Research Careers and Employability Officer - Belfast, United Kingdom - Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

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Job reference
24/111691

Date posted
11/03/2024

Application closing date
25/03/2024

Salary
£37,841 - £45,148 per annum

Job category/type
Professional Support

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Research Careers and Employability Officer:

Job description

Research & Enterprise at Queen's University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint to the post of Research Careers and Employability Officer.
Funded through the Wellcome Trust's Institutional Funding for Research Culture, this role has been created to deliver an exciting and ambitious work programme to support the career development and employability opportunities for postdoctoral and research staff at both Queen's University and Ulster University.
As part of a broader project to enhance the 'research culture' in Northern Ireland, the Research Careers and Employability Officer will develop and embed highquality career advisory services and guidance that optimise and enhance opportunities for researchers, manage key relationships with employers, and deliver a range of events, training and workshops including development programmes, employer engagement and career exploration events, and onetoone and/ or small group support to research staff across disciplines.
The post holder will be based in the Research Strategy & Engagement Team in the Research & Enterprise Directorate at Queen's University Belfast and will work as part of an integrated team focusing on Research Culture, reporting directly to the Research Culture Manager.
An honours degree or equivalent qualification, or substantial recent relevant experience.
Substantial relevant experience, to include:
Successful development and delivery of innovative employability and careers-related programmes, events and initiatives.
Identifying career management and development needs, and developing and delivering programmes, courses, events or initiatives to address the needs.
Successful event and project management including team and budget management.
Experience of networking and building successful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and delivering a highquality service to meet their needs.
At Queen's our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

Great terms & conditions
Pension schemes
Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
Familyfriendly initiatives
Career development opportunities
Support for health & mental wellbeing
Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

About the Research Culture- Further Information About the Postdoctoral Development Centre- Attractive Reward Package- Further Information for International Applicants