Projects Assistant (Careers)

This is an exciting opportunity to join the University of Reading’s award-winning Careers Centre as a Projects Assistant (Careers) and work on the administration and student facing elements of careers schemes as part of a wider team.

This role will be primarily responsible for efficient administration of the Thrive Careers Mentoring programme and the Reading Experience and Development (RED) Awards as well as offering support to the Projects Manager (Careers). and some student promotion, recruitment, training, and engagement.

You will have:

• Excellent organisational and planning skills and the ability to prioritise, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including rapport building and diplomacy.
• A good range of IT skills including word processing, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint.
• Experience of using databases to input and extract data.
• Good customer/client services skills.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Please see the job description and personal specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for further details.

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 27 September 2024
Interviews will be held on 07 October 2024

Informal Contact Details
Contact Name: Bethan Bourne
Contact Job Title: Projects Manager (Careers)
Contact Email address: b.c.bourne@reading.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name Billah Qureshi
Alternative Contact Job Title Head of Employer Engagement
Alternative Contact Email address b.qureshi@reading.ac.uk

Candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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