Employer Engagement & Events Manager - Internal only

Join our Careers and Employability team where your ideas and expertise will make a real difference to our students and graduates

About the Role As our Employer Engagement & Events Manager you’ll build relationships with employers that are of strategic significance to provide labour market insights, work experience, and graduate level jobs to our students. As part of the role, you will also shape, plan, and deliver the Careers Festival and employer-led activities for students.

About YouWe are looking for someone who can:

Develop, deliver, and administer all aspects of our employability events programmeCollaborate with staff across the university to understand the learning and employability needs of our students and ensure that the employability events programme is fit for purposeInitiate, nurture, and manage relationships with employers, businesses and community representatives who have a strategic significance to the university in terms of student or graduate employabilityProactively work to create new and innovative opportunities for our students and graduates to connect with employers and external partners both within and outside the curriculum

This is a full time (37.0 hours per week), permanent position, and we welcome applications from candidates seeking to job share. 

Why join us?

At Brighton, you’ll find a supportive, collaborative and forward-thinking community. We offer a competitive salary with generous pension contributions, flexible working hours with opportunities for some remote working, and a comprehensive annual leave package that includes time off over Christmas. We also provide access to the Cycle scheme and discounted sports membership, which includes fitness classes and gym access. Full details can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.

If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please contact Joe Shelton at [email protected] 

Closing Date: 08 Feb 2026

Team/Division: Administrative/Clerical/Technical

Salary: £36,636 to £39,906 per annum