Overview
Employability Officer (KP13536) – Bath, BA2 7AY
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Faculty of Engineering & Design's employability agenda for our students as part of the Faculty Employability Team.
About us
The Faculty of Engineering & Design is home to four top-performing departments, covering a range of architectural, engineering and design specialisms. Our teaching is research-led and driven by the wider needs of industry, ensuring great graduate career opportunities.
You will be joining a vibrant and dynamic professional services team, and as a team we work together collaboratively, creatively and with the confidence to drive change in support of our Faculty's academic endeavours.
About the role
You will support and administer employability activities within the Faculty including 1:1 student support, delivery of student workshops and a range of industry-related events and activities. Sitting in a hub alongside the Faculty placements team, you will work closely together and collaborate regularly with the university’s central Careers Service & Skills Centre.
Working with professional services and academic colleagues in the Faculty and across the university, you will deliver high quality, sector-specific support to our students and our industry partners. This is a varied and exciting role that interfaces with current students, alumni, industry partners and internal colleagues.
About you
To succeed in this role you will have experience working with students or young people, feel confident at presenting and delivering workshops and be enthusiastic about liaising with external industry partners to the University.
You will have exceptional communication skills and be able to build relationships with home and international students, alumni and employers from a range of industry settings. There is also opportunity to contribute to marketing activities that support international student recruitment, a key priority for the Faculty. Acting as a key liaison point for stakeholders, you will establish and maintain effective communication channels and ensure that related administrative processes are efficient, effective and adapt to changing circumstances.
Further information
This is a part-time role working 29.2 hours per week (0.8 fte) that is offered on a hybrid basis (2 days per week on campus, including Tuesdays).
For more information or to have an informal discussion about the post, please contact Pippa McLernon, Employability & Partnerships Manager (pm729@bath.ac.uk) or Vicky Hill, Head of Placements & Employability (vlh26@bath.ac.uk).
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff
What we can offer you
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
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Closing Date: 22 Apr 2026
Department: Management, Specialist and Administration
Salary: £31,236 to £37,694 pro rata
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