The Role

London Business School are looking for a Leadership Career Coach to join Career Centre on a permanent basis. 

You will act as a competent and informed coach and communicator, helping students make sense of their career development journey throughout their time with us. The Career Coach will provide high level of one-to-one coaching, contributing to the design and deliver/co-deliver with externals on career skills workshops, ensuring these are closely linked to our online resources and meet our student needs. The postholder will both independently and with other colleagues lead on and project manage career initiatives. 

Career Centre enhances the career prospects and outcomes of our students and alumni. We aim to inspire exceptional career management and engage with high quality employers. Career Centre is composed of two student-facing teams: the Employer Engagement team and the Career Management team. 

Please note this role will require some Dubai travel, and occasional evening/Saturday working. 

Main Responsibilities

• Assist executive students with exploring career goals, managing their career development, articulating their career narrative and navigating challenges in their tactical recruitment steps in one-to-one career coaching sessions and through email support.
• Develop and maintain a high number of one-to-one student relationships, and review and give feedback of students' CVs and marketing materials.
• Update and deliver innovative and engaging career skills workshops to high professional standards, basing content on research as well as the wider team's combined experience.
• Reach out to, and communicate with and engage student groups on an ongoing basis.
• Further own market insight by attending executive talent development opportunities and conferences.

Who we are looking for

• Experience and understanding of executive and working professional students and the challenges they face as they embark on their career, i.e working in Higher Education/recruitment/TA/L&D roles focused on Executive talent. 
• Understanding of the industries and markets that LBS executive students target, including knowledge of recruitment at that level, job profiles, head hunters, and career pathways. 
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement and a proactive desire to ensure a world-class end-to-end customer experience.
• Collaborative team working mindset, flexible approach to contribute to the wider work of the Career Centre.
• Ideal but not essential: coaching, CIPD/similar qualification, experience working in a multicultural environment, project management, marketing, comms or social media experience.

Why London Business School

London Business School: a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave/paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill. 

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging 

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. 

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying

Closing Date – 4th August 2024

London Business School