Careers Consultant

This post is full-time, 35 hours per week and fixed term (maternity leave cover) until 29 August 2025.

The University of Westminster is a forward-thinking University with a mission to help students from different backgrounds to fulfil their potential. Employability is one of the four objectives of our Being Westminster: 2022-2029 Strategy. In support of this strategic aim, our Careers and Employability Service is seeking a Careers Consultant to deliver and manage Careers Education, Information and Guidance (CEIG) activities and initiatives which enhance clients’ employability and career development.

The post-holder will deliver careers education, information and guidance to students and graduates through individual consultations, interactive group sessions, lectures, online resource provision and outreach activities at University sites. The successful candidate will have a degree and either a relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience of working in a field related to personal development. They will have experience in the provision of both 1:1 interventions and group training. They will also have an understanding and knowledge of Higher Education, curriculums and careers and progression routes.

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At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders.

We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.

The University has adopted Smart Working principles to support and further our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion aims of being an inclusive, collaborative and flexible employer. Further details of Smart Working can be discussed at interview stage.

Closing date: midnight on 18 August 2024

Interviews are likely to be held on 02 September 2024

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk

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