Job Description

Arts University Bournemouth is renowned globally as a professional arts university, dedicated to turning creativity into careers. Our culture of making, performing, and shaping cultures is at the heart of our learning, research and engagement. Our values speak of collaboration, connectivity and innovative practice, underpinned by a passion for our academic disciplines and extensive partnerships with industry, professions and communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and strive for our staff to be from diverse backgrounds. We positively encourage applications from individuals within under-represented groups and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our small, dedicated team of career professionals. We are passionate about helping students and graduates achieve the best possible outcome for their future happiness and success. We are looking for a Senior Careers Coach to help us to support students and recent graduates through their journey at AUB and to manage their careers beyond graduation.

This is an exciting, varied role working with an amazingly diverse, creative cohort of students, industry partners and colleagues. Every day is different, and you\'ll need to enjoy adapting to different roles and working alongside a range of stakeholders. As well as delivering one to one advice and guidance, you\'ll be working with academics to provide engaging employability interventions in the curriculum and collaborating with industry and other professional staff to plan industry events and initiatives that are inclusive, relevant, current and inspirational.

AUB has a competitive salary scale with yearly increment points within each paygrade. The role comes with 35 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays), and we have a range of staff benefits. Hybrid working with typically 4 days on campus and 1 days working remotely with flexibility over the term holidays.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience in Careers & Employability / Coaching / Training or Teaching or other relevant experience
• Have experience providing guidance to individuals or small groups
• Have experience of building successful professional relationships, networking, influencing, negotiating and maintaining effective stakeholder links
• Have the ability to be empathic and genuine and be sensitive and adaptable to the varying needs of a diverse cohort and variety of stakeholders
• Be interested and enthusiastic in supporting students to develop their careers
• Enjoy facilitating workshops or lectures and experimenting new ways of engaging students
• Be creative and adaptable to student needs
• Be organised and able to stay on top of varying demands
• Be a great collaborator and enjoy working with a variety of stakeholders
• Thrive in a fast paced environment and able to adapt to different tasks.

If you would like to reach out for an informal chat regarding the position, please contact Employability Manager, Alison Zorraquin azorraquin@aub.ac.uk

For more information and to apply visit aub.ac.uk/recruitment

Closing Date: 27/08/2023

Interview Date: 14/09/2023

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