Careers Development Consultant

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Our Excellent Benefits Package  

At ENU, we offer a great working environment where we support ambition, recognise achievement, and offer other excellent benefits including:  

• hybrid working and flexible working opportunities
• minimum of 36 days annual leave (including 10 fixed holidays)
• a generous pension scheme (employer contribution of 20.8%)
• nationally agreed pay increases each year
• various learning and development opportunities
• discounted access to onsite and local gym facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts

For more information on our wide range of benefits, click here.

At Edinburgh Napier University, we are passionate about ensuring our students find the right path for them. Our Student Futures team helps to support our students with a range of services. Whether it's finding the right role, identifying the right career, equipping them with the skills they need to thrive, or helping them into further study, our overall aim is to provide our students with a meaningful and personalised service. 

We are now looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Careers Development Consultant to join the team, to provide career guidance and skills development that supports students in pursuing their desired career path.  

The Role:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to our students. As someone with proven experience in Careers Guidance and predicting future job opportunities, you will be in an ideal position to provide career guidance and career development planning to students across the university. 

Our award-winning team will offer an innovative and supportive environment. Furthermore, you will have the chance to work with diverse academic colleagues who are committed to empowering students, helping them to make the most of their time at university, and enabling them to take their next steps into the professional world.

As well as offering online and face to face 1:1 appointments we encourage innovative ways of working with programme teams to embed employability opportunities and assist students to develop the professional skills they need to succeed in the workplace.

For a full role profile and comprehensive list of duties, please click here.

What we will need from you:

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Careers Guidance (PGD).
• A demonstrable history of continuing professional development in the area of Careers Guidance and predicting future job opportunities.
• Previous experience of working in delivery of careers education, advice and guidance in a higher education environment.
• Experience of design and delivery of learning to groups of students as well as one-to-one guidance.   
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, well developed interpersonal skills and confidence presenting to groups.

Salary: £34,308 - £42,155 per annum (Grade 5) 

Additional information:

Closing Date: 14 June 2023

Interview Date: 27 June 2023

Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status. Please see here for more information.

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