Meet the Careers Team

Phil Simcock

Head of Service

Email Phil

Our Careers Service is made up of four teams, here to assist you on your career journey.

Careers Consultants
Employer Engagement and Communications
Placements
Volunteering

Take a look below to discover more and contact the teams.

Careers Consultancy

We offer support to help you narrow down your options, work out the best way forward and apply for jobs or further study. We also work closely with academic departments to provide tailored advice and events linked to your discipline or area. You can contact the team by emailing: careers@rhul.ac.uk

Meet the Careers Consultancy Team

	Sonia Vij Careers Consultancy Manager Academic Departments: Doctoral School Computer Science Electronic Engineering Maths Physics Information Security Email Sonia
	Gemma Seabrook Academic Departments Social Work Law Criminology & Sociology Politics International Relations Philosophy Book an appointment with Gemma
	Jo Edmondson Academic Departments: Drama, Theatre and Dance Media Arts Modern Languages Music Book an appointment with Jo
	Louise Ogle Academic Departments: Classics History English & Creative Writing Book an appointment with Louise
	Siobhan Swindells Academic Departments: Psychology Biological Sciences Geography Earth Science Health Studies Book an appointment with Siobhan
	Georgina Lindsay Academic Departments: School of Business and Management Economics Book an appointment with Georgina
	Shalini John Moses Academic Departments: Computer Science Electronic Engineering Maths Physics Information Security
	Careers Coaches Peer to peer support for all students Coaching conversations Located in the Careers Hub, in Academic Schools and around campus

Employer Engagement and Communications

We bring employers onto campus to help you find jobs, refine your career choices and improve your chances of application success, through our varied programme of fairs, alumni panels, employer presentations, skills sessions and one-to-ones. The team promote a wide range of careers opportunities and events to all students and recent graduates, and our Careers Portal advertises 1400+ graduate jobs, placements and part-time roles.

We also run the Help Desk in the Enterprise & Careers Hub, providing information on job-hunting and careers resources and taking bookings for appointments. We oversee all the communications that you receive from the central Careers Service, including social media, newsletters, webpages, digital screens and posters around campus. You can get in touch with the team by emailing employers@royalholloway.ac.uk.

Meet the Employer Engagement and Communications Team

	Liz Chapman Employer Engagement and Communications Manager Careers Communications Strategic Lead Employer Engagement Programme Lead Industry Advisory Boards Email Liz
	Nabihah Moughal Senior Employer Engagement and Communications Officer Careers Communications Lead Careers and Placements Fair Diversity Fair International Students Email Nabihah
	Nikki Pickford Employer Engagement Officer - Events Part-time Jobs Fairs LinkedIn Days Summer Careers Fair Industry sectors: Government and Public Sector Law Teaching Creative and Media Museums, Galleries and Heritage Journalism and Publishing Email Nikki
	Harriet Fletcher Employer Engagement Officer - Events Part-time Jobs Fairs LinkedIn Days Summer Careers Fair Industry sectors: Business, Finance and Consulting Science and Healthcare Technology Marketing, PR and Comms Sustainability Email Harriet
	Heather Gammond Student Experience & Enterprise Officer Enterprise and Careers Hub Manager Job Shop Student Entrepreneurship Email Heather
	Employer Events and Digital Promotion Assistants Creating engaging content for social media, posters and digital screens Supporting careers events across campus
	Help Desk Assistants Providing information and support for students in the Careers Hub Maintaining the Careers Hub information displays Sourcing vacancies for our jobs board Running the Job Shop

Placements

We coordinate the Summer Skills Placement Programme for first-year students who are enrolled in a year in business or year in industry course, and all second-year undergraduate students who are of Black Heritage, care-leavers, those from low-income backgrounds, first-generation university students, and students registered with Royal Holloway's Disability & Neurodiversity Service. Our programme offers a comprehensive application process featuring careers workshops, CV assessments, and interviews. Additionally, we provide key information on the Optional Placement Year for undergraduate students and manage the Holloway Global initiative, which offers a variety of opportunities for students to study, volunteer, or work abroad.

You can get in touch with the team by emailing: careersplacements@rhul.ac.uk

Meet the Placements Team

	Lisa Medd Placements and Work-based Learning Manager Email Lisa
	Emily Hertzell Senior Placements Officer (Mon-Thurs) Email Emily
	Tracey Stuart Placements Officer (Mon-Tues) Email Tracey
	Claire Brown Placements Officer (Mon-Wed) Email Claire
	Aishwarya Sunthararajah Placements Officer Email Aishi
	Laura Haycock Optional Placement Year Administrator & Global Experiences Officer (Mon-Wed) Email Laura
	Jen Ciarleglio Global Experiences Officer (Tues, Thurs, Fri) Email Jen

Volunteering

We support students to pursue excellent opportunities in the local community. Many of these students have graduated and become leaders in the third sector, as well as other industries. We work across multiple departments to ensure that as many students as possible get the chance to increase their skills, meet new people and make a difference through community engagement. The Volunteering Hub is open termtime Monday to Friday 10am-4pm, and students can register as volunteers and explore opportunities on our Volunteering Platform at: volunteering.royalholloway.ac.uk

Meet the Volunteering Team

	Luke Russell Volunteering Manager Volunteering team lead Staff volunteering lead Volunteering community partners Email Luke
	Louise McGarr Community Research & Voluntary Work Coordinator Community Research Hub Living Libraries Voluntary work placements and in-curriculum volunteering Turing Scheme volunteering Email Louise
	Divine Shanganya Volunteering Coordinator Royal Holloway Volunteering Online Platform Festival of Volunteering Royal Holloway Volunteering Awards DBS checks Email Divine
	Volunteering Hub Assistants Maha, Emma and Alicia Volunteering opportunities Volunteering social media Enquiries about how you can get involved

How are we doing?
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