Careers Manager

Now as part of the AD Education Group, ICMP offers a specialist range of industry-aligned undergraduate and postgraduate courses focused on preparing musicians, producers, performers, creative artists and entrepreneurs for a successful and rewarding career in the music and wider industries. 

We have recently been awarded Degree Awarding Powers and is on track to achieve University Title in the next two years. This is an exciting time to join an ambitious and growing institution with a global reputation.

As the Careers Manager, you will have strategic and operational oversight of our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) provision and ensuring the institution maintains its excellent Graduate Outcomes.  You will be responsible for creating and implementing plans for the development of career opportunities, work-based learning, placements, and the enhancement of employability prospects for all students and alumni. The role has responsibility for the leadership of all CEIAG activity including student enhancement activities, employer partnership development, alumni engagement, widening participation activities, and delivery of careers & employability education, advice and guidance. 

The Careers Manager is a member of the College Management Team, liaising with all relevant departments and working closely with academic colleagues in the development of careers and industry focussed programmes and curriculum.

Candidates should have:

• Proven experience of working in a role involving careers education in a higher or further education setting
• Knowledge of the creative industries, the relevant models of employment, and portfolio careers
• Expert knowledge of the regulatory environment and metrics relating to employability, progression and Graduate Outcomes
• Sound understanding of the graduate and post-graduate labour market in the UK and internationally, and implications for graduate recruitment
• Proven ability to manage, motivate and support team members, including by providing feedback, planning and prioritising workloads, and enabling professional development
• Proven experience of proactively developing services and/or processes to improve the design and delivery of careers education activities, particularly from a user’s perspective.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, particularly in relation to working with students, employers and senior colleagues.

Job Description here

To improve the diversity of our academic team, we especially welcome applications from women, gender minorities, those with a disability, and those from an ethnic minority background.

Note: ICMP is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will be required to obtain a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.

Hours: Full time- 37hrs

Interview Date: Wednesday 19th June

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