An exciting opportunity has emerged within the Careers Department for a Careers Consultant to develop and enhance employability provision for our diverse and high calibre Postgraduate Taught (PGT) student population.

There is a renewed focus on postgraduate employability at the university, including a specific PGT strategy. This contributes to the University’s overarching strategy, with a commitment to achieve strong employment outcomes for our PGT students.

About us

You will be joining the Careers team at a time when we are continuing to build and shape our service, positioning ourselves as future focused, and enabling our students to become career confident. We are seeking a dynamic, resourceful and capable individual, who is comfortable working in a fluid and changing environment and can forge effective, productive partnerships with students, academics and professional services staff.

With impressive graduate outcomes, a strong focus on employability, and a reputation for academic excellence, we are the university of choice for many students. We are looking for someone to help us continue this journey, and prepare our postgraduate students for future success.

About you

Careers Consultants are a trusted source of careers and employability expertise, working confidently across boundaries, with all cohorts and disciplines. Your focus will be on PGT students, tapping into existing knowledge and networks, and helping define a more unique employability offer. You will liaise with colleagues across the Faculties and School of Management, building your sector knowledge, and understanding both UK and international labour markets.  

You will design and deliver a bespoke programme of support for PGT students, including a full range of careers advice and guidance to students, through a range of modes and delivery, including 1:1, group and technology enabled.

You’ll be a qualified and experienced Careers Professional, with experience in HE, preferably with a postgraduate cohort. You will be motivated by the challenging and exciting nature of this role, and the need to demonstrate value and impact. A commitment to excellence is a must, and you will have a track record of excellent stakeholder management, highly refined communication skills and a drive to innovate and lead in the postgraduate space.

Further information

This is a fixed-term role for a period of 12 months.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Ghislaine Dell, Head of Careers (gcd20@bath.ac.uk).

Another position for a Careers Consultant (full-time, open-ended) is advertised at https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/CC12259

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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