Senior Coaching Consultant

University of Bath

Location:	Bath
Salary:	£47,389 to £56,535 pro rata per annum. Grade 8
Hours:	Part Time
Contract Type:	Permanent
Placed On:	2nd February 2026
Closes:	22nd February 2026
Job Ref:	CH13366

About the role

Are you passionate about developing people and driving culture change through coaching? Join our newly established Centre for Coaching & Leadership an ambitious venture in support of the new people strategy where we aim to develop class-leading approaches, blending evidence with practical application to drive cultural change.

We’re looking for a strategic and experienced coaching professional to lead and deliver impactful coaching interventions across the University. This is a high-trust, high-impact role working with senior leaders and teams, embedding coaching into leadership development, culture change, and capability building.

If you’re collaborative, confident working with senior stakeholders, and excited by the opportunity to build something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering expert coaching to senior leaders and key staff groups
• Leading group and team coaching interventions
• Integrating coaching into leadership development programmes
• Shaping the Centre’s strategic direction and external profile
• Collaborating across HR, academic departments, and external partners
• Evaluating coaching impact and promoting a coaching culture across the University

Essential Criteria

• Senior Coaching Practitioner (EMCC or equivalent)
• Proven experience in 1:1, team, and group coaching
• A strong consultancy approach
• Excellent communication, judgement, and stakeholder engagement skills
• A generous leader: authentic, empathetic, and adaptable

Further Information

This role is offered on a part time (18.25 hours per week) permanent basis.

For information discussions about the role please contact Kate Elliott (Head of the Centre for Coaching and Leadership) kmae20@bath.ac.uk

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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