Job Description

Applications are invited for the temporary, full-time role of Freelancer Community Officer working within the Student Success team. The role is supported by a Welsh Government Award - Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Institutions.



The Freelancer Community Officer will develop high quality interventions, across the University, including developing a network of Enterprise Champions to provide expertise in enterprise and entrepreneurship education and record all activities in the Careers & Employability Service online system CareerConnect for tracking, monitoring and reporting purposes. Collaborate with Enterprise Champions from other HE institutions for best practice to design and develop workshops and a range of teaching material across a broad range of subjects to increase the internal capacity to deliver enterprise education across the university. Contribute to the development of a range of programmes and identify the use of innovative teaching, learning support and assessment methods including live industry-based projects and problem-based learning.Collaborating with M-SParc, the Enterprise Hub and Big Ideas Wales as well as the pan Wales network of University Enterprise Champions to provide a diverse range of opportunities, events and support one to one mentoring and group support to students and graduates who are considering, or who have started a business and supporting the development and growth of those businesses.



Candidates should be educated to a degree level (or equivalent) and should have experience of providing one-to-one advice or coaching on self-employment, business startup, or freelance work to a diverse range of individuals.



The successful candidate will be expected to commence as soon as possible. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.



This role will be located on campus at Bangor. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.



Applications will only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248 383865.



Closing date for applications: 31 October, 2025.



Interviews to be held on: 13 November 2025.



Committed to Equal Opportunities.



Purpose of the Job



The Freelancer Community Officer role will be to raise awareness and understanding of the benefits of freelancing and promote access to the resources, support and opportunities offered by Freelancer Club Academy. Integration of this resource will be embedded into the Enterprise & Business Start-up Pathway which will promote our online platform, Career Connect. This will be used comprehensively to record student, graduate and business engagement and activity data to report impact and feedback with forward planning of a sustainable approach to scalability.



This will be achieved by working with internal and external partners to support staff, students and graduates to develop their enterprise skills and to support those who want to start their own businesses or social enterprises. Design, organise and facilitate workshops and other activities to support emerging entrepreneurs with finding investment, enterprising competitions and pitching events as well as referring to other organisations, projects and opportunities. The Freelance Community Officer will report to the Head of Careers & Employability.



Main Duties and Responsibilities


To develop and deliver support and training to staff, students and graduates in areas of enterprise awareness and the Freelancer Club.
To work with colleagues across the University to raise awareness of the opportunities available to students for the development of their enterprise and entrepreneurship skills.
Commitment to continuous service improvement, utilising data driven measures of impact, feedback from staff, students and graduates to develop resources and opportunities to increase knowledge of best practice for freelancing and enterprise.
To develop and maintain a good working relationship with external networks such as local business support providers and enterprise educators, in particular M-Sparc, in order to enhance the enterprise skills provision for staff, students and graduates.
Working with the SU to provide support, advice and guidance for student-led enterprise events and development of a Freelancer Society, promoting their activities both within and outside of the University.
To write funding bids, delivery plans and reporting to external funders to support enterprise and entrepreneurship education as appropriate and process financial claims in a timely order to meet reporting requirements.
To liaise with the Finance Officer in terms of reporting data, audited documents as required, provide support for any audit or evaluation process associated within reporting guidelines and manage budgets from external funders to ensure targets and reporting requirements are achieved.
To represent the University at external events and develop and maintain effective collaborative links with relevant external stakeholders, professional bodies and networks.
Any other duties appropriate to the grade as directed through line management.Other Duties and Responsibilities


As part of the Student Services & Administration Directorate, the post holder is expected to function as a team member and provide support to other areas as directed by line management.
The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities.
The post holder will be expected to comply with the University equal opportunities policies, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University's Welsh Language Policy and the Welsh Language Standards.
The post holder has a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for themselves and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by their actions or inactions. The post holder is also required to comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.
The post holder must comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their post.Person Specification



Qualifications/Training



Essential


Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area.

Desirable


Postgraduate/Professional qualification in a relevant discipline.
Coaching or mentoring qualification.
Membership of the IOEE, Fellow status of EEUK or similar professional recognition.

Experience/Knowledge



Essential


Project management and delivering externally funded projects with the ability to deliver to targets, on budget and excellent reporting skills.
Working in or with a Higher Education or Further Education setting, particularly in employability, enterprise, or careers education.
Providing one-to-one advice or coaching on self-employment, business startup, or freelance work to a diverse range of individuals.
Designing and delivering career education resources, workshops, or learning activities, particularly in an enterprise or employability context.
Familiarity with widening participation and inclusive education strategies, especially related to employability or enterprise.
Coordinating and facilitating workshops and online webinars.
Organising and supporting student-led projects or initiatives that involve real-world delivery or external stakeholders.
Experience of working in a bilingual environment and a commitment to learn Welsh.

Desirable


Experience with marketing and social media including Canva skills.

Skills/Abilities


Essential


Proven ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines to deliver in a target driven role.
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
Organised and methodical approach with the ability to work on own initiative, excellent time management.
Effective people management and team working.
Excellent IT and administration skills.

Desirable


The ability to travel, as and when required, to undertake the duties required for the role.

Other


Desirable


The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable for this role.General



The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We strive to develop a workforce from all sections of the community regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language through our progressive Welsh Language Policy. We comply with the Welsh Language Standards and are committed to equality of opportunity. You are welcome to apply for any job in English or Welsh and all applications submitted will be treated equally.



We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Silver award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.



All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.



All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.



We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start working for us. When you apply for this post you will be required to explain the basis upon which you believe you will able to live and work in the UK legally on the commencement date of the role should your application be successful. If you do not have the right to work freely in any position in the UK already, any offer of employment we will make to you will be subject to you obtaining a right to work visa. The following link provides information on the various visa routes into employment and the eligibility requirements (including switching visa status where permissible) https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas. If you are successful in your application we will discuss visa options with you at the time of making the offer of employment.



Please note that, in the event of applications being received from candidates on the University's Redeployment Register with a reasonable skills match to the post specification, these applicants will be given prior consideration.