Interim Senior Careers Consultant

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About us:

King's Business School (KBS) has experienced rapid and exciting growth in its first seven years as a faculty member. This is particularly true of the school's career function, which plays a central role in delivering an exceptional student experience and impacting student success.

About the role:

This position is a 6-month contract and both part-time and full-time applicants will be considered.

The position will deliver an excellent quality careers provision for our undergraduate students and will provide strategic input into our Careers provision for a growing cohort who are entering a fast-changing workplace. The postholder will consider what a forward-thinking, scalable provision can be, what digitalisation can mean in a careers function and how to evolve a high-quality provision to continue its inclusive approach and further engagement.

The position will engage with students, offering high-quality advice and guidance through 1:1 guidance, small group sessions, and large workshops and will be responsible for the creation of materials, signposting to opportunities and further access to the provision and the delivery of high-quality materials.

In addition, our Lead Careers Consultants strive for the progression of Career Education in our student learning journey, and this position will liaise with and support academic colleagues as we move to embed careers within the curriculum and evolve the provision to be present throughout every student's journey.

This position suits someone who is passionate about preparing and supporting young people for the world of work and all this entails and can work across multiple student groups and demographics with equality and quality being forefront of their provision.

Candidates would be required to work in a hybrid role and expect to work both on campus and remotely for this role. There is a requirement for 2 days per week on campus with additional days being optional to candidate preference.

This post is for a six-month duration. Both part- and full-time applications will be considered and also applicants who are available for between four-six-month durations

About you:

Essential criteria

1. Strong coaching skills with the ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders
2. A strategic, forward-thinking approach with consideration of a business school environment, labour market future and student success needs
3. The ability to use qualitative and quantitative information to critically evaluate, demonstrate and improve the effectiveness of activities
4. Project management experience with a track record of leading and delivering projects from concept to evaluation
5. Strong leadership skills with a people-centric approach
6. Skilled in engaging and managing senior stakeholders' relationships with the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with a range of audiences in a variety of different situations
7. A non-judgemental attitude with excellent listening skills, attention to detail, and a good knowledge of the current job market is an advantage
8. The willingness and ability to seek new and better ways to deliver an excellent service

Desirable criteria

1. A relevant professional qualification in careers and employability.
2. Experience in delivering high-quality teaching or career-related workshops
3. Familiarity with the challenges and opportunities of working within a business school careers function

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click "Apply Now". This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Applications will be assessed as they are received, and we may close the advertising period early if a number of high-quality applications are received

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our 'How we Recruit' page

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.