"Careers & Employability Consultant"

Liverpool John Moores University is seeking an experienced, forward-thinking Careers & Employability Consultant to join our award-winning Student Futures team.

Student Futures is LJMU’s Careers, Employability and Start-Up team. As a strategic partner across the University, we deliver innovative expertise, high-impact support and opportunities that empower students and graduates to thrive in their future careers. Working collaboratively with academic teams, employers and external partners, we help transform potential into lasting success.

As one of Student Futures’ business partners to LJMU Schools, you will work directly with academic colleagues – shaping and delivering activity that embeds careers & employability at the heart of teaching & learning. As well as directly delivering sessions in and beyond the curriculum, you will provide leadership to a Graduate Transitions Officer as they develop & deliver an exciting new support programme to strengthen the early career success of LJMU graduates.

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Experience in leading or facilitating course design that progresses employability & career confidence
• A track record in delivering engaging & impactful group sessions
• Inspirational leadership skills, with the ability to coach, motivate and guide others
• Solutions-focused use of data, feedback and evaluation to drive results
• A collaborative, partnership-focused approach

In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.

This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do.

LJMU is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities irrespective of age, transgender status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and religion or belief. All our appointments are made on merit.