Experiential Learning OfficerUniversity
About the Role
The Experiential Learning Officer will play a key role in enhancing the student experience through the development and coordination of real-world learning opportunities across the School. Working within the Strategic Development Team, the postholder will support the delivery of live projects, consultancy challenges, capstone activities, employer-led learning, competitions and other forms of experiential learning that enable students to apply their knowledge in practical settings.
The role will work closely with academic colleagues, students, employers and alumni to embed experiential learning opportunities within programmes and support the delivery of the School's Curriculum 2030 ambitions. The postholder will coordinate activity, manage stakeholder relationships, monitor participation and contribute to the continuous enhancement of student opportunities and graduate outcomes.
About You
You will be educated to degree level or possess equivalent professional experience and have experience of coordinating projects, programmes, events or student-focused initiatives. You will possess excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills and be able to work effectively with students, academic colleagues and external partners.
Experience of employability, student engagement or experiential learning activity would be advantageous, alongside an understanding of the value of employer-connected learning in developing student skills and career readiness. You will be proactive, collaborative and committed to delivering an excellent student experience.
About the School
Queen Mary Business School is made up of 5 departments, covering Accounting & Financial Management, Business & Society, Marketing, People & Organisations, and Business Analytics & Applied Economics. The School has approximately 3000 undergraduate students, 800 postgraduate taught students and 100 PhD students. The School is located within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, which is comprised of five Schools that deliver the research and education activity of the Faculty.
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.