Career Zone Coordinator

About Us

Careers & Student Enterprise (CaSE) is at the heart of UEL’s careers-first approach, empowering students and graduates to achieve their career ambitions. Our Career Zones provide front-line, accessible employability support across campuses—offering advice, resources, and opportunities that prepare students for success in a rapidly evolving job market.

We are a collaborative, student-focused team committed to delivering high-quality services, driving engagement, and supporting a diverse and inclusive student community.

About the Job

As a Career Zone Coordinator, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of Career Zone services, ensuring an outstanding student experience across multiple campuses. You will supervise Career Zone Advisors, coordinate engagement campaigns and events, and provide front-line careers support to students and graduates.

This is a varied, fast-paced role combining team leadership, student engagement, operational management, and event coordination.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and supporting a team of Career Zone Advisors and Student Ambassadors
• Delivering front-line careers advice including CV checks, applications, and interview support
• Planning and coordinating careers events, campaigns, and campus activities
• Managing Career Zone spaces to ensure they are welcoming, safe, and effective
• Supporting digital engagement through the Career Zone platform and social channels
• Monitoring service performance, reporting on engagement, and contributing to continuous improvement

About You

We are looking for a proactive, organised and student-focused individual who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about supporting employability and student success.

You will bring:

• Experience in a customer-facing, administrative or service delivery role
• Experience of coordinating events or projects and managing logistics
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences
• Experience supporting, training, or mentoring others
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office; experience using digital platforms or social media is desirable

A background in careers guidance, higher education, or CRM systems would be advantageous but is not essential.

Benefits Package

Complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture.

We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits.

You can explore our full benefits package here: https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions

Building an Inclusive Future

As an inclusive, equal-opportunities employer, our Stonewall membership and Athena Swan awards reflect our ongoing dedication to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and we’re committed to closing the "diversity pay gap". We’re proud of the progress we’ve made and honest that there’s more to do. We’re determined to keep moving forward so everyone at UEL can thrive. We're a disability confident employer and value all applications. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. 

So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to apply today! 

Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. 

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must therefore already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail jobs@uel.ac.uk

CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.

At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.