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Position Title:               Assistant Manager, Career Advisor, Internship & Career Development Center

Department:                 Internship & Career Development Center and Alumni Relations Office

Reports to:                   Manager, Internship & Career Development Center and Alumni Relations Office

Position Summary:

The Assistant Manager – Career Advisor, will report directly to the Manager of Internship & Career Development Center (ICDC) and his/her role is to support and to coordinate for internship opportunities and career services for students and alumni. The role involves collaborating with ICDC and alumni personnel, student services, and faculty members and employers to ensure the delivery of career development services with a focus on enhancing the overall career development strategy.

 

  1. Primary Responsibilities:

Career Services

  1. Serve as a primary liaison to various university departments on behalf of ICDC including Admissions, Registration, Colleges, UD Professional Centers, Students Services, faculty and industry representatives, providing comprehensive information about ICDC.
  2. Lead the development and implementation of specialized programs for both current students and graduates.
  3. Assist in formulating and executing career development strategies to enhance students’ employability.
  4. Create and maintain strong partnerships between Employers and UD Career Development Center to create employment opportunities for our students and graduates.
  5. Provide guidance to students and alumni on employment opportunities through various employers.
  6. Promote career awareness, exploration, and planning among students and alumni.
  7. Offer assistance to students and alumni in major selection, career planning, resume and cover letter writing, interviewing techniques, job search strategies, and job negotiation.
  8. Organize face to face and virtual career events and activities including (Open days, career fairs, employers’ award ceremonies, )
  9. Organize career-related workshops, webinars, and networking events to meet the needs of UD students and alumni.
  10. Cultivate and manager a network of career speakers.
  11. Maintain the online jobs database.
  12. Monitor local and international workforce trends and develop/implement strategies within the career services area that help address these needs.
  13. Assist in compiling and providing data that is compliant with all federal and programmatic accreditation requirements including, but not limited to recruitment activities, career employment reports, academic areas represented in placements, salary scales, job market research reports, etc.
  14. Publicize partnership resources
  15. Use and maintain technology applications within the department, including, but not limited to web-based products and services, employer and student online services i.e., LinkedIn to connect students to alumni and job seekers to employers.
  16. Contribute to the creation and implementation of employer surveys, graduate surveys, response rates, and reporting results.

 

  1. Secondary Responsibilities

Internship

  1. Act as a liaison between the student, colleges and the internship providers.
  2. Collaborate with faculty and administration within Internship policy and procedures for ensuring the academic quality and integrity of internships
  3. Initiate, build and sustain partnerships with employers to develop student opportunities for experiential endeavors.
  4. Coordinate the registration process for internship and Industry Project course.
  5. Conduct site visits to evaluate appropriateness of host organizations and relevance of internships for students.
  6. Oversee internship placement formalities for undergraduate and graduate students providing employment information, paperwork and authorization.
  7. Ensure timely submission that all requirements needed for the completion of the internship program by students.
  8. Assist in the preparation of a comprehensive Internship PowerPoint presentation covering Internship general guidelines and requirements.
  9. Organize and co-conduct internship Orientation days and information programs.
  10. Perform initial screening for job descriptions, internship proposals and training plans before forwarding them to Academic Supervisors.
  11. Address concerns from students, Academic Supervisors and employers regarding the Internship program in an efficient and professional manner.
  12. Regularly review and propose amendments to the Internship webpage.
  13. Contribute to the creation/implementation of Internship providers’ surveys, response rates and reporting results.
  14. Perform other essential duties and tasks specific to the position.
  15. Collaborate in assessing the effectiveness of internship programs by identifying policies and procedure gaps and proposing recommendations for improvement.
  16. Update Internship providers’ database on a regular basis.

 

  1. Professional Development

  • Participate in professional development activities at the local and national levels.
  • Engage in professional growth opportunities to remain current with trends, demands, and emerging careers in a rapidly changing workforce.

    Minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor Degree preferably in Career Counseling or Human Resources.
  • Minimum five years’ work experience with a recruitment or career counseling firm or in a university;
  • Career development Executive must have strong interpersonal skills so that they can work collaboratively with human resources staff and other company professionals. It is also important that they have strong communication skills because their duties involve producing written instructional materials as well as leading training programs. Analytical skills are important for several reasons. They must assess workplace issues, workplace processes and employee performance. They use the data that they process to determine how to provide training to resolve issues, improve efficiency, meet company goals and improve employee performance.

 

   

UD offers a competitive package for successful candidates, which includes private medical health and life insurance plus end-of-service benefits. Candidates must send an up-to-date CV in addition to the names and contact details of three references with a letter of recommendation to the following address. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Reem Saleh

Assistant Manager HRD

University of Dubai

rmoean@ud.ac.ae

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