Head - Placement - University

Individual Career Counselling:

- Provide professional guidance to students in a confidential setting - including assessments, manual and computerized testing, providing career information and assessment of personal traits and values - to help students to make better-informed career choices.

Career Services:

- Organize employer's information services, workshops, seminars and job fairs, to enable students to orient themselves on the job market.

- Provide training and workshops with regard to the job application process - such as resume writing, interview skills and presentations by career professionals - to improve the chances of the University students when applying for their desired job.

Employer Assistance:

- Actively liaise with potential employers, by providing them necessary information like student profiles and interests to increase the skills and capabilities of University students.

Employer Database:

- Maintain an employer database to store all critical information like contacts, past recruitment profiles, remuneration levels, to assist students in identifying potential career opportunities

- Increase the database by actively pursuing past employers along with developing new contacts, to provide maximum opportunities to students

Training and Internships:

- Liaise with leading institutes, corporate and training centres for the students to have access to the best learning opportunities for growth and development

Counselling Portal:

- Create and update a counselling and career services portal for the students to be regularly updated about the developments and prospects, so they can make informed career choices

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures:

- Implement department policies, procedures and controls covering all areas of the counselling and career services activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service

Leadership:

- Lead the effective achievement of the department's objectives through the leadership of the departmental staff - setting individual objectives, managing performance, recruiting qualified staff, developing and motivating staff, provision of formal and informal feedback and appraisal - in order to maximise subordinate and staff performance.

4. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Internal:

- Programme Directors

- Faculty Members

Students External:

- Employment fairs

- Recruitment Agencies

- Training and assessment centres

5. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualifications:

- Master's degree in Counselling or related field

Minimum Experience:

- 10 to 12 years of experience in career services and counselling, preferably in a higher education institution or equivalent.

Job-Specific Knowledge & Skills:

- Knowledge of candidate screening/assessment processes

- Strong change management skills

- Strong public relations skills

- Business acumen

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Strong understanding of academic dynamics and processes

- Research skills