Graduate Success Coach

Job description

2 full time and open-ended posts available on a hybrid working basis

Loughborough University is highly regarded for the quality of careers, employability and enterprise support provided to students and graduates. Our Careers Network (CN) sits within the Students Services and provides a wide range of advice, guidance, coaching and events for students, graduates and other stakeholders, including new and established employer partners.

Careers Network is on the lookout for two, new Graduate Success Coaches to provide specialist and tailored coaching, professional and personal skills development, for graduates to succeed, both in their careers and after university in general. The two postholders will contribute significantly to an enhanced Loughborough graduate experience, the transition post-graduation, and support our work to maximise positive graduate outcomes.

The postholders will design and deliver a new programme of coaching support for our graduates as part of a new Graduate Success Academy and 2-year Career Accelerator. They will be creative and innovative in their approach to this, with significant experience in coaching and advising students or graduates (taking a coaching-led approach in their work), will become active members of our existing Coaching Development Forum, and operationally lead our support in an identified Academic School as part of APP and Graduate Outcomes responsibilities.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Sophie-Louise Hyde, Head of Student Futures, [email protected] , 01509 228496.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 25 th October 2026

Interview date: Friday 13 th November

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Our Benefits

At Loughborough, our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of our benefits include:

Time off - generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme

Where you work - access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523-acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Financial wellbeing - competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities

Support for you and those close to you - through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options

Health and wellbeing - discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support

Travel and sustainability - access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting

Discover more about the full range of rewards and benefits at Loughborough University.