Employer Engagement & Work-Related Learning Officer

About us UCL East is UCL’s single biggest development since we were founded, with its first two buildings opened in 2022 and 2023. Located on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, UCL East will be dedicated to disruptive thinking and discovery across disciplines and beyond academic walls, to find solutions to the biggest challenges for future living. About the role As part of UCL’s expansion to East London, we are seeking to appoint an Employer Engagement and Work-Related Learning Officer for the School for the Creative and Cultural Industries (SCCI) in Stratford. This is a new post in UCL Careers to co-ordinate work-related learning activities for SCCI’s programmes. In this job you'll engage with relevant academics, staff, employers, alumni and professional bodies, to run various work-related-learning activities (many of which are built into the curriculum within credit-bearing modules). These could include consultancy projects, work placements, and extra-curricular activities (such as employer or alumni talks, skill development masterclasses or workshops). Such engagement may involve developing relationships with existing contacts but will also involve proactively researching the market and establishing new connections. The interviews will take place on Tuesday 6 February 2024 at UCL East. About you To do this job you'll have excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. You'll need strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritise your own workload, work to deadlines, and remain calm under pressure. Previous experience in coordinating student activities or programmes, such as consultancy projects, work placements, or similar projects for students, is essential. Further Details N.B. only applications submitted via the standard UCL application form will be considered. Occasional evening work required (likely a couple of times per month) for which Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) will be provided. UCL have a hybrid working policy which means you are able to work remotely 20-80% of your week depending on your commitments (for this role it is expected to be 40-60%). The UCL Ways of Working for professional services supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please see UCL website to find out more. What we offer As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/