Early Careers Advisor

at  Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC

Job Title: Early Careers Advisor
Salary: £34,905 gross per annum
Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants, but do require on-site working 3 days per week)
Together, our scientist, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown and turn what they find into work that changes the world around us.
Come and discover how much you can achieve when you’re surrounded by world-leading experts, encouraged to constantly learn and empowered to explore your curiosity.
Do you have a passion for supporting and guiding graduates and students through their programmes? Would you like to be part of the team developing our highly successful Graduate Scheme?
Our Early Careers team are looking for an Advisor to support the coordination of the graduate and student schemes. Providing Graduate Programme expertise, operational coordination and administration of STFC Graduate and Student Schemes, you will work with the Senior Graduate Advisor and our L&D Colleagues to plan, continually improve and implement the graduate and student development programme.
You will effectively represent and promote the schemes to potential recruits and partner organisations, whilst providing effective pastoral and developmental interventions to Graduates and Students. Providing effective pastoral and developmental interventions to Graduates and Students, you will provide pro-active and responsive advice, guidance and support to Managers, Supervisors, Graduates and Students.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

This role will require occasional travel within UK and Europe, including occasional travel to other STFC sites including Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington and UKATC, Edinburgh to support graduates and students. Occasional unsocial hours will be required to attend careers fairs and participation in Graduate Team activities such as the graduate site visits, annual awards ceremonies, outward-bound week, and our annual Graduate Conference.

• Knowledge, understanding and experience of Graduate and Student programmes in the UK
• Experience of designing and/or delivering learning and development interventions and/or events
• Experience of managing/supporting graduates/students and/or those early in their career
• Strong organisational skills with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent teamwork skills with an ability to develop strong, collaborative relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Strong oral, written and presentation skills with the ability to convey information to a diverse audience of internal and external stakeholders

Our Early Career Advisers come to us with diverse skills developed in previous roles including apprenticeships, local authority, education and HR. You may have formally or informally line managed or supervised those in their early careers; have delivered Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) or have experience in a mentoring role. We are looking for passionate people to support our apprentices and the organisation across its many diverse activities.

• Knowledge, understanding and experience of Graduate and Student programmes in the UK
• Experience of designing and/or delivering learning and development interventions and/or events
• Experience of managing/supporting graduates/students and/or those early in their career
• Strong organisational skills with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent teamwork skills with an ability to develop strong, collaborative relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Strong oral, written and presentation skills with the ability to convey information to a diverse audience of internal and external stakeholder