Employability Consultant

London South Bank University; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement 26.5 days

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working

Job summary

London South Bank University (LSBU) is seeking a student-facing Careers and Employability Advisor for a full-time, 1-year fixed-term maternity cover. You will deliver one-to-one guidance, run workshops, and collaborate with academic staff to embed employability activity across courses.

You will also support projects and engage employers to prepare students for the graduate job market. This role offers a dynamic, diverse workplace with a strong focus on improving learner outcomes and progression

Qualifications

• Have experience of providing one-to-one careers, employability or guidance support to students or graduates.
• Be confident delivering workshops and presentations, both face-to-face and online.
• Understand the graduate labour market and the challenges students may face when looking for work.
• Be able to build good working relationships with students, academic colleagues and employers.
• Have strong organisational skills and be able to manage competing priorities.
• Be confident using systems and data to record activity and support service reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one careers and employability support to students and graduates.
• Deliver workshops and group sessions and collaborate with academic colleagues on employability activity.
• Support employability projects and promote the Careers Hub to help students prepare for the graduate job market.

Skills

One-to-one career guidance

Workshop delivery

Graduate labour market knowledge

Stakeholder relationship building

Organisation & prioritisation

Data entry & reporting

Job description

About Us

It's an important time to join London South Bank University (LSBU) Group. With the launch of our new LSBU Group Strategy, Connecting, we're shaping the future of tertiary education for a global, technology-driven economy - rooted in London.

Professional and technical education has been central to LSBU Group's mission since our founding in 1892. Today, as London's first integrated tertiary education group, we continue to lead the way on learner-centred, skills-focused education.

Comprising London South Bank University, South Bank Colleges and South Bank Academies, connectivity lies at the heart of all we do.

Since 2019, LSBU Group has grown beyond its three founding institutions to form a powerful network of learners, staff, alumni, employers and policymakers – united in our mission: to challenge social and economic inequalities through applied education, insight and partnership.

We are a powerhouse for inclusive education, enterprise and economic growth, connecting potential to opportunity and enabling people to thrive. Our Group network enables us to create learning pathways and connect people and organisations. This ensures learners are supported through the education system to achieve their full potential and can contribute their skills and energies locally and to wider society.

Our new strategy, Connecting, sets out a bold, ambitious vision for LSBU Group and it's developed in collaboration with colleagues, student groups, partners and stakeholders.

Focused on delivering good jobs for all our learners, we are proud to be employer and skills led, delivering excellent professional and technical teaching which supports future talent and careers to deliver impact for London and beyond.

Working for us

Turning passion into purpose

Our ambition is to create educational pathways that empower people of all backgrounds and talents to realise their aspirations, add to the knowledge base, and contribute their skills and drive to wider society.

To realise our ambition, we need people with energy, courage and imagination, who are enthused by our vision and recognise our values as theirs; people who bring ideas to enrich our approach to learning, research and innovation; collaborative people who love creating and spreading knowledge; brilliant people who seek growth and yearn to make a positive, personal difference.

At LSBU Group, you will get to contribute to a vibrant and dynamic culture, which is fuelled by purpose, built around people, and is genuinely diverse. You will be trusted and recognised for your unique contribution.

You will be part of a great team, turning your passion into purpose.

The role

This is a student-facing role supporting students and graduates with their career development and preparation for employment. You will provide one-to-one careers and employability support, deliver workshops and group sessions, and work with academic colleagues to support employability activity within courses.

You will also support employability projects, encourage students to make use of the Careers Hub and work with colleagues and employers to help students prepare for the graduate job market.

This is a full-time, 1 year fixed term Maternity Cover position.

What You Will Bring

• Have experience of providing one-to-one careers, employability or guidance support to students or graduates.
• Be confident delivering workshops and presentations, both face-to-face and online.
• Understand the graduate labour market and the challenges students may face when looking for work.
• Be able to build good working relationships with students, academic colleagues and employers.
• Have strong organisational skills and be able to manage competing priorities.
• Be confident using systems and data to record activity and support service reporting.

As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 26.5 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working. Full details on the range of benefits we offer can be found here.

The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the candidate pack attached.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 18th October 23.59 pm.

Interview/assessment - week commencing 2nd November.

We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need.

The diversity of LSBU's staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.

If you have any questions related to your application, please email the recruitment team [e-mail].

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.