The Students’ Union at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Enterprise Development Officer to contribute to the achievement of the Students’ Union objectives and targets through the development and delivery of enterprise and entrepreneurship programmes and initiatives and related personal development opportunities for all students.
About the person:
We’re looking for a proactive and organised individual with at least two years’ experience in delivering educational or enterprise-related programmes. The candidate must have a strong background in project management - planning, delivering, and evaluating initiatives and be confident supporting students and graduates in developing and growing businesses. The ideal candidate will be a creative communicator with experience building partnerships, promoting events, managing social media, and working with a range of stakeholders.
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:
Essential:
1. A minimum of 2 years relevant experience to include: Experience of organising educational or recreational activities at a variety of levels. Experience of designing and implementing enterprise related programmes. Evidence of motivation and effective objective/ target setting. Project management (including design, delivery, and evaluation of projects). Establishing and developing working relationships with a wide range of external enterprise related stakeholders.
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
What we offer:
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
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