Job Description

The University of Westminster boasts a rich history and has been providing students with academic excellence, cultural engagement and personal enrichment since its inception as Britain’s first polytechnic in 1838.

Today the University of Westminster has approximately 20,000 students hailing from every continent and spanning a wide range of disciplines. There is a strong focus on diversity, global engagement and inspiring future professionals. Resulting in the University being named the most diverse university in the UK in the Hotcourses Diversity Index in 2016 and the Careers and Employability Service being shortlisted for Best Careers/Employability Service at the NUE Awards in 2017.

The Work Experience and Recruiter Engagement Coordinator will work closely with the Work Experience and Placement Officer, Recruiter Engagement Officer, a second Work Experience and Recruiter Engagement Coordinator and the Work Experience and Recruiter Engagement Administrator. This is an important role that will involve working primarily with students and employers to identify suitable internship opportunities and co-ordinate work-based learning programmes, as well as contributing to the wider operation of the Design, Creative and Digital Industries Placement team.

The postholder will be based primarily at our Harrow campus, however travel and work across all sites is required.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a busy team environment, general office duties and delivering a high standard of customer care. They will be able to demonstrate their excellent communication and interpersonal skills, alongside the ability to identify customer needs and manage relationships, whilst prioritising their workload effectively

Interviews are likely to be held on: 13 October 2020

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities