Careers Consultant

The Careers Service plays a vital role in enhancing students’ employability and supporting them to achieve satisfying and rewarding futures. In everything we do, we aim to open students’ eyes to the wealth of possibilities ahead of them.

We are looking for an outstanding, creative careers professional, capable of delivering professional, impartial careers education, information and guidance to undergraduates, postgraduates and recent graduates of the University, to enable them to make a successful transition to their chosen career path. The role involves developing relationships and working collaboratively with academics and other university staff to enhance the employability of our students and graduates, embedding career learning more closely in the academic experience. It also contributes to service delivery and projects to further support students’ career development, playing a key role in the University’s strategic theme of outstanding student experience. The post will support delivery to students and graduates at scale and individually, with responsibility for developing strategy for work with and relationships in specific Academic School/s. The position is full‑time but part‑time (up to 0.8 FTE) or flexible working patterns can be considered.

Your Skills and Attributes for Success

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships and to use negotiating and influencing strategies.
• Self‑motivated and able to thrive in an agile environment, responding positively to change.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while contributing to team and service goals.
• Experience in career and/or professional development, ideally with professional qualifications in CEIAG or a closely related field.

Application Information

Please include the following documents in your application: CV, Cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role, and the skills and experience you could bring to it.

Informal enquiries can be made to Sharon Maguire, Assistant Director, at sharon.maguire@ed.ac.uk.

Benefits

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• Part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive staff benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family‑friendly initiatives and flexible work options.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of its commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and specifically encourage applications from disabled people, men, and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who are currently underrepresented in this area.

Before employment commences, you will need to evidence your right to work in the UK. International workers will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. The University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role.

Key dates to note

Closing date for applications: 20 July 2026 (11:59 pm UK time). Interviews will be held late July/early August.

About Us

As a world‑leading research‑intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values‑led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team

Our award‑winning Careers Service provides careers advice to matriculated students and recent graduates to help them find personal and professional achievement and fulfilling futures by working in partnership with academic colleagues and employers. Students are also supported to gain useful work experience through part‑time and vacation employment. Providing a world‑class careers service for world‑class graduates demands a challenging level of skills and talents and the highest standards of professionalism.