Graduate Success Manager

Job description

Full time - open ended - hybrid

Loughborough University is highly regarded for the quality of careers, employability and enterprise support provided to students and graduates. Our Careers Network (CN) sits within the Students Services and provides a wide range of advice, guidance, coaching and events for students, graduates and other stakeholders, including new and established employer partners.

We are on the lookout for a new Graduate Success Manager to lead, with vision and creativity, on a new rolling portfolio of strategic projects designed to significantly enhance employability, career potential and graduate outcomes.

The projects include our Coaching-Led Educational Ecosystem, as the evolution of our Personal Best Skills Award, and our new Graduate Success Academy, inclusive of a 2-year Career Accelerator for recent graduates.

The postholder will be creative and innovative in their approach, with significant experience of leading teams to successfully deliver on strategic and operational priorities. They will lead a new team to deliver on these priorities operationally, have experience of coaching and / or advising students or graduates, and hold responsibility for the operational budget associated with these projects.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Sophie-Louise Hyde, Head of Student Futures, [email protected] , 01509 228496.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 25 th October 2026

Interview date: Tuesday 10 th November

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Our Benefits

At Loughborough, our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of our benefits include:

Time off - generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme

Where you work - access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523-acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Financial wellbeing - competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities

Support for you and those close to you - through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options

Health and wellbeing - discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support

Travel and sustainability - access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting

Discover more about the full range of rewards and benefits at Loughborough University.