Careers Consultant

2 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Global Banking School Full time

This role offers you the opportunity to be part of Global Banking School’s exciting careers team and be an integral part of enhancing student employability and supporting students to transition into the world of work. This is an invigorating opportunity to join an expanding and innovative Careers team working across a number of campuses.

We are looking for a forward thinking, driven, autonomous and innovative individual with great people skills to join our exceptional Careers team. You will have a direct impact on the support that our students and alumni receive, running engaging workshops and events and collaborating with external partners to deliver valuable initiatives that enhance their futures. You will also be supporting the Head of Careers, Employability and Enterprise and the academic team to embed careers education and employability within the curriculum.

The role also requires you to work in partnership with the Placement Officers whose primary role is to support those students who are required to complete a work placement. The appointed Careers Consultant will be the primary contact for careers support and advice at their campus and will work collaboratively with the wider team to deliver a national service.

If you are excited by the opportunity that this role presents and are keen to play a key role in shaping the future success of the Careers and Employability Service, then we look forward to hearing from you.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Act as the lead contact for Careers and Employability at the designated campus.
- To establish and maintain relationships with employers, industry professionals, and professional bodies and to maintain the most relevant up-to-date labour market information.
- Proactively establish and maintain a network of industry professionals and contacts, in order to continuously develop sector knowledge and expertise and to support with career events.
- Deliver online and face to face workshops to groups of students and through one-to-one appointments.
- Managing and delivering bespoke careers programmes such as the GBS Mentoring Scheme, Employability Award and Countdown to your Graduate Destination.
- Create and develop a range of printed and online guides on a range of industry sectors and to help develop key employability skills.
- To take the lead on key projects that support and enhance employability skills and professional development
- To support the Careers and Employability Placement Officers to deliver a series of pre-placement preparation workshops to support students prior to starting their placement
- To support with delivering on campus events including Careers Fairs and Open Days.
- To work in partnership with other Careers Consultants across GBS to deliver a national service and to collaborate on delivering career-related workshops and events.
- To work with the academic team to contribute to the development of careers education sessions and workshops within the curriculum.
- To market the careers service to local businesses and industry, as well as non-profit organisations and SMEs.
- To undertake some travel between GBS campuses.
- To regularly evaluate and review workshops and events and obtain feedback from students and employers.
- To undertake any other duties that may be required to meet the demands of the service and the role.
- Flexible in working hours to cover evening and weekend demands as necessary.

**Requirements**:

- Recognised professional qualification at degree or higher degree level in a relevant discipline.
- Previous experience of working within a HE or Careers Service setting.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experienced in developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
- Ability to think strategically and to communicate that thinking effectively.
- An understanding of challenges faced by adult learners and returners to education.
- Experience of delivering one-to-one appointments, workshop design and delivery to large and small groups.
- Effective networking and negotiating skills.
- A commitment to keeping informed of the current labour market trends, particularly recruitment practices used in the business and healthcare sectors, with the possibility of adding additional sectors as the college needs arise.
- Experience of client relationship management and working with employers and professional bodies.
- Intermediate IT skills and the ability to adapt quickly to new technology.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Commitment to equality of opportunity for all students, staff, clients, and members of the public, regardless of race, religion, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

**Other Information**:
GBS is a dynamic and fast growing Higher Education provider with campuses across the UK. We are a vibrant and diverse family of committed staff bringing life-changing learning to a wider range of communities.

We take an inclusive approach to rec

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