King's Business School Peer Career Coach

Job Description

King’s Business School is recruiting up to 5 King’s Business School students for the 2024/25 academic term to be KBS Peer Career Coaches.  Trained and supported by the KBS Career & Executive Coaches, this team will deliver  1-2-1 and drop-in peer coaching sessions to KBS students and support students in their professional development, signposting the opportunities inside and outside their degree to build confidence and essential business skills. 



Boost your Employability with Essential Business and Leadership Skills




  • Paid work experience you can feature in your CV and LinkedIn profile.

  • Learn and practice essential coaching and mentoring skills in 1-2-1 and group drop-in sessions.

  • Develop communication and presentation skills and confidence through delivery of workshops,  in-lecture presentations, and peer coaching sessions.  

  • Co-creating engaging digital content, student communications and event coordination. 

  • Boosting your cultural agility while building a sense of belonging and inclusion at King’s Business School.

  • Build your confidence and networking skills as you collaborate with our student societies and support our alumni networking events.



You may also have the opportunity to: 




  • Present to stakeholders such as King’s students and staff; 

  • Work with student societies on collaborative activities; 

  • Create digital media content on careers topics;

  • Support open days for prospective students;



Being a Peer Coach is a positive experience that can really make a difference, demystifying and making career topics more approachable and relatable.



How will this role make a difference to King’s Business School students? 




  • Supporting diverse representation and inclusion of student voice and experiences from marginalised backgrounds and international students into our careers programme.

  • Co-create student-centred experiences, content and resources

  • Connect with and aid students in their career journey.

  • Share your unique experiences and insights.

  • Contribute to a sense of belonging and connection at King’s.



Qualifications

  • You must be an undergraduate or postgraduate student at King’s Business School faculty enrolled for the 2024/25 academic year. 

  • Eligible to register with King’s Talent Bank.



  • Attend virtual and in-person training sessions and commit to minimum of 15 hours in autumn and winter term.



Hours




  • Each peer career coach will receive compensation for a guaranteed minimum of 45 hours

  • Includes approximately 15 hours dedicated to training 

  • Peer Coaches will be expected to work a further 30 hours (15 hours in  autumn and 15 hours in the winter term.)

  • Hours per week may vary due to number and type of events and activities planned. 

  • Additional hours up to a maximum of 60 over the academic year are available if you would like to get involved in more projects and delivery.



Skills

Our peer coaches represent the diversity of our students, so we particularly support applications from students from minority ethnic backgrounds, marginalised groups and international students.



To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following mindset and experience. 



Foundational Skills




  • Growth mindset (willingness to explore and try new experiences)

  • Good interpersonal skills (empathy, active listening)

  • Cultural awareness and inclusive mindset

  • Good communication skills (confident in talking 1-2-1 or small groups)

  • Personal integrity & accountability (keeping promises and commitments)





Relevant Experience



First hand experience of applying to or participating in any one or more of the following activities




  • Spring weeks/insight days, internships, year in industry placements, part-time work or entrepreneurship activities

  • King's Business School experiences including  nano-internships, job simulations, leadership or skill-building experiences.

  • Careers appointments, workshops or employer/alumni events. 

  • Enthusiasm for inclusive education and awareness of the experience of international students and students who are traditionally under-represented in UK Higher Education.



Other relevant experience




  • Active membership or leadership role in a KCL student society or club

  • KBS Student leadership, representative or ambassador role

  • KBS Student Engagement Associate, Advisor or peer mentor



 Application Process



Part One - CV




  • VMOCK is the AI platform that we suggest students use for creating/improving their CV's at King's Business School

  • Go to www.vmock.com/kcl and create an account with this KBS CV Platform.  Use your knumber email to access.

  • Upload your current CV to VMOCK. 



Part Two - 250 word motivational statement



Upload in a second document a short motivational statement that briefly covers the following points.




  1. Why you want to become a KBS peer career coach.

  2. An example of career-related activity you have undertaken (e.g. a workshop, talk, appointment, interview, part-time work or internship/job) you have participated in and what you learned.



Important Dates




  • Applications Close: April 30

  • 45 minute Interview to take place: w/c May 13. (Flexible in terms of interview dates to accommodate exam schedules)

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This particular role is a full time assignment and is not suitable for a student.



Working hours Monday to Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm 



The role is to cover semester activities, please see the dates below:



09/09/2024 - 13/12/2024



13/01/2025 - 17/04/2025



The face of King’s” is the primary focus for this role and involves being available to help and support students, staff, and visitors when they are on site.  Most of this role will be on ‘the shop floor’, supporting the community in our public spaces. Good customer service skills are required to support the Directorates vision of ‘World class services, for a world class University.’ The post holder will have good communication skills, and to act as a key information contact for stakeholders.



Along with customer service, this role will have a strong focus on H&S, focusing on stewarding of high traffic areas (pinch points) throughout the day due to high levels of campus activity. You will play a vital role in ensuring that we provide a safe working environment of all building users by identifying issues and reporting via the correct channels. You will also act in the capacity of fire evacuation marshal in the event of a fire alarm activation.



The successful candidate will be required to work five shifts in seven on a revolving shift pattern in accordance with the needs of the business.



Customer Service and Quality




  • Become the familiar face for all building users to assist with the delivery a world class campus experience.

  • To role model the highest levels of customer care though the Fit for King’s programme and monitor, where required, the quality of all services provided to the community.

  • Helping all building users with wayfinding, knowledge of campus activity and general queries whilst highlighting health and safety issues and promoting positive behaviours



Communication




  • To be confident and pro-active in conversing with students, staff and visitors.

  • Develop and maintain excellent relationships with all members of the Campus Operations team and communicate regularly with their line manager with any new or important issues as they may arise.

  • Work cohesively within a team of 12+ individuals, motivating, supporting and driving the team forward for the benefit of the business.



Manage flow of building occupants




  • Actively encouraging the flow of staff and students through high traffic areas (pinch points) when entering/exiting teaching spaces, informal learning space etc. and politely moving on students and staff who are congregating in corridor areas.

  • To act in the capacity of evacuation marshal as required, by monitoring areas to prevent re-entry to affected spaces as well as shepherding staff and students away from the buildings.



General




  • The successful candidate will be required to work five shifts in seven revolving shift patterns in accordance with the needs of the business.

  • The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time.

  • To take pride in their appearance, ensuring immaculate presentation in line with campus activity



Qualifications

n/a



Skills

  • Demonstrable ability to deliver a high level of customer satisfaction 

  • Excellent oral & written communication skills 

  • Experience in delivering high level customer service

  • Presentable appearance 

  • Professional and positive approach to work 

I am hiring a 6-month Postdoctoral (Grade 6) researcher to join the Human-Centred Computing group at King's College London department of Informatics to work on the ecological impact of AI by documenting green(er) AI practices. The successful candidate will be interviewing developers, testing carbon visualisation tools in-the-wild and running co-design workshops. Besides this position, there is also a PhD working on the project, so that there is ample potential for publication. This position would be ideal for a recent graduate PhD student or a motivated MSc student. The project is funded through the King’s Climate and Sustainability Seed Fund and is in collaboration with Dr Gabrielle Samuel.



Interested applicants should upload their CV and a short cover letter reflecting on their suitability for the position.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed end of July 2024. 



Questions and informal inquiries can be addressed to Dr Georgia Panagiotidou georgia.panagiotidou@kcl.ac.uk. 



 



Qualifications

- PhD in HCI, Data Visualisation or related field

 



Skills

- Demonstrable experience conducting interviews and/or running in-the-wild deployments, 

- Familiarity with ML research process 

- Experience or strong interest in sustainability research

- Research publications in reputable venues



NOTE: Due to the short duration, applicants should have the right to work in the UK. 

King's Climate & Sustainability Team is advertising for an Admin Assistant to support King’s at COP29. King’s College London is officially admitted as a non-governmental organisation (NGO) Observer to COP negotiations and is eligible to nominate delegates to attend the Intersessional meetings and COPs. King’s Climate & Sustainability Team coordinate the process for the whole university.



The main responsibility will be to provide administrative support for the selection and pre-event training of the King’s delegation. Tasks will include:




  • collate applications and prepare papers for the Selection Panel

  • coordinate and send out applicant responses – unsuccessful and successful

  • manage and maintain communication with nominees

  • manage information and registrations on the UN registration system, including keeping up to date with new information about COP29 as it becomes available, updating nominees, inputting and submitting nominee information

  • organise agenda and contribute to development of materials for pre-event training



This work will give the opportunity to put into practice / develop further knowledge on the background, structure and processes of the COP negotiations and the role research plays, and to build professional networks with others across the university working in climate related research. It will also provide the opportunity to deliver key sessions in the pre-event training about UN and COP processes.



The contract is for around 50 hours of work between July and November. We expect there to be busier periods of 4-5 hours a week between 8 July and 5 August and in the lead-up to COP in late Oct/Nov, when the role holder must be available, but in the quieter periods we expect there to be around 1-2 hours a week of work.



It is likely to be particularly suitable for a PhD student studying a climate-related discipline.



Please apply by 10am on Thursday 27 June.



Qualifications

N/a



Skills

Knowledge of COP processes



Understanding of climate related topics



IT literate



Good verbal and written communication skills



Flexibility

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