Work Related Learning Officer (EHA1770-1020)

Make a difference, every day, to the lives of our students.

About You

You will have experience of working in higher or further education, ideally in a business or employer facing role and have the ability to successfully network with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external. You will exhibit excellent interpersonal skills and be capable of communicating with a range of audiences and through different media, including both orally and in writing. You will have a high degree of IT literacy couple with an ability to work effectively under pressure ensuring tasks are prioritised accordingly.

About the Role

You will play an integral role in the Employability, Enterprise, Entrepreneurship & Innovation (E3i) Team delivering and supporting the central Faculty processes for the quality assurance of work placements. You will work in a collaborative manner with students, staff, employers and other external organisations. You will contribute to developing the Faculty systems to support sustained growth in the number and range of placements we can offer students. You will also continuously improve the work placement experiences of students, employers and other external organisations that host them.

Rewards/Benefits

 You will benefit from 23 days annual leave plus 13 bank holiday and University closure days per annum. We aim to provide our staff with a positive work life balance and have a range of schemes in place to support this. Your continued professional development is as important to us as it is to you and we demonstrate this through our investment in your CPD activity. 

 You will be automatically enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme and have access to our staff benefits platform, which provides you with discounts across the high street to help you save money on your everyday spending such as supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more. We also offer discounted membership to our state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities.

About Us

Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education. 

The University has been ranked Best University Workplace (Times Higher Education 2015), judged Best UK Employer (European Business Awards 2016) and highly commended in Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017 for Workplace of the Year.

The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.

Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire, Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing professionals.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact: Simon Bolton, Associate Dean (Enterprise, Skills & Employability) at simon.bolton@edgehill.ac.uk 

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Closing Date: 01 Nov 2020
Category: Support