Sexual Assault and Harassment Adviser

About the Role

Applications are invited for the post of Sexual Assault and Harassment Adviser.

You will provide inclusive, trauma-informed emotional and practical support to students who have experienced sexual violence, recognising that experiences may be recent or historic, and may have occurred within or outside the university environment. You will empower students to make informed decisions about their next steps, including exploring reporting options, while respecting their autonomy.

You will act as a key point of contact, assisting students to navigate and access a wide range of internal and external support services. Where appropriate, you will support students through reporting pathways, ensuring they feel informed and supported.

You will contribute to the development and review of university policies and procedures, ensuring they are trauma-informed and responsive to the needs of survivors.

You will also support Queen Mary’s compliance with the Office for Students (OfS) Condition E6, helping to strengthen the university’s approach to preventing and addressing harassment and sexual misconduct.

This is a highly rewarding opportunity for an experienced professional committed to creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for all students.

About You

You will be an empathetic professional with experience supporting individuals affected by sexual violence, and a strong understanding of trauma-informed practice, the dynamics and impact of sexual violence.

You will be a confident communicator with the ability to build trust, work collaboratively, and manage sensitive cases with professionalism.

You will share our commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students.

About the Department

The Advice and Counselling Service is a multidisciplinary student support service offering, welfare advice, international student advice, sexual assault and harassment advice, counselling, mental health support and psychiatry. It sits within Student Wellbeing, in the Student Experience Directorate, alongside the Disability and Dyslexia Service and Student Life Team.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews will be held on 15th July (PM) & 16th July (AM)

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