An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Career Advisor working within Career Connect at University of Staffordshire. We are looking for a dedicated individual to provide career information and guidance to our students, to enable them to develop appropriate career strategies to compete in the job market and secure suitable employment including internships and placements. You will report to the Employability Manager (Careers) and work closely with our Student Career Coaches and the wider Career Connect team. Your goal is to empower individuals to make informed decisions about their next steps and develop the necessary skills to achieve their professional goals, securing and transitioning successfully into graduate level employment.
We are looking for excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels, motivate and inspire people and the ability to provide specialist information advice and guidance around the development of employability skills and recruitment ready processes. The successful candidate will support the career progression of our students by providing one-to-one guidance both face to face and digitally.
The successful candidate will ideally have experience of an FE/HE environment in a similar role or relevant experience, underpinned by professionalism, student focus and confidence whilst multi-tasking in a busy environment.
Possessing excellent verbal and written communication skills, good IT skills and the ability to work both in a team and independently the successful candidate will be able to prioritise their work and plan in a methodical and organised way. It is essential that you demonstrate a flexible approach and the ability to manage unpredictability.
If you have passion for supporting students through their career journey and the drive to deliver an outstanding student experience in an innovative target driven dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you.