, visual infographics, and written copy creation to relevant stakeholders.

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