Job Description
School or Department: Careers Network
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Grade/Band: Grade 4
Hourly rate: £14.93 per hour plus holiday entitlement
Casual contract from:29/09/2025 – 19/12/2025
Advert closing date:17/09/2025, 23:55pm
Number of positions available: 2
Please note that this vacancy may be taken down early depending on the number of applications received. We advise you to submit your application promptly.
Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.
The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.
Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham
Role Summary
What you'll do:
- Deliver engaging webinars: Guide students through the graduate recruitment process using pre-written materials, engaging both small and large audiences through Zoom.
- Offer personalised support: Triage and provide essential CV advice during Careers drop-in sessions.
- Collaborate with advisors: Assist in delivering a selection of college-specific workshops alongside our Employability Advisers both online and in person.
What you'll gain:
- Develop valuable skills: Gain practical experience in areas like communication, presentation, and student support.
- Make a real impact: Help fellow students navigate the graduate recruitment landscape with confidence.
- Flexible work schedule: Contribute an average of 3 hours per week during term time, with a maximum of 5 hours per week. Training will be provided during the week commencing 29 th September.
Main Duties
Training for the role:
- To attend training sessions on CV writing, application form writing and presentation skills.
- To attend training on the support and resources offered by Careers Network
- To work with the Employability Advisors to keep up to date with current recruitment practices relevant to the workshops being delivered.
- To work with the Employability Advisers to develop an understanding of key employability skills (e.g time-management, resilience, team working, communication)
- To observe relevant workshops delivered by Employability Advisers
Webinar delivery
- To have an understanding of the general area of student employability.
- To understand and be confident with the topic of the presentations being delivered.
- To have an understanding of the services offered by Careers Network so that signposting can be carried out where applicable
- To facilitate and deliver the pre-written presentation to students within the allocated time slot
Other Responsibilities
- To work on other related projects, on an ad hoc basis throughout the year. These may include:
- Assist in delivering a selection of college-specific workshops alongside our Employability Advisers.
- Reviewing existing materials and presentations, and making enhancements and recommendations, supported by an Employability Adviser.
- To act as an informal ambassador for Careers Network, encouraging participation via word of mouth.
Person Specification
- A current student at the University of Birmingham (any degree discipline) through the academic year 24/25
- Experience of (and demonstrable confidence in) delivering presentations or training sessions to small and large groups, including diverse audiences.
- Excellent oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to adapt style to different groups.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
- Evidence of enthusiasm and ability to engage other students.
- Excellent digital literacy skills – for example experience of using PowerPoint and Zoom.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Evidence of use of initiative within an educational or professional environment.
- Demonstrable confidence in speaking to students on a one-to-one basis.
- Experience of creative thinking and of implementing creative ideas
- A demonstrable interest in and understanding of issues around careers and employability, and/or personal and professional development.
- A positive and enthusiastic and flexible approach to working
For any informal queries, please contact Carl Jukes (
[email protected])
View our staff values and behaviours here
Valuing excellence, sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.
The University of Birmingham restricts all students to working up to 20 hours per week during term time. If your application is successful and your course does not follow the usual academic term timetable (e.g. PGT, PGR or PhD student), you and your supervisor must formally agree vacation periods if this role exceeds 20 hours per week. In addition to this, please be aware if you are an International student you will be required to apply to the Registry for the appropriate Authorised Absence.
You are only eligible to apply to this role if you are a current University of Birmingham student. If you are not a University of Birmingham student your application will not be considered.
To work you will need to carry out a right to work check.These checks will need to be completed prior to work commencing. 
