Careers Consultant - Maternity Cover (12 months)

The University of London

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The University of London Careers Service is recruiting a Careers Consultant to work with our postgraduate research students based at the School of Advanced Study. We are looking to hire one fixed term maternity cover post for 2 days a week (0.4 FTE) for 12 months from August 2026 to August 2027.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning, dynamic and innovative Careers team. As a University of London Careers Consultant, you will work in collaboration with the wider University of London Careers Service team, School of Advanced Study colleagues and University of London colleagues, to design and deliver the highest possible standard of careers and employability support to our students and clients

The School of Advanced Study at the University of London brings together eight internationally renowned research institutes to form the UK's national centre for the support of researchers and the promotion of research in the humanities. The School provides a research base for an international community of humanities and social science scholars and provides specialist research training at master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels - locally, nationally, and internationally. The work with this cohort involves one to one guidance appointments and delivering webinars and workshops to this audience of research students.

University of London Careers Consultants also collaborate with colleagues from across The University of London Careers Service on activities that enhance the quality and effectiveness of our services.

We are looking for candidates who have experience within Higher Education careers and employability services and have a relevant qualification in careers guidance or coaching.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application by Wednesday 20 May.

Virtual interviews will take place Monday 1 June.

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.

Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.

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