Careers Consultant: Finance Specialist (UCL School of Management)

The Bartlett School of Planning UCL; London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Careers Consultant specializing in Finance to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on empowering students to excel in their career journeys, particularly in the financial sector. You will be responsible for developing and delivering tailored workshops and coaching sessions, ensuring that students receive personalized support. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in coaching and mentoring, with experience in higher education and the financial services sector. Join a collaborative environment that values professional excellence and diversity.

Benefits

41 Days Holiday

Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

On-Site Gym

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Passion for coaching and supporting career development.
• Experience in financial services or higher education is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive Careers and Professional Development Programme.
• Provide 1:1 coaching and application support for students.

Skills

Coaching/Mentoring

Career Development Support

Knowledge of Financial Services

Experience in Higher Education

Education

Degree in Finance or Related Field

Experience in Finance Sector

Job description

Careers Consultant: Finance Specialist (UCL School of Management)

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Ref Number B06-00137 Professional Expertise Student Well-being and Registry Department Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) (B06) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £43,374 £51,860 Contract Type Permanent Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 11-May-2025

About Us

UCL Careers provides careers education to current students, graduates and staff of UCL, as well as recruitment solutions for employers. UCL Careers provides a ‘core’ service for students as well as bespoke support within some academic areas, including UCL’s School of Management (SoM).

The UCL School of Management is home to UCL’s business and management research and education programmes, and has a reputation for world-leading research and teaching. The School is also a member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools. Further information can be found here: www.mgmt.ucl.ac.uk/

About The Role

This is a new Careers Consultant job with a Finance specialism. Many UCL School of Management students aspire to work in the financial sector, with some choosing to study specialist programmes like MSc Finance, the MSc Management (Finance pathway), or one of the new programmes: MSc Finance with Data Science or MSc Strategic Accounting and Finance (online), which are launching in September 2025.

In this job you'll form part of a team of Careers Consultants and Employer Engagement professionals, to plan and deliver a comprehensive Careers and Professional Development Programme. This includes a mix of workshops, seminars, 1:1 coaching and application support, ensuring that every student has access to personal, bespoke support on their own unique Careers journey, and the ability to excel in the recruitment process.

A full range of duties can be found on the attached job description.

About You

For this job we are looking for people with a passion for coaching/mentoring, and who have experience of supporting the career development of others. Having experience of careers work in Higher Education, as well as in one or more of the target sectors (Finance, Fintech or Accountancy), or significant experience and working knowledge of financial services gained from a similar role in another university or business school is essential for this specialist role.

The UCL Careers’ School of Management team are constantly challenging themselves to develop and be better in order to deliver sector-leading Careers support. We are looking for people who share a similar commitment to professional excellence, and who thrive on being part of a busy, collaborative team.

Please review the attached job description, paying particular attention to the essential and desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your job application.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance
  
  

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: Careers candidate Recruitment Pack (Final)_.pdf
• download: SoM PGT Careers Consultant Finance Specialist 2 April 2025.docx

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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Job function

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• Industries

  Higher Education

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