About us
Northcoders is an industry-leading and industry-led coding school. We have incredible links with tech businesses which enables us to create life changing outcomes for our students. We are now hiring a Careers Consultant to help us support our students into their tech career.

Northcoders is a community-driven company and we approach our work with ambition, passion, energy and love. We like to think this is a great place to work! We operate a 4.5 day working week to ensure that every team member can maintain a healthy work/life balance.

About the job
We are looking for a dedicated and organised individual to join our Careers team. This team is responsible for providing careers guidance and support to our student community and guiding them into their first roles in tech.

Your role will include
• Setting up & maintaining lines of communications with the students
• Managing your own pipeline of Northcoders students, providing 1:2:1 support
• Organise and host Hiring Partner Pitches
• Keeping our reporting processes up to date
• Identify when an existing partner presents a wider partnerships opportunity

Essential skills and behaviours
These are the skills and traits that you need to have to be considered for this role:
• Strong organisational skills required
• Previous experience in a careers coach or similar role
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage your own pipeline
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must with a friendly attitude
• Although you will have your own workload, you must be a team player
• Confident and comfortable speaking to Northcoders students

Desirable skills and behaviours
These traits and skills aren’t essential but would be helpful in your role. We encourage you to apply if you don’t meet them.
Remember, Northcoders is a place that supports the training of its people.

• Experience using CRM systems (Hubspot or similar)
• Initiative? You’ll have plenty! We’re a growing business, so we want to meet a self starter
• Curiosity is important, because there’s a lot of to learn at Northcoders
• You should have at least a passing interest in learning about tech (we’re a tech company!)
  Safeguarding: We are an education provider. You may have responsibility for, and contact with,
  children, young people or vulnerable adultsContract: Full time
  Hours: 36 hours over a 4.5 day working week.

  Location: Manchester, Leeds or Newcastle City Centre. Hybrid and flexible working pattern.

  Benefits: Contributory pension, optional healthcare insurance, shared parental leave.
  Line manager: Keely Madgin – Senior Careers Consultant

  How to apply:Download our application form below, and return it, alongside your CV, to lucy.galway@northcoders.com
  (Lucy Galway – Head of Careers & Partnerships)

  Our Commitments
  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk. The successful applicant must undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

  We offer shared parental leave as well as parental leave policies exceeding the statutory minimum, flexible working and health insurance. We believe that no matter who you are, where you’re from, who you love or who you worship, you should be welcomed. We stand with #BlackLivesMatter, affirm all gender identities and sexualities and support people living with disabilities and neurodiversities. When you become a Northcoder, you pledge to stand against discrimination.

  We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome all applicants regardless of background. We believe education should be enjoyed by everyone equally. We are committed to eliminate discrimination whether by reason of gender, marital status, age, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion or ability and to encourage equal opportunities for all.