Job Specifications
About The Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Hilary Riseley (Careers Manager) at Hilary.Riseley@wbs.ac.uk
We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
Can you help ensure our WBS students are equipped with the confidence, network, knowledge and career management skills to enable them to compete effectively in the global jobs market and maximise their career potential?
We are currently looking to strengthen our committed and collaborative WBS CareersPlus team with the appointment of an enthusiastic, reliable, proactive, and experienced Careers Coach to support our students. The successful candidate will support the career development of our students by providing one-to-one coaching and guidance, both face to face and online, organisation, design and delivery of group workshops/webinars, providing e-guidance and acting as first point of contact for student queries.
Some evening and weekend work will be required.
About You
With a proven track record in graduate/experienced hire recruitment and development or a HE careers service, applicants will need to be excellent communicators with the professional credibility, energy and flexibility of approach to work with a demanding, dynamic and diverse caseload. The ability to work on your own initiative to successfully deliver innovative programmes to prepare students for their future careers and to work with our Employer Relations team to help promote WBS talent to recruiters will be essential.
There will also be opportunities to lead on bespoke projects and new initiatives to develop the service and increase student engagement, so tenacity, drive, pro-activity and strong work ethic will also be required.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
About The Department
The WBS CareersPlus & Employer Relations department provides faculty-based careers management and professional development support across our whole student portfolio (Undergraduates, Masters, and MBA) and have continued engagement with our global alumni community to ensure a lifelong return on investment. Our lively, proactive team of 30 + staff work closely with WBS faculty, corporate partners and programme management colleagues to ensure that our services are meeting global recruiter needs and are integrated wherever possible into academic programme delivery.
Warwick Business School (WBS) is a world-class business school at the heart of a world-class University, challenging assumptions and championing business as a force for good. From the pioneering research we undertake, to the students we help to shape, we are for the Change Makers who will impact the world for the better.
We were the first UK business school to be triple accredited by the major bodies (EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB) and our courses consistently rank highly - view all of our rankings here.
However, we're more than our rankings and we're proud to be different. We're down to earth and approachable, and we want WBS to feel like home to our students, our staff and our alumni community. We look to provide a stimulating and fulfilling work environment for all. One where you will feel supported and encouraged to grow professionally; developing your knowledge, skills, confidence and career.
Our vision
Our Vision Is To Be Europe's Leading University-based Business School, Developing Transformational Ideas And People That Shape How We Do Business. This Vision Is Supported By Our Three-fold Mission
To develop cutting-edge research that leads debate and deepens our understanding of the practice of business and management
To provide a transformational learning experience, enabling our stakeholders to realise their full potential
To work in partnership with policy and practice, both in terms of our research and teaching activities, to catalyse the impact of our work.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CORE values and driven by a commitment to a Change Maker mindset. We look for this shared commitment across our staff and student community.
Change Makers see the bigger picture. Thinking beyond themselves and their environment, they're open to other viewpoints and consider the ripple effect of what they do on a personal, social, and commercial level. They're driven by having the biggest positive impact and a focus on the greater good.
Change Makers challenge the norm. Challenging the status quo and not just accepting things at face value is when real impact and change can be delivered.
Change Makers have the drive as well as the vision. It's one thing having a vision but having the drive and work ethic to realise a vision is another matter. Change Makers relentlessly pursue every possible solution in order to achieve their goals.
Our CORE
About the Company
We're a world-leading university with the highest academic and research standards. But we're not letting the story end there. That's because we're a place of possibility. We're always looking for new ways to make things happen. And our students, alumni and staff are consistently making an impact - the kind that changes lives, whether close to home or on a global scale. It's the achievements of our people that help explain why our levels of research excellence and scholarship are recognised internationally. It's a prime attra...
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