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.

Employability

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 provide careers education within departments and work closely with academics 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 Employability Team

	Sonia Vij Employability Manager Email Sonia
	Shalini John Moses Employability Consultant (Skills Development) Email Shalini
	Nicola Fea Employability Consultant (Information, Advice, Guidance & Mentoring) Email Nicola
	Sara Court Employability Coordinator (Graduate Progression) Email Sara
	Frances McCabe Employability Coordinator (Data Insights) Email Frances
	Meeta Employability Coordinator (Experiential and Work-based Learning) Email Meeta
	Careers Coaches Peer to peer support for all students Coaching conversations Located in the Careers Hub, in academic schools and around campus Discover more

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 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
	Kirsty Welsh Senior Employer Engagement and Communications Officer Careers Communications Lead Careers and Placements Fair Diversity Fair International Students Email Kirsty
	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

Placements

We coordinate the Summer Skills Placement Programme for eligible Second Year students. Our programme offers a comprehensive application process featuring careers workshops, CV assessments, and interviews. Additionally, we provide key information on the Optional Placement Year and the Holloway Global initiative, which offer a variety of opportunities for students to study, volunteer, or work abroad. You can get in touch with the team by emailing:

Summer Skills Placement Programme: CareersPlacements@rhul.ac.uk

Optional Placement Year: OptionalPlacementYear@rhul.ac.uk

Turing Scheme: Turing-Scheme@rhul.ac.uk

If you are on a year-in-business/industry course, please contact your department in the first instance.

Meet the Placements Team

	Lisa Medd Placements and Work-based Learning Manager Placement Project Strategic Lead Summer Skills Placement Programme Turing Scheme Optional Placement Year Email Lisa
	Emily Hertzell Senior Placements Officer Summer Skills Placement Programme Manager SSPP Communications Lead SSPP Data Lead Email Emily
	Tracey Stuart Placements Officer Summer Skills Placement Programme Creative Industries Specialist Email Tracey
	Claire Brown Placements Officer Summer Skills Placement Programme SSPP Mentoring Lead Email Claire
	Aishwarya Sunthararajah Placements Officer Summer Skills Placement Programme Circl Ambassador SSPP Communications and Promotion Email Aishi
	Laura Haycock Optional Placement Year Administrator & Global Experiences Officer Turing Scheme: Promotion and Communication Partner Relationships Payments Optional Placement Year: Administrator Compliance Promotion Email Laura
	Louise Wellbelove Global Experiences Administrator Turing Scheme: Promotion and Communication Partner Relationships Payments Optional Placement Year: Administrator Compliance Promotion Email Louise

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
	Richard Binnie Volunteering Coordinator Royal Holloway Volunteering Online Platform Festival of Volunteering Royal Holloway Volunteering Awards DBS checks Email Richard
	Alyssa Hardman Volunteering Graduate Intern Email Alyssa

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