Careers Service Manager
Education for Industry Group Closing date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026
- Full time
- £30k-£40k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
Job Description
The EFI is seeking a Careers Service Manager to lead the delivery of an innovative and inclusive careers service across the EFI Group including the Fashion Retail Academy and London College of Beauty Therapy. This role plays a key part in enhancing the student experience and ensuring effective communication with all stakeholders.
You will work closely with teams including Delivery and Marketing to embed careers guidance into the curriculum and support the growth of our alumni community. The role also includes managing UCAS Fair events, external partnerships, and collaborating with tech partners to maintain our careers platform.
A key part of the role involves delivering professional and personal development sessions to students, supporting the EIF Ofsted Framework and ensuring alignment with Gatsby Benchmarks.
Job Requirements
Qualifications: Educated to Degree level or equivalent, with a specialist qualification in careers service, coaching, or a related field (desirable).
Experience: Proven experience managing or coordinating a careers service, delivering high-quality advice and guidance, and building strong relationships with external stakeholders and partners. Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to support staff development and foster a collaborative, high-performing team.
Expertise: Strong careers guidance experience, with an understanding of progression pathways and current recruitment trends within further and higher education. Knowledge of either the retail, hair or beauty industry would be advantageous but is not essential, as sector-specific knowledge can be developed.
Values: You will be an empathetic and inspiring leader with the ability to build strong relationships, support and develop our students, and lead the careers team to grow, innovate, and deliver a high-qu
Job Responsibilities
Develop already existing teams: positively and proactively lead, motivate, develop and manage the performance of staff.
The smooth and efficient operational management of the Careers service activities for FE, HE and wider EFI Group provisions where directed, ensuring compliance with internal and external policy.
Leading the team to ensure an ethos of collaboration with the curriculum teams, providing valuable Careers touchpoints for students at the appropriate time.
Innovating the service, to ensure the best imaginable experience for students, meticulously capturing data to inform change. The job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended to be a summary outline of the current areas of activity, and it may be subject to modification from time to time as necessitated by the changing needs of the EFI. Updated October 2025
Coach and support individual team members and where appropriate identify relevant learning and development requirements.
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Careers Service Manager
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours: Full time
- Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026
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Location:
London
How to Apply
Follow the link by clicking on "Apply Here"
- Contact name: Recruitment Team
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Education for Industry Group
EFI Group has a bold mission to transform lives, careers and industries through pioneering, industry-led education in fashion, beauty, and apprenticeships at The Fashion Retail Academy (FRA) and The London College of Beauty Therapy (LCBT). Our vision is to deliver exceptional learning experiences, driven by innovation, inclusion, and employability.