ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv London based - Career Development Officer
Employer: Innovative Educational Partnerships Limited (IEPL)
Salary: £31,637- £38,249 (dependent upon skills and experience) plus London Weighting of £4139 per annum (for those residing within the London region)
Full Time (37 hours per week), Permanent
For the past 150 years, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv (ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv) Leicester has changed lives, built futures, and challenged convention. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv are excited to announce its expansion to London - ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv London.
Innovative Educational Partnerships Limited (IEPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv and is engaged by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv to provide teaching and support staff for the operation of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv’s new London campus (ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv London). ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv London is part of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv’s ambitious growth agenda and will be a campus for teaching excellence, home to many disciplines and subjects, which have a focus on sustainability and employability, and providing students with an excellent choice of postgraduate programmes.
Employed by IEPL, the Career Development Officer will report to the Career Development Service Manager (ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv London), and assist in the development and delivery of employability skill enhancement interventions and programmes tailored to the needs of postgraduate international students and graduates through a range of activities including groupwork and designated caseloads.
The role will require close collaboration with the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv London academic team to establish an impactful approach which encompasses embedded professional development in the curriculum complimented by engaging extra-curricular activities, events and programmes. Effective communication, coordination, engagement and partnership building with employers and relevant professional bodies will be key to the role as will the need for specialist knowledge relating to national and international labour markets.
This role will suit an experienced HE postgraduate careers guidance practitioner who has a background in supporting international postgraduate students. You will be able to offer extensive knowledge and understanding of the UK and global graduate labour market for postgraduates. Ideally, you will have existing networks of London based employers willing to support the employability skill development of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv London students.
You will be experienced in delivering one-to-one and customer-facing support to individuals predominantly from an international background, as well as experienced in group facilitation. Experience in working with international students and staff will be an advantage.
For any informal enquiries, please contact the Talent and Development Team initially via email: dmulondonrecruitment@dmu.ac.uk.
Further information
View Recruitment Pack - Job Description and Person Specification.
To apply
Please submit the below documentation to the Talent and Development Team by emailing: dmulondonrecruitment@dmu.ac.uk. Please use ‘Career Development Officer’ in the subject field of the correspondence.
- A CV setting out your career history including key responsibilities and achievements, and details of two referees
- A supporting statement (no longer than two A4 pages) outlining your skills, qualities, experience and suitability for the role. Please note: Your supporting statement will be used upon shortlisting stage to determine whether you have the necessary skills and experience to successfully carry out the duties of the role. Within your supporting statement, please clearly demonstrate how you meet each of the essential and desirable criterions found in the Recruitment Pack ‘Person Specification’ section for this role.
Closing date: We welcome all applications before midnight on Sunday 8th June 2025. Interviews are likely to take place week commencing Monday 30th June 2025.