Twin Group works within the University Placements team to support, develop, and prepare Masters and Bachelors students for their one-year industrial placement with cutting-edge employability skills, and provide bespoke services in generating future employment opportunities for them.

JOB TITLE: Careers Advisor

SALARY: £27000

LOCATION: London - Southwark

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

As a Career Adviser you will be reporting to the Project Manager / Technical Manager for University Placements and work alongside the university placement teams in meeting their objectives in a timely and compliant manner. In addition to delivering an excellent service to students, you will be responsible for engagements with relevant stakeholders for generating placement opportunities for the students.

BENEFITS

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (this is pro rata for part time staff)
• Long service award – extra day’s leave added after completion of a full year of employment, up to an additional 5 extra days
• birthday off (additional to leave)   
• 5 days paid sick leave per year
• free eye tests
• Employee referral scheme  - £500 for a successful referral
• Pension – 3% employer contribution
• Sabbatical. We are introducing the right to request up to 1 month’s unpaid sabbatical leave
• Season ticket loanof up to £1000.00 per year
• Cycle to work and Techsave schemes
• 2 volunteering days per year, volunteering must be with registered charities
• Ability to buy up to 3 days holiday per year
• Death in Service Award, including an Employer Assistance Programme

Responsibilities:

• Lead the student engagement team to provide a continuously improving programme which delivers the best possible results to students
• To oversee and conduct all individual and group sessions to improve employability prospects for students
• To manage the student engagement team in order to ensure consistency across all activities and contracts
• Develop relationships with employers and organisations to generate prospective placement leads and advocate for students' work permissions
• Keep records of interactions with students, both in excel and MS Lists and on the recruitment CRM
• Share information and communicate with students across a range of platforms, including MS Teams and Moodle
• Collect regular feedback from students, and address any issues in order to maintain high levels of student satisfaction
• Collaborate with the Project Manager and Employer Engagement Officers to contribute to marketing materials and strategic development as necessary
• To liaise with university staff to ensure that Twin activities are aligned with university policies and processes and to share best practice
• To develop student-facing materials and resources that will help students throughout their job search
• To train new staff and provide ongoing student engagement training for the wider team
• To adapt and tailor programme activities to meet the needs of new contracts as necessary

Education/Qualification

• Degree or equivalent preferable
• A qualification in Career Information or Guidance is desirable
• A qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance or equivalent experience