Job id: 117365. Salary: £53,149 - £62,422 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 10 June 2025. Closing date: 01 July 2025.
Business unit: Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sci. Department: NMES Faculty Office.
Contact details: Sarah Werts. Sarah.werts@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Strand Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.
About us
The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) is a vibrant faculty based in the heart of London with a long tradition of world-leading research and teaching in physics, mathematics, chemistry, informatics and engineering.
About the role
The faculty are seeking an experienced work related learning professional who will lead and manage the Student-External Engagement Team, and play a key role in increasing the opportunities for employers and external partners to engage with our students (e.g. through student projects, internships, placements, guest lectures, etc.).
The role holder will develop a framework of work-related learning activities with external partners. They will engage proactively and reactively with relevant academic staff, employers, alumni and other professional bodies, to develop relationships and activities for delivery to students. The role-holder will be responsible for developing process, supporting development of new activity, evaluating activities, and presenting relevant data to support future strategy and development.
The position is part of the Enterprise & Engagement (E&E) team and will also work very closely with the Education function in the faculty. The E&E team is responsible for enabling collaborations between the faculty and external stakeholders both in the UK and internationally, increasing the impact of our research and teaching on the outside world and bringing benefits to our staff and students.
This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment.
2. Self-motivated; able and willing to identify opportunities, take the initiative and pursue an idea from inception to implementation.
3. Experience of relationship management and developing links with industry and other partners
4. Knowledge of taught programme structure, management, and delivery in higher education
5. Excellent written and verbal communication and networking skills.
6. Experience of managing projects, and of process development and improvements to ensure best practice.
7. Able to work effectively, prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines under pressure, whilst providing a professional and supportive service.
8. Strong interpersonal skills, including influencing and negotiating and developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with people at all levels within diverse organisations
Desirable criteria
1. Relevant postgraduate qualification in a discipline relevant to the faculty.
2. Knowledge of science and technology industry sectors relevant to the faculty
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further Information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
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