Head - Placement & Industry Relation
Responsibilities:
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.
- 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.
- Liaise with leading institutes, corporate and training centres for the students to have access to the best learning opportunities for growth and development
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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
Working Relationship (Including but not limited to)
Internal:
- Vice-Chancellor
- Dean and Associate Dean
- Faculty Members
- Students
- Non-Academic Leads
External:
- Employers
- Recruitment Agencies
- Network of companies
Requirements:
- 10 to 20 years of experience in career services and counselling, in a University or equivalent
- 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
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