Programme Coordinator - Law

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OUR MISSION To prepare talented students from underrepresented backgrounds for career success through industry-specific education and training.

OUR VALUES

• Diversity:We value teamwork and champion diversity in all its forms, including diversity of thought.
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• Integrity:We act with integrity and communicate openly with all our stakeholders.
• Collaboration:We provide a collaborative and rewarding environment with continuous personal and professional development opportunities for all.

Overview SEO London Law is a lean and close-knit team in which an exciting opportunity for a Programme Coordinator has opened up. We are seeking someone who is interested in the legal sector, keen to learn and develop. SEO London fosters a friendly and supportive environment characterised by a positive can-do attitude. If all of this resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you!

Role Description The Programme Coordinator will be tasked with ensuring the smooth running of all student related events. This will include having a full understanding of the SEO-London law programmes; understanding the legal industry that the programme supports; how these fits into the SEO-London organisation and using this knowledge to liaise with students and client/partner firms to run, organise and market successful events. In turn this role will be responsible for using data to run reports to show the impact of each programme.

Reporting to the Head of Law Programme, you will make recommendations for possible changes and ideas to further support the student experience. The role will also ensure a seamless and professional level of customer care to all students of the Corporate Law Programme and City Solicitors Horizons scheme.

Accountabilities DAY TO DAY DELIVERY OF EVENTS

• Responsible for the overall administration of all student events, with specific responsibility to ensure student communication is exceptional. Including event management, student and partner communication and coordination of all the relevant stakeholders, along with posting roles on opportunities pages, promoting events and managing the law commercial awareness newsletter content. STUDENT MANAGEMENT & QUERY HANDLING
• Responsible for the relationship management of the students - including the ability to understand needs, resolve issues and anticipating and creating a strong relationship on behalf of SEO-London
• Responsible for managing student query escalations and to identify where there are opportunities to improve communication, marketing, or the type of events
• Responsible for managing the programme inbox (where applicable)
• Responsible for identifying creative and innovative ways to connect, educate and train students
• Provide oversight of cv support, screening, and recruitment preparation
• Responsible for attending campus events and representing SEO-London professionally with knowledge and enthusiasm
• Organise mentoring and buddying allocations QUALITY ASSURANCE
• Responsible for ensuring that all information relating to the events and student data is managed within the GDPR guidelines and is updated in Salesforce effectively for tracking purposes. Responsible for running reports to track and monitor events from the CRM.

Required qualifications A Law degree (LLB) or a combined degree such as Law with [another subject]

Skills and experience We are looking for applicants with 1–2 years of experience in some of the areas listed below and a willingness to learn and develop additional skills:

Essential

• Strong presentation skills with the ability to deliver engaging online sessions
• Excellent business writing and organisational skills
• Strong stakeholder management abilities
• A keen interest in, and some knowledge of, an aspiring solicitor’s early career journey (school and university stages)
• A collaborative team player with a “can-do” attitude, able to handle requests at short notice and work under pressure
• Ability to use Teams and Zoom, including creating and managing breakout rooms
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Preferred
• Project management experience
• Experience with database management and data analysis, including applicant tracking systems (such as Salesforce)
• Familiarity with Canva and digital communication platforms, including LinkedIn, Instagram, and WhatsApp Helpful
• Understanding of employability skills required for students to be job-market ready
• Knowledge of diversity and inclusion principles
• Empathetic approach to working with others
• Experience in recruitment or a target-driven sales environment

What we offer?

• Annual Leave: 28 days + Bank Holidays
• Enhanced Family-Friendly Policy
• Flexible Working: 2 days in the office
• Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Private Health Insurance, Nuffield Gym discounts via private healthcare, and more…

Closing date for applications If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply as soon as possible. We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. First and Second interview: TBC

Equal opportunities Statement SEO London is committed to ensuring that no prospective or current employee is discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, gender, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, socioeconomic background, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic. We also strive to avoid disadvantaging individuals due to any condition or requirement that is not demonstrably justifiable.

Safeguarding All posts at SEO London involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding. Successful applicants are required to complete a Disclosure Form from the Disclosure and Barring Service ("DBS") for the position. Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) may disqualify a candidate for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.

Right to work Do you have the right to work in the UK? Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot provide sponsorship or consider overseas applications.