Student Employability & Careers Advisor

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

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