Staff Vacancies

Head of Careers Service

Contract type:
Full Time
Location:
New Adminstrative Capital, Egypt
End Date:
July 31, 2022

JOB DESCRIPTION

General Responsibilities

  • UH-GAF is looking to hire head of career service to be responsible for staff involved in careers advice at School level and for liaison with members of the careers team at University of Hertfordshire, UK.

Duties

  • Assess personal characteristics, skills and interests via individual interviews and/or group work.
  • Provide appropriate career counseling to students especially those in level 6 of study
  • Liaise with UH-GAF Schools, employers and professional organizations
  • Write careers literature, action plans and reports
  • Provide advice on CVs, applications and interview techniques
  • Keep up to date with information about training routes, professional regulation and the jobs market
  • Organize open house events inviting prospective employers on to campus
  • Provide regular updates to the senior management team on activities, initiatives and new opportunities for careers development.
  • Formula and implement of students and alumni career plans.
  • Schedule on-campus interviews for jobs and internships
  • The post holder will have no direct responsibiliaty for budgets
  • Relationships/Contracts
  • Internal: Regular contact will be expected with the Provost, Deans of School, programme and module leads and school administrators.
  • External (UK): Regular contact with the Careers Centre at the University of Hertfordshire will be essential to ensure that UH-GAF mirrors provision of careers advice and support to student on the Egypt campus.
  • External (Egypt): Regular contact with local and regional employers especially those with whom we already have MoUs will be essential.  Interacting with the syndicates will also be an important part of the role.  

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education

Degree level in the field

Experience

  • Experience in providing careers advice
  • Minimum 5 Years of experience  in the same field.
  • Experience of careers services in a University or College setting.

Skills

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to form professional networks and contribute to enhancing career opportunities for our students
  • Team player able to work across a range of professional and academic sectors.
  • Excellent IT experience, across all Microsoft packages.

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