Student Engagement Co-ordinator
The successful applicant will support the development and delivery of campaigns and activities that will help Employability & Careers increase and expand the reach and impact of services, initiatives, resources and opportunities for all students. From promoting a ‘campus first’ experience to promoting engagement with Handshake and the Ulster EDGE Award the successful candidate will be a key member of the team. This role will also include leading on digital communications and social media content. Full training and ongoing mentoring will be provided.
Responsibilities
- Developing and delivering promotional campaigns and supporting digital content that will help increase student engagement with Employability & Careers services.
- Play a lead role in supporting on campus engagement activities to promote key Employability & Careers services including Handshake, events, Ulster EDGE Award, advice service, digital tools and more.
- Collating feedback and evaluating the student experience of key employability initiatives and services.
- Manage 'Careers at Ulster' social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and Twitter. You will be responsible for writing/creating social media content and engaging with other colleagues and users to expand our reach and audience.
- Support the content management for the Employability & Careers website and in particular support the collation and development of peer focused content, for example regular blog posts on student success stories.
- Undertake ongoing post campaign evaluations to generate recommendations for improving future engagement.
- Support the front line of our campus-based Careers Exchange in the new Belfast campus as and when required
Criteria
Educational background
· Business/Marketing/Communications related degree
Personal skills and competencies
Essential
· A proactive, can do attitude
· A curious and proactive approach to problem solving
· Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write engaging and well written content
· Good organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and work with different people
Desirable
· Previous experience in using and coordinating social media content for work purposes
· Previous experience in writing email and web content for promotional purposes
· Previous experience in creating video content for work purposes
Salary: £16700 (10 months)