Job Details:
Job Description
Are you passionate about building partnerships, supporting student success, and driving innovation?
We’re looking for an Employer and Enterprise Engagement Officer to play a key role in connecting students with real-world opportunities.
In this exciting role, you’ll develop and manage relationships with SMEs, start-ups, and industry partners to create impactful placements, internships, live projects, and enterprise initiatives. Working closely with academic teams and external stakeholders, you’ll help embed employability and entrepreneurial experiences into the student journey.
You will build and manage partnerships with employers, particularly SMEs and start-ups; create and deliver placements, internships, live briefs, and enterprise opportunities; coordinate employer-led projects that enhance learning and employability; support students to engage confidently with employers and explore entrepreneurship; plan and deliver enterprise events, networking opportunities, and showcases; and track and report on engagement activity to drive continuous improvement.
You will be experienced in relationship-building and stakeholder engagement; be a strong communicator with excellent organisational skills; have knowledge of employability, recruitment, or enterprise in a higher education or similar context; and be proactive, collaborative, and passionate about student outcomes.
We offer generous annual leave (30 days + bank holidays + University closure days); flexible working and inclusive policies; vibrant campus with excellent transport links, and an opportunity to make a real impact on student futures.
Applicants invited to interview will be required to deliver a presentation as part of the selection process (details will be provided in advance).
Apply now and help shape the next generation of talent and enterprise!
If you wish to discuss the job in further detail, please contact Maria Olariu, Practice Based Learning and Enterprise Lead, by email on
[email protected]
Middlesex is committed to fostering an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, women, and gender non-conforming individuals. All recruitment decisions will be based on merit.
We value diversity and strive to create a fairer, more equitable work environment for our staff and students.
We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff diversity networks, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.
Middlesex is home to a diverse community of professionals. We are a bronze award holder of the Athena Swan Charter and the Race Equality Charter, a Stonewall Top 100 employer and Gold award holder in 2023, and a Disability Confident Leader.
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Faculty/Executive
Education & Student Experience
Company
MU Services Ltd
Location
Hendon
Starting Salary
£37,357 per annum
Grade
Grade 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours per Week
35.5
Date Posted
Friday 26 June 2026
Closing Date
Sunday 12 July 2026
Reference
ESE37
