Jackie is a Careers and Employability Consultant here in the OU Careers and Employability services. She is a student facing consultant working with students across all faculties, and currently links with the Access team. Previously Jackie had a focus on diversity and was involved in developing the CES support for Student carers and for students identifying as neurodivergent. She has been at the OU since 2017, initially working as the Consultant in the WELS faculty. Prior to this, experience includes working at the University of Derby on Enterprise projects and in the Business school, and several years delivering careers advice and guidance in different settings including schools and colleges, prisons, and with adults seeking work or a career change.