Careers Module Lead

Are you passionate about employability, teaching, and keen to make a real impact on students’ career journeys?

Birkbeck, University of London is seeking a Careers Module Lead to take the leading role in delivering, evaluating, and developing our Micro-Placement Module. This is your opportunity to shape a module that provides students with meaningful academic and workplace experiences, supporting their transition into the graduate labour market.

As the Careers Module Lead, you will take responsibility for the administration and delivery of the Micro-Placement Module, ensuring both students and placement hosts enjoy a seamless experience throughout.

Your role will involve designing and delivering teaching sessions both in-person and online, as well as supporting students during their micro-placement journey, whether in groups or one-to-one. As well as building relationships with a range of stakeholders including academic colleagues, employers, and external partners, you will be key to securing and providing high-quality placement opportunities.

You will also coordinate the marking of assessments, ensuring fairness and consistency, and work closely with the Career Services Manager, Module Convenor, and other colleagues at Birkbeck to enhance the module.

To succeed as Careers Module Lead, you will have proven experience in designing and delivering teaching or training sessions, ideally within a Higher Education, or employability context.

You will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the capacity to manage multiple tasks and deadlines are also essential.

You will also need to be proficient in Microsoft 365, and have a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of your work. So, if you are enthusiastic about employability, enjoy working collaboratively, and are committed to supporting students’ success, we would love to hear from you - please apply with us today. 

Salary and benefits

Actual salary £19,490.50 rising to £22,123.50 per annum (pro-rated from £38,981 to £44,247 per year FTE), Grade 6 on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated London Weighting Allowance. 

Benefits of working at Birkbeck: a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements, generous benefits in the HE sector, and being located in the heart of Bloomsbury, Euston, London.

Contract:

Fixed-term, 17 month contract to July 2027; part-time at 17.5 hours per week with hybrid working.

Team office day is Tuesday which is essential and remaining days can be discussed.

Module delivery takes place on weekdays and some evenings and weekends.

Closing date: Sunday 18 January 2026, interview date: 28 January 2026. 

Enquiries:

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact:

Huw Andrews, Careers Services Manager, at h.andrews@bbk.ac.uk

If you have difficulty using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. www.bbk.ac.uk/jobs. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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