Careers Consultant

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Careers and Employability
Location:  Egham
Salary:  £36,438 per annum - including London Allowance
Full Time, Permanent
Closing Date:  Friday 10 September 2021
Interview Date:  To be confirmed
Reference:  0821-314

Full-Time, Permanent

Applications are invited for the post of Careers Consultant in the Careers Service at Royal Holloway

A permanent, full time Careers Consultant position has arisen within the Careers Service at Royal Holloway. Joining the Careers Consultant team at an exciting phase of implementation of the College’s Employability Strategy, the appointee will get the opportunity to help students achieve their Career Aspirations through work with students individually (providing advice, guidance and application checking), Careers Education to groups and collaboration with academic departments to deliver timetabled or in-curriculum Careers Education. 

The groupwork consists of online, face-to-face and hybrid Careers Service delivered workshops and in-curriculum Careers programs. In particular, the post holder will support the needs of our students in the School of Business and Management and Economics department.

The appointee would be working closely with the team of 6 Careers Consultants, academics within the School of Business and Management and Economics department and the other teams within the Careers Service. 

The successful candidate will be able to deliver in-person, online and hybrid engaging, interactive workshops. They will need have good knowledge of graduate recruitment practices and well-developed influencing and negotiation skills. Excellent written English, multitasking and the ability to collaborate with others are also key attributes.  

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement 
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution 
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing. 
• Free parking 

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. Working from home some of the time would be possible. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Simon Mantell, [email protected] . 

To view further details of this post and to apply please visit https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk . For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: [email protected] . 

Please quote the reference: 0821-314

Closing Date:   Midnight, Friday 10 September 2021

Interview Date: TBC

Please note that it will not be possible for the College to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for successful candidates as this role does not fall into one of the standard occupational codes deemed eligible for sponsorship by UK Visas and Immigration. Successful candidates will therefore need to be eligible to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the College, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. 

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Royal Holloway is committed to equality and diversity, and encourages applications from all sections of the community. Read here about structures and initiatives around equality and diversity, including information on staff diversity networks.