Careers and Enterprise Officer

Salary range from 1 August 2023: £34,197 - £39,704 per annum.

Would you like to work in a modern Higher Education institution where student experience, customer service, academic quality, value for money and continuous improvement are at the forefront of how we make our decisions? Are you ready to place the student at the heart of all that you do? If your answer is ‘yes’, we have a great opportunity for you to experience it all for yourself as a Careers and Enterprise Officer.

This role focuses on supporting students to develop and enhance their enterprise and entrepreneurship skills. You will support the delivery and coordination of enterprise and entrepreneurship skills development sessions, experiential learning, events and challenges, one to one start-up advice and guidance, and short courses.  You will be a key member of the Services for Students team, working collaboratively as part of an integrated service to deliver high-quality student experience.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have experience delivering advice and information on a one to one basis and knowledge and understanding of enterprise and entrepreneurship. You will have experience of successful event organisation and delivery as well as planning and delivering group presentations, training activities and skills development. We are looking for someone who has excellent communication and networking skills with the ability to nurture and maintain   positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

With our community of staff and students growing steadily, this is an interesting and rewarding role which offers the chance to positively impact the experience and outcomes of our students.

In return, we offer you:  

• Generous 31 days of annual leave on top of Bank Holidays
• 5 closure days over Christmas period
• Season Ticket Loan
• Access to MyLifestyle benefit platform with plentiful of discounts and offers
• Access to discounts via Totum Card
• Free eye test
• Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice schemes
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies
• Our commitment to training and development
• Our location in Canary Wharf with many transport links for easy access

To meet the requirements of this student-facing role, the successful candidate will be based full-time at the UoSiL campus in Canary Wharf. 

If you are up for the challenge and want to know more, please click 'apply', you will need to register on our e-recruitment platform and complete an application form.

If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, please contact Tanya Dunne, Acting Assistant Director (Student Experience & Operations) via email; tanya.dunne@sunderland.ac.uk

Closing Date: Midnight, 23 April 2023

Interviews expected to be held on 27 and 28 April 2023.

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