Job Description

Job Title: Business Engagement Manager

Location: Birmingham

Salary: \xc2\xa337,099 \xe2\x80\x93 \xc2\xa339,347 per annum \xe2\x80\x93 SS6.

Job type: Permanent, Full-time

University College Birmingham works in partnership with the University of Warwick \xe2\x80\x93 Ranked eighth in the 2023 Guardian League Tables and 10th in the UK in the QS World University rankings 2023.

The Role:

University College Birmingham is entering one of the most exciting and ambitious periods of development and we are delighted to be rebranding and reshaping our Business School with a future focused, digital, industry and community-based approach.

Under the leadership of a new Executive Dean and Vice Dean, we are looking to further expand our engagement with local, regional and national organisations. The Business Engagement Officer will work to develop and maintain links between the UCB Business School and a wide range of business industries, providing a vital link between academic teams and employers for live projects, research, knowledge exchange and other curriculum development opportunities.

As an award-winning institution, we are proud of our fantastic facilities and innovative approaches in technology and enterprise where we aim to prepare graduates with applied skills that help them to keep pace with a fast-moving digital world and we are looking to expand our small and large business contacts to further enhance that student experience.

We are looking for an outstanding and inspirational individual to support our growing external engagement, whilst also working in partnership with the diverse and active community within our campuses in the centre of Birmingham.

Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave

• 26 days\xe2\x80\x99 paid leave per year
• 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme

• Employer Contributions \xe2\x80\x93 20.9%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle.
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free on-site gym membership

Extra Information:

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

Closing Date \xe2\x80\x93 Friday 1st September 2023 at midday.

Interview Dates \xe2\x80\x93 TBC.

UCB is an equal opportunities employer.

Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to complete an application form.

Candidates with experience of: Engagement Manager, Academic Engagement Manager, Academic Marketing Manager, Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Online Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing Advisor, Digital Marketing Consultant, Marketing Analyst, Digital Marketing Administrator, Marketing Coordinator, Public Relations Coordinator, Marketing Communications, Communications Manager will also be considered.

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