The LSE is committed to building a truly diverse, fair and inclusive university

Salary £53,949 to £62,160 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £69,073 per annum including London Allowance.

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the world’s leading social sciences universities, with a global reach and reception of international students. Student wellbeing is central to the student experience: we aim to ensure that every student feels like they belong to a welcoming, inclusive, supportive and caring scientific community.

The LSE Student Wellbeing Service would like to appoint a Deputy Head of Counseling Service to help co-lead the provision of short-term counseling for students and staff. The Vice President of Counseling Service will support the Head of Counseling Service in implementing the overall strategic objective of the Counseling Service. They will be involved in the leadership, development, organization and management of the advice service. The mail carrier will also carry a small number of customers.

Applicants will have significant demonstrable experience managing and delivering counseling services. Applicants will have an understanding of college advising and its associated challenges. Applicants will have demonstrable experience providing solution-focused consulting and will be skilled in working with a wide range of clients and presenting problems.

Candidates must meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification including full BACP/UKCP/BPS/NCPS accreditation/registration. Applicants who do not meet professional accreditation/registration requirements will not be considered for this position.

This position will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Any offer of employment made is conditional on the receipt of a satisfactory DBS check.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, mixed working and excellent training and development opportunities.

For more information about the post, please see the How to Apply document, job description and person specification.

To apply for this job, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk.

If you have any technical queries regarding applying to the online system, please use the ‘Contact Us’ links at the bottom of the LSE Careers page.

If you have any queries about the role, please email:

Rafia Hanid, Head of Consulting Services Department at headofcounsale@lse.ac.uk

The deadline for receiving applications is 9 November 2025 (23.59 UK time). Unfortunately, we cannot accept any late orders.

Interviews will be one week beginning November 24, 2025 and will be on campus.