Employer Liaison Officer

Role Summary

The role has specific responsibility for building and maintaining employer relationships and supporting the delivery of employability opportunities for postgraduates, including MBAs. You will work with a team of Careers and Placement professionals with the aim of delivering positive experience and outcomes to all Birmingham Business School students and alumni.

This post is essential in carrying out critical work such as employer engagement with UK and international employers, postgraduate internships, virtual internships, and other external engagement activities.

Main Duties

Relationship development and employer liaison

• Source and deliver opportunities for MBA and MSc students to participate in employer-led projects and internships, managing all aspects of the relationship with employers and students.

• Support the BBS Careers team by sourcing external speakers and company collaborators for events and initiatives including but not exclusive to; industry panel events, industry visits, academic modules, the Future Leaders Certificate programme, internships and dissertation projects.

• Implement and expand a programme of industry events including on-campus information sessions, virtual events and in-country international events.

Person Specification

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. 
• Background in graduate recruitment, early careers recruitment or executive recruitment highly desirable.
• Excellent client account management skills, with a demonstrated track record of building and maintaining strong professional networks.
• Strong interpersonal, organisation, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Outstanding project management skills, with the ability to prioritise and progress work reliably and thoroughly sometimes under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail and customer service skills.

Informal enquires to Melanie Billingham, email: m.billingham@bham.ac.uk

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 2 March 2023. 

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