Employer Engagement Officer

Employability is central to our university mission. Our employability offers and performance is an important part of the University value proposition and is a key student recruitment and attraction tool. It is also intrinsically connected to the student experience; our alumni offer and learning and teaching as well as research and knowledge exchange. More widely it is part of the commitment Aston makes to students and graduates which transforms lives. Your contribution to Aston’s mission, exploitable research and employable graduates, will be to support the Careers and Placements Team’s strategic aim of maximising positive graduate destination outcomes for all students with a particular focus on Employer Engagement.

Reporting to the Placement Employer Engagement Manager, your activities will contribute directly to the employability of Aston’s students and graduates. You will be responsible for generating opportunities for current students and graduates, through offering a consultative approach to businesses, account managing relationships with employers and supporting their recruitment activity for early talent. The post holder will sustain the ongoing management of communication with hundreds of new placement employers each week, ensuring timely engagement to enhance university-employer relationships.

You will work closely in collaboration with the College of Business and Social Sciences, Talent Acquisition teams, as well as the colleagues across the Careers & Placements Team to achieve a balance between supply and demand. A part of your role, you will ensure the effective sourcing and advertising of high-quality placement opportunities for second-year students while offering recruitment support including shortlisting and interview coordination to ensure positive outcomes for students and employers.

The post holder will be the first point of contact for all placement-related concerns raised by employers and students. You will coordinate structured conflict-resolution to significantly reduce risk, reputation concerns to support student well-being, and help maintain positive employer relationships. Success in this role will include consistent and proactive liaison with academic staff and professional services colleagues, enabling the smooth handling of the challenges that naturally arise during placements. Your proactive engagement and support will be vital to protecting the placement student experience and ongoing business retention.