Job title: Graduate Associate (Employer Engagement Team) Ref 22283
Company: University of Sussex
Job description: Location : Brighton, United Kingdom Job Advert
This vacancy is open to University of Sussex graduates in 2023 (UG and PGT) in any discipline.
Please see the for the job description and further details on how to apply.
About the role
Careers and Entrepreneurship is looking to recruit a Graduate Associate to work in the University’s busy Employer Engagement Team. The post holder will:
- Administrate our CareerHub vacancy portal, liaising with employers to ensure we provide a comprehensive vacancy listing.
- Support C&E events and fairs including events administration and attending on-campus and online activities.
- Contribute to the successful delivery of the Career Lab programme for underrepresented students, including maintaining opportunity listings on CareerHub.
- Provide administrative support to the wider team.
About you
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and attention to detail, experience of handling large volumes of tasks within defined timescales, and the ability to plan and organise their work. Applicants should be a graduate from any undergraduate course at the University of Sussex in 2023, or any postgraduate course in 2023.
This vacancy is part of the Sussex Graduate Associate Programme which offers work on campus with a professional services department. Develop your employability skills through genuine and meaningful work experience.
About our Division
Our Student Experience is all about our students. We work diligently to ensure that all our students are supported and have positive meaningful experiences whilst at our University. We are led by our Student Experience Director and her Leadership team. Our services focus on Academic Quality, Student Data & Records, Careers & Entrepreneurship, Advice & Guidance, Complaints & Conduct, and Student Wellbeing. We work collaboratively with our Schools and Divisions to ensure our students have environment that will further enhances their potential and equip them to pursue their goals and aspirations.
Careers and Entrepreneurship
Steered by the University’s World Readiness and Employability Strategy, the mission of the Careers and Entrepreneurship team is for all Sussex students to be ‘world-ready’ on graduation. Co-creating with students and colleagues in academic schools, the team delivers engaging careers and entrepreneurship education, alongside a distinctive menu of real-world learning opportunities to help students build skills, experience, confidence, and employer connections. Further information is available at:
Why work here…
Our University is situated just off of the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are easily accessible by public transport; a 5-minute walk from the train station and bus stops within the campus. We have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to cycle to work with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.
Sussex is a renowned, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are Faculty, Student, or a member of a Professional Services Team, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.
The benefits that you will receive from day one:
- Generous pension scheme available
- Purchase additional Annual Leave though our Scheme for a great home and work life balance.
- Discounts of public transport, Cycle to work Scheme, and special rates in hotels in Brighton and the Sussex region.
- Discounts on high-street shops through our Rewards partner, along with a Cash back Health Plan.
- Considerable discount on our on-site Gym Facilities because we care about our employees’ Health and Wellbeing.
Please contact Chloe Jacob, Events Officer, via email ( ) for informal enquiries.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Please note: The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK. Hours Full-time hours considered up to a maximum of 1 FTE / 36.5 hours a week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Department Student Experience
Job Type Full time
Contract Type Fixed Term Contract
Salary Starting at £23,144 to £24,248 per annum, pro rata if part time
Expected salary: £23144 – 24248 per year
Location: Brighton
Job date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 04:56:51 GMT
