Postgraduate Careers Manager

Job reference: HUM-031629
Salary: £47,389 - £58,225 per annum depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
Location: Manchester
Employment type: Permanent
Division/Team: Alliance MBS Administration
Hours Per Week: Full time (1 FTE)
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 24/06/2026
Contract Duration: n/a
School/Directorate: Alliance Manchester Business School

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Postgraduate Careers Manager. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a team of careers professionals in the development and delivery of tailored careers support for postgraduate students, within a dynamic and inclusive environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Form part of the management team, work with the Head of Postgraduate Careers and peers to shape the overall strategy for postgraduate careers provision, ensuring the service remains relevant, agile and aligned with School priorities.
• Work with the team to design and deliver a range of careers workshops across the whole academic year, taking the students through their entire career journey from induction through to offer management and beyond.
• Support and contribute to the delivery of one-to-one careers guidance, skills development and coaching, including allocating resources and delivering sessions when required.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria:

• A good first degree or relevant professional qualification, and/or significant proven experience of leadership in a careers or related field.
• Experience of leading and developing teams within a highly service-oriented environment.
• Experience of developing high-impact professional development or careers-related activity.
• Experience of building and maintaining relationships with external employers and internal stakeholders, including developing new opportunities for projects and related activity.

Desirable Criteria:

• A demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic initiatives with measurable impact, ideally in a careers, professional development or related context.
• A proactive and highly developed client-focused approach, with a strong understanding of service excellence.
• A strong commercially aware and results-focused approach.

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer contribution pension
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
• Ride to work and EV car scheme available

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

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Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Chris Garnett

Email Address: chris.garnett@manchester.ac.uk

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