Student & Graduate Talent Administrator (Employer Engagement and Opportunities)

Research and External Engagement (REE) is a new integrated service dedicated to driving forward the University’s ambitions for, research, innovation, skills and enterprise. This professional service works to support our students, drive research excellence, upskill and reskill the regions workforce, strengthen relationships and engagement with our alumni, business and community partners.

Through cutting-edge research initiatives, hands-on learning opportunities, strategic partnerships, civic leadership, and skills delivery, we will empower individuals to thrive in an ever-changing world.

To know more about REE and their work, please click here.

We are looking for a part time Student and Graduate Talent Administrator to join our busy Student and Graduate Talent Team. You’ll support our employer partners and internship students, administer the UWE Internship Scheme, organise employability events and other work based learning opportunities.

As well as being the first point of contact for employer partners, you’ll get to provide guidance to academics, and other professional services staff, so great communication skills and relationship building skills will really help you excel within this role. As you may work across a variety of teams within the service, you’ll be a team player with a focus on collaborating to solve issues. You’ll have excellent organisation and administration skills, including, but not limited to the ability to produce reports, respond to emails, book appointments, keep internal records accurate and up to date and support with the production of online resources for students. All these skills mean that your attention to detail needs to be outstanding.

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Ian Staite at email: [email protected]

Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus week commencing 14th July.

Shortlisting is expected to be completed within 2 weeks of the closing date depending on application volumes. We aim to give candidates at least a week's notice to attend interview.

This is a part-time, permanent post working 22.2 hours per week. The working hours will be either:

22.2 hours split evenly over 3 days - Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, or;

22.2 hours split evenly over 4 days – Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and either Monday or Thursday.

This post is not available on a job share basis

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for at least 60% of your time, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.

Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about this opportunity please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.

Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.