Student Development Coach

EF Education First Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

EF Education First Ltd. in partnership with Hult International Business School seeks a Student Development Coach to support undergraduate students throughout their program, helping them adapt to campus life and a new country.

You will coach individuals and groups, develop Personal Development Plans, and collaborate with Career, Wellbeing, and Campus Support teams to empower students to achieve academic and personal goals.

Qualifications

• Experience coaching university students or young adults.
• Ability to foster personal development plans.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching to undergraduate students.
• Maintain records of coaching sessions.
• Deliver Team Coaching and workshops.
• Support integration into student life and culture.
• Collaborate with campus support resources.

Skills

Active listener

Effective communication

Self-awareness

Constructive feedback

Boundary setting

Goal setting

Empathy

1:1 coaching

Job description

About the Role

Hult introduced developmental coaching for undergraduate students in 2022 as a complement to our experientially driven curriculum. We engage authentically with students within the context of their Hult experience to co‑create Personal Development Plans, cultivate the skills and mindsets that support their success, and help them set and achieve meaningful goals.

Emerging adulthood is a crucial and often underappreciated developmental stage. Students are discovering who they are while navigating new environments, relationships, and responsibilities, often amid considerable change and uncertainty. Coaching at Hult gives them a developmental partner during this formative stage, within an institution designed to support them, so they can learn to navigate and guide their own growth at Hult and beyond.

The Person

Are you passionate about working with international students to support them in their education? Are you skilled at coaching young adults to navigate and succeed in university life? Do you have a calling to help young adults identify who they are and who they want to become as independent adults and professionals?

While every coach brings their own style, strengths, and personality, our coaches share a common set of principles that reflect our commitment to ethical, empowering, and student‑centred practice.

The Opportunity

The Student Development Coach supports undergraduate students throughout their program and is a key point of contact dedicated to helping them maximize their learning and development at Hult. The coach engages students in owning their personal and professional development, while also helping them understand the program, adjust to student life, adapt to a new country and culture, and work through interpersonal challenges that may arise.

You would actively coach our undergraduate students, starting with the first‑year credited coaching program and continuing through additional sessions that students book themselves to support their ongoing development. You would help students understand their identity, values, and strengths and use them to set meaningful goals. Using frameworks and tools, you would support students in taking ownership of their development with clear intentions and accountability, while building their communication, self‑awareness, and collaboration skills.

You would also maintain thorough records of coaching sessions, deliver Team Coaching, and run occasional workshops as part of both the academic curriculum and extracurricular activities. Coaching at Hult has clear ethical commitments and boundaries, and you would work alongside the wider network of campus support and resources.

• Ensuring their students are thriving in the undergraduate program
• Supporting students to integrate to life as a student and to the program
• Helping students on how to develop their skills and help them to identify their strengths
• Coaching students to identify and set goals based on personal development needs and future professional/career aspirations
• Work with students to create and update their Personal Development Plan during their first‑year credited coaching program and beyond
• Introduce frameworks and tools that help students take ownership of their development and follow through with accountability
• Collaborate with Hult’s Career teams to help support students in their career search, identifying key skills and strengths as a result of their studies
• Empowering students to build independence
• Identifying “at risk” students and connect the students to support resources within the Hult ecosystem
• Collaborate with Hult’s Wellbeing and Safeguarding teams to raise welfare concerns and support students holistically
• Create and maintain records of student meetings
• Supporting extracurricular activities from Orientation to Graduation
• Supporting administrate duties across the campus as and when required

Key skills required:

• Active listener
• Effective communication
• Self‑awareness
• Able to provide constructive feedback
• Sets boundaries
• Sets goals and expectations
• Understands the social, economic, and vocational challenges of young adults (or early adult hood)
• 1:1 coaching skills
• Detail oriented
• Strong record keeper
• Small group facilitation capabilities a plus

Key strengths required:

• Builds relationships
• Service oriented
• Empathic and caring
• Takes responsibility
• Curious
• Interest in working with young adults

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