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Senior Employability Adviser

Canterbury Christ Church University – Careers and Enterprise

Join our award-winning team as a Senior Employability Adviser.

This role sits within the Graduate Futures department, which prepares our students for progression into graduate-level employment or enterprise and builds an active community of alumni who support current students through giving time, expertise or philanthropic donations.

As part of our dedicated and successful Careers and Enterprise Team, you will proactively support academic colleagues to embed employability within the curriculum and make a positive impact on our students and their future success.

You will have line management responsibility for three Employability Advisers, as well as being the senior employability lead for:

  • Business, Law and Policing
  • Nursing, Midwifery, Allied and Public Health
  • Social Work, Education and Teacher Education

We are looking for an individual with knowledge of career development and experience of translating this knowledge into practical initiatives that ensure our course content and extra-curricular support meets the challenging expectations of industry and the career aspirations of our students. You will demonstrate excellent communication, presentation and management skills, have a creative and consultative solutions-focused approach to problem solving, and be able to work effectively and using your own initiative to deliver with drive and enthusiasm.

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible and this role is Flexible and connected (Academic & Student Facing). Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the service being delivered and to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders. It is expected that the majority of your working time will be spent on campus.

How to apply

Start date for applications: Thursday 10 July 2025

Closing date for applications: Thursday 24 July 2025

Interviews are to be held: Provisionally scheduled for w/c 4 August 2025 

If you require further information regarding the post please contact Sophie Chadwick, Director of Graduate Futures by email at: sophie.chadwick@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ05561.

Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered.  Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserves the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received. 

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

No agencies, thank you.

Location: Canterbury, Hybrid
Salary: £41,671 to £44,128 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 11th July 2025
Closes: 24th July 2025
Job Ref: REQ05561
 
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