About our Career and Employability Services

Jo is Head of the Career and Employability Services and University lead for employability. She also represents the University with a range of local strategic organisations regarding employment and skills matters. Jo has extensive experience in the pre and post-16 schools and college sectors, HE sector and career guidance sector in a variety of roles including frontline service delivery, operation and strategic management, project management, training and development, quality assurance and teaching, and lecturing.

Roy is an experienced Career Consultant with responsibility for the Faculty of Engineering & Informatics. She has lead responsibility for the Career and Employability Services Programme of Employability Workshops and Presentations, Psychometric Tests, Career Ambassadors and International Students.  Roy has 17 years’ experience as a careers practitioner and has supported a range of students and graduates focusing on developing and enhancing their employability.

Roy has taught on the Personal, Career and Professional Development Module for Clinical Science Students (and acted as Personal Academic Tutor for Foundation and first year students), CPD Module for IT, Technology and Industrial Engineering and contributed careers sessions to other Module Programmes in various faculties.

She also works very closely with various companies and was recently nominated by IMI Precision Engineering (IMI Plc) for the National Undergraduate Employability Awards (sponsored by RateMyPlacement) for outstanding contribution to Work Experience.

A geology graduate, Roy worked initially as an Exploration Geologist with Sarawak Shell in Malaysia which included working on off-shore oil rigs in South China Sea.  Since coming to the UK, Roy worked for 13 years in HR and recruitment in a charitable organisation before switching role to become a Careers Practitioner.

Jess is the lead Careers Consultant for the Faculty of Health and supports the Faculty of Life Sciences. She has previously worked for two other universities in Yorkshire and has experience supporting graduates into work.

Catherine is an experienced careers practitioner with over 17 years’ experience of working in Higher Education. She is lead Career Consultant for our Faculty of Life Sciences and has a particular interest in supporting students with disabilities into work and placement opportunities.

Gillian is an experienced Careers Adviser currently working at the Universities of Bradford and Huddersfield. She has also worked previously at Sheffield Hallam and the University of Sheffield universities and as a schools and FE careers adviser. She has a very broad experience of 1:1 careers guidance, teaching career management and employability skills, across the full range of non-vocational, vocational and professional subject areas. She has a special interest in working with postgraduate taught and research students and is an active member of AGCAS's Postgraduate Students Task Group.

Gillian is also the coordinator for the Bradford Mentoring Programme.

Alex is a Career Consultant and is the lead for the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences. Alex has experience of delivering Careers Information, Advice and Guidance to range of stakeholders including universities, schools and also supporting adults who were long-term unemployed. Alex has a previous background in Customer Services, as well as also coaching unemployed graduates looking to seek graduate employment after their studies.

Beverley is a Career Consultant for the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences.

Debbie is an experienced careers professional who has worked in higher education for 20 years at the University of Bradford, University of Huddersfield and Leeds Trinity University in both Careers Consultancy and widening participation roles with prospective students, current students and graduates. She has also previously worked in adult guidance, within the community and in the finance and  legal sector for several years. Her role at the university is to work with students within the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences plus coordinate The Bradford Mentoring Programme.

Andrew leads the development and provision of information resources and communication services for Career and Employability Services and coordinates the day-to-day provision and development of front line services to students. Working closely with the Employer Services Manager he is responsible for the hosting our biannual careers fairs. He has over 20 years' experience of managing information services and a passion for driving up quality standards and customer satisfaction.

Daniel is responsible for coordinating and analysing the Destinations of Leavers from HE survey (DLHE). He undertakes analysis of employment data at local and regional level (LMI) and is editor of “What Do Graduates Do?", an AGCAS publication. Daniel is also the Health and Safety Representative for SAS / CES. Daniel spent 2 years working in Personnel / HR for the NHS, and was involved in MBA student recruitment while working for the School of Management. He also has experience of ERDF funded projects working with SMEs locally.

Aruna is responsible for the coordination of delivery of careers-related events, including workshops and careers fairs. She is also part of the team providing frontline services, one-to-one information and advice drop-in services to students and graduates. Aruna has more than 30 years' experience working within the HE sector.

Jaffa is responsible for maintaining and developing our web and social media content and hard copy materials as well as contributing to the delivery of one-to-one information and advice drop-in services to students and graduates.

Alison leads on the development of work-based learning and employer engagement for Career & Employability Services with the purpose of providing students with opportunities to apply their knowledge in practice, develop their employability skills and make a successful transition into their chosen profession on graduating. 

She manages the Employer & Placement Services Team who work alongside Career Consultants to develop work-based learning and placement opportunities in Faculty, deliver extra-curricular student and graduate internship programmes, organise career events and graduate recruitment fairs, manage a range of opportunities and funding for students to study or work abroad and run the University’s on-campus Student Employment Service

Nawaz is the Employer and Placement Services Consultant linked to the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics and the Faculty of Life Sciences.

Nawaz works closely with Faculties to understand the work-based learning needs of specific programmes and subjects, and take a targeted approach to the development, management and maintenance of relationships with employers and businesses for the purposes of sourcing work-based learning opportunities for students, including placements, internships, paid work opportunities, volunteering, guest lectures and graduate employment opportunities. Nawaz works with Faculties and with individual and groups of students to support them in identifying and optimising in-curricula, co-curricula and extra-curricula opportunities for work-based learning.

Helen is the Employer and Placement Services Consultant linked to the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Health.

Helen works closely with Faculties to understand the work-based learning needs of specific programmes and subjects, and takes a targeted approach to the development, management and maintenance of relationships with employers and businesses for the purposes of sourcing work-based learning opportunities for students. This may include placements, internships, paid work opportunities, volunteering, guest lectures and graduate employment opportunities. 

Helen works with Faculties, with individuals and groups of students to support them in identifying and optimising in-curricula, co-curricula and extra-curricula opportunities for work-based learning.

Anna is responsible primarily for employer engagement and Careers-related student support for the MSc Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics programme within the Faculty of Law, Management and Social Sciences.

She actively engages with a wide range of employers from the region and beyond to develop meaningful relationships and to source placement opportunities for students.

She also supports students with CV writing, searching and applying for placements and developing their employability skills more generally.

Farhana is the lead for The Bradford Graduate Programme, working directly with graduates, supporting them into their desired career.

Farhana engages and builds partnerships with employers across the region and beyond to source relevant internships, placements and employment opportunities for students and graduates.

She is also the link Employer and Placement Services Adviser to the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics & the Faculty of Health, working alongside the Career Consultant and the Employer and Placement Services Consultant.

An Employment and Placement services Adviser; actively engaging and networking with employers across the region, to build connections and source relevant opportunities.

I am primarily based within the Faculty of Law, Management and Social Sciences, but available to all students to support with CV writing, interview preparation, finding work experience/internships and developing overall employability skills.

I also actively post on various platforms (particularly canvas) to keep students informed of all opportunities available, such as job vacancies, internships, webinar and anything else occurring on campus – so keep a look out!

Nicola is responsible for all of the operational aspects of the University Work Register and is the main contact for internal departments wishing to recruit student workers. She issues Casual Worker Agreements to students who work on campus and manages the monthly payroll for student staff.

Nicola is the main contact for employers wishing to promote their vacancies to our students and supports the administration of central Careers fairs held on campus. She is also part of the team providing one-to-one information and advice drop-in services to students and graduates. 

Carlos leads the International Opportunities Abroad for students (study and work placements, and internships) and staff , both incoming and outgoing. Liaising with the departmental exchange coordinators and other internal teams, Carlos leads the University participation in the Erasmus+ Programme; in the Vulcanus Programme; in the ISEP - International Student Exchange Programme; in the Worldwide Exchanges, in the Short Programmes and Summer Programmes and International Visiting Student Programme.

Harry works with the International Opportunities Coordinator to support students looking for study or work placements abroad and incoming exchange students across all subjects and levels. He supports the university’s participation in the exchange programmes including Turing, Worldwide Exchanges, and Short International Programmes. Harry works directly with students in daily sessions giving advice about studying abroad and supporting the application process, in addition to delivering presentations and workshops. He has personal experience of studying abroad and has worked in the International Offices of Keele University and the University of Pécs, Hungary. Before starting at Bradford, he completed a Masters in International Education and Globalisation at the University of Bath.