JOB DESCRIPTION
POST TITLE:
Partnerships and Professional Engagement Officer Temporary
Role - 6 months
REPORTING TO:
Partnerships and Professional Engagement Manager
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST
To provide support to the Partnerships and Professional Engagement (PPEM) Manager and
the Assistant PPE Manager (APPEM) in delivering the College’s Enterprise and Employability
programme, the development and management of external partnerships, projects and
collaborations. To research, coordinate and deliver the College’s Creative Networks and
Visiting Professionals programme.
This nature of this post means that the successful post holder will be required to work
evenings and occasional weekends.
Excellent IT Skills required: Word, Excel and ideally CRM. Social media skills: Facebook,
Twitter, LinkedIn. Organisational, logistical, technical, event and project management
skills required.
Would need to be available for the dates below highlighted in red for Career Track
Tuesdays, Start Up Wednesdays, Career Coaching and Creative Networks.
MAIN DUTIES:
1. To support to the PPE Manager and Assistant PPE Manager; including assistance with
communications, enquiries, appointments, meeting support, minute-taking and
budget administration.
2.
To assist in the administration, promotion, organisation and delivery of a range of
facilitated workshops for students and alumni as part of the Enterprise &
Employability Programme.
3.
To provide marketing and promotional support to the student for the Enterprise and
Employability programme.
4.
To assist and /or lead if required on the planning, coordination of internal and
external third party events.
5.
To assist and / or lead in the booking, running and organising of the College’s Creative
Networks event programme and lead on the design, social media communication,
enquiries, ticket sales and online promotion.
6.
To research and provide administrative support for visiting professionals
lectures/workshops including coordinating travel and expenses.
7.
To build effective relationships with key members of the College staff, liaising with
senior academics, business professionals and political leaders as required by the
College, and generally assisting the PPE Manager and the APPEM in their role of
developing relationships with a range of publics.
8.
To support the PPE Manager and APPEM in developing and maintaining productive
relationships with employers, professional bodies and other organisations to seek and
develop opportunities for students and graduates. This may include representing the
College at occasional out of hours networking, fundraising and promotional events.
When required project manage individual projects.
9.
To support the development of external partnerships, including the promotion and
generation of business opportunities that are appropriate to the College.
10. To support and lead on the development and maintenance of the College’s CRM
database; and maintain circulation lists appropriate for different college events and
projects.
11. To lead on updating the portal, e-studio, the coordination of the e-bulletin.
12. To liaise and work with the Marketing Department, to ensure proper communication
and joined-up working between all areas of responsibility.
13. To attend and participate in external meetings, conferences, networking events and
exhibitions as appropriate.
14. To deal with a wide range of email, phone and verbal enquiries from internal staff,
students and external guests in relation to P.P.E projects.
Internal Workshops - Start-Up Wednesdays
Afternoon workshops for those students interested in setting up their own business.
Wednesday 21 October
Wednesday 28 October
Wednesday 4 November
Wednesday 11 November
Wednesday 18 November
Wednesday 25 November
Wednesday 3 February
Wednesday 10 February
Wednesday 17 February
Wednesday 24 February
Wednesday 2 March
1.00-3.30pm
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1.00-3.30pm
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1.00-3.30 pm
Business: Do you have what it takes?
Business: Do you have an idea for one?
Social Enterprises: What are they?
Looking for funding
Blogs
Crowd Funding
Self-employment
Everything Legal
Marketing and PR
Managing your Money
Your Business: The next steps
Internal Workshops - Career-Track Tuesdays
Evening workshops that help students plan their career.
Tuesday 13 October
Tuesday 27 October
Tuesday 3 November
Tuesday 10 November
Tuesday 17 November
Tuesday 24 November
Tuesday 2 February
Tuesday 9 February
Tuesday 16 February
5.15-7.30pm
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5.15-7.30pm
5.15-7.30pm
5.15-7.30pm
5.15-7.30pm
5.15-7.30pm
Teaching: Routes and applications
Finding a Job
Working Life
How to Sell Work
Post-Graduate Qualifications
LinkedIn
Networking
Presentation Skills
Increase your Confidence
Tuesday 23 February
Tuesday 1 March
Tuesday 8 March
Tuesday 15 March
5.15-7.30pm
5.15-7.30pm
5.15-7.30pm
5.15-7.30pm
CVs: How to draft CVs and Covering Letters
CVs: One to One Advice
Interviews: Preparation
Interviews: Real life practice
Career coaching
Wednesday afternoon career coaching sessions from 1-4pm
Visiting professionals
Leading talented individuals from the creative and cultural industries to come and share
their experiences with students and offer career advice.
Creative Networks
Creative Networks is Leeds College of Arts major professional events programme – the
largest network of its type in the region. High-profile speakers entertain, challenge and
stimulate their audiences as they recount their career journeys and provide insights into
the latest industry developments.
A wide range of artists, academics and designers have given Creative Network talks
including fashion designer Patrick Grant, designer Jimmy Choo, artist David Shrigley,
comedian Adam Buxton, television presenter Danny Leigh, photographer Kevin Cummins,
creative director Eric Kessels, media entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, Red or Dead co-founder
Wayne Hemingway, film-makers Clio Barnard and Elaine Constantine, Turner Prize winner
Elizabeth Price, fantasy author and entrepreneur Ian Livingstone CBE, and contemporary
artist and writer ‘Bob & Roberta Smith’.
October 22nd – Andrew Graham Dixon 2015
November 25th – Giles Deacon 2015
3pm - 9pm
3pm - 9pm
Other
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To comply with all relevant College policies and procedures.
In the context of College and personal development to carry out any other duties that
are commensurate with the role and as instructed by the Librarian.
To assist with other administrative duties within the College if required.
To adhere to the College’s Health and Safety policies and procedures and to perform
any College wide designated duties with regard to Health and Safety and the security
of the College
To adhere to and actively support the College’s Equality & Diversity policies and their
implementation.
Person Specification
Candidates should have and be able to demonstrate the following criteria at the
application and interview stages:
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Honours Degree, preferably in an arts, creative or Application form / Certificate
business discipline (or an equivalent professional
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to work on own initiative and have a flexible and
proactive attitude towards objectives and work
tasks
To possess substantial administration skills, and
demonstrate a minimum of three years’
experience in arts marketing, event management,
external relations, university or local government
based business support role, or similar.
Excellent communication and written skills,
Well-developed administrative and organisational
skills with a proven ability to pay attention to
detail.
Experience of arranging events.
A creative and innovative approach to problem
solving.
Computer literate, confident and competent in
the use of Microsoft Office, database systems and
electronic communication. Ability to manipulate
computer based systems and databases. A good
working knowledge of Excel is essential to
produce reports and experience of web based
software including social media and content
management systems.
Ability to work with initiative and being able to
prioritise work in a pressured environment.
Strong interpersonal skills to work with colleagues
at all levels, from a wide range of backgrounds
and sectors
Ability to handle basic statistical information.
Prepared to undertake occasional work in the
evenings and weekends
The ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
An understanding of Equality, Diversity and
Inclusion issues as they relate to the role
Able to fit in with the values and ethos of the
College
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
Experience and knowledge of the arts, creative
and/or cultural sector, either as a
practitioner
or through providing public-sector support or
delivering projects
Experience of working in higher education, local
authority or similar environment.
Experience of working on public sector
development projects
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If you are interested in applying for this role please contact either Kate Padam
katy.padam@hays.com from Hays Recruitment or Freddy Stroud
FreddieStroud@michaelpage.com from Michael Page. Please do not contact the College
directly.