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Overview

The Employability Assistant (Management School) sits within the Management School, in the Faculty of Social Sciences Employability Team which forms part of the Careers and Employability Service. The postholder will play a key supporting role in the University of Sheffield Management School (SUMS) Employability Team, reporting to the School’s Placement Officer and liaising with colleagues in the Faculty Employability Team and across the Careers and Employability Service.

The Management School has a dedicated Employability Hub which offers students face to face employability and careers support. This role will primarily be based in the SUMS Employability Hub. Working as part of a small team, the postholder will be responsible for delivering initial advice on CVs, interviews and applications and will play an important part in referring students on to other appropriate services in the School, Faculty and wider Careers and Employability Service.  The post provides administrative and marketing support for a range of School, Faculty and institution wide employability projects. 

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and customer service skills, a student- centred approach and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.  

Due to the student-facing aspects of this role, hybrid working is only likely to be available outside of term time.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Be a first point of contact for student employability and careers enquiries in the Management School, face to face and via the team inbox.
• Undertake administration for team events and initiatives, e.g. evaluation, feedback, and data reporting.
• Support student marketing and communication to drive engagement with employability and careers opportunities.
• Work with Employability Advisers and colleagues from the SUMS External Engagement team to administer smooth and efficient processes for employability and work-related learning schemes, for example liaising with internal / external stakeholders, creating student facing briefing materials, planning events and evaluation.
• Provide administrative support for year long placements, in line with University policy and using institutional processes and systems, for example providing administrative support for the placement approval process and attendance monitoring,  advertising placement opportunities and providing initial guidance to students.
• Support the organisation of employability events and sessions, e.g.through planning logistics, communications and liaison with external organisations and other University teams.
• Collaborating with the wider team, create and deliver effective student comms and marketing to encourage student engagement with employability activities, e.g. regular bulletins, updates to social media channels, maintaining web pages and digital screens.
• As part of the employability team, explore and implement ways to increase student engagement with employability support and placement years. e.g. Lecture ‘shout outs’ working with student societies, supporting events for students, and seeking ways to gather the student voice. 
• Contribute to SUMS, faculty and institutional employability projects such as internship schemes, events, and wider marketing campaigns.
• In collaboration with the wider SUMS team, produce narratives for students and other stakeholders from the graduate destinations data to support recruitment and programme accreditation processes.
• As a member of our Professional staff you will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to the professional behaviours set out in the Sheffield Professional Framework.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.

Person Specification

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and are respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Further Information

Next steps in the recruitment process

It is anticipated that the interview process will take place on 28th April. This will consist of an interview and task exercise. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage on the week commencing 30 March. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact Ann Yeomans a.yeomans@sheffield.ac.uk

Our vision and strategic plan

We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision (opens in new window).

What we offer

• A minimum of 38 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Professional Services Shared Skills Framework
• A range of generous family-friendly policies
  • paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
  • support for those going through the menopause
  • paid time off and support for fertility treatment
  • and more

More details can be found on our benefits page: sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits (opens in a new window).

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

Closing Date : 19/04/2026 

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