Employability Development Officer

Employability is an exciting and dynamic area of HRUC (Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges). In this varied role, you will develop industry placements for learners, working with employers, our external partners and curriculum teams. Your role will involve sourcing suitable placements, monitoring learners’ progress and evaluating outcomes. You will also deliver sessions to prepare students for placement.

You will be motivated and enthusiastic with experience of meeting or exceeding targets, with the ability to engage and build effective relationships with employers. You will have experience of working with young people and will have the ability to prepare and deliver effective workplace preparation sessions to students. You will also need to have excellent administrative, co-ordination and communication skills together with strong IT skills.

This post will be based primarily at Harrow College, and you will be willing and able to travel to our other College campuses, off-site and overseas when required for networking events, industry conferences and job fairs.

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Notice for Recruitment Agencies:

HRUC operates with a managed service provider (MSP) for recruitment services. We do not accept unsolicited emails, CVs, or contact from recruitment agencies. Any CVs or information sent to HRUC outside of this process will not be considered or acted upon, regardless of the terms and conditions stated by the agency.

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Equal Opportunities

HRUC is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all people, irrespective of disability, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, transsexual or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, religion/faith or pregnancy and maternity leave.

Disclosure and Barring Service checks

HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. To ensure that we meet our safeguarding commitments we will carry out all necessary pre-employment checks, including undertaking an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check for all successful candidates.

Where references are taken up by the College, it is our policy not to disclose references to candidates.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge College (HRUC) is committed to the fair treatment of all applicants, employees, learners, and volunteers, including those with criminal records. We actively promote equality of opportunity and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including ex-offenders. Our approach is in line with all relevant and current safeguarding and equality legislation.