Careers and Training 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 Training Officer.

In this role you will support students to gain valuable employability skills by developing and facilitating high quality Extra-Curricular short courses which are aligned to programmes of study.  You will be responsible for coordinating the University of Sunderland in London’s Professional Awards scheme for students and you will supervise and support our student ‘career coach’ roles and other student roles as required, ensuring they provide high quality peer-to-peer support.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have experience of coordinating skills development, teaching and learning and training activities. You will need to have experience of event organisation and delivery and be able to develop engaging supporting materials for training and presentations. You will have strong data analysis and data management skills. In addition, it’s important you are a skilled communicator with strong networking skills with the ability to build 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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