Manager – Student Careers (UAE National Preferred)

Job description / Role

The Career Center is responsible for guiding students towards appropriate choices of majors, providing career development guidance, internship placements; and full-time and part-time employment opportunities for students and prospective Khalifa University graduates. The Center supports sponsored students and manages all formats of partnerships with local and international employers.

* Lead, manage and supervise the key functions of the Career Center for both Abu Dhabi and Sharjah campuses to include but not be limited to: student sponsorships, internships, graduate placement, Scholarship Office, and summer or temporary employment of the students.

* Facilitate and provide the career development needs of Khalifa university students at different stages of their academic careers at Khalifa University. Included, but not limited to: major choices, career choices, interview techniques, work-environment preparations, resume writing, etc.

* Collect, report,analyze and act upon Career Center data and advise other university leaders as appropriate.

* Solicit, develop and build strong relationship with prospective employers and key Khalifa university personnel and host current and prospective employers on campus.

* Ensure career services are extended to all students regardless of campus or academic level.

* Lead efforts to create and implement marketing plans and programs for the Career Center.

* Facilitate Khalifa university’s participation in career exhibitions or other activities and events.

* Ensure that signed agreements & MOUs are implemented where appropriate.

* Extend the employment opportunities to Khalifa University graduates and alumni..

* Explore joint sponsorship of events and students’ projects with employers and advise the university leadership accordingly.

* Explore training opportunities from specialized employers both inside the country and abroad.

* Prepare, propose and manage the annual budget for the Career Center and its sub-divisions and functions.

* Manage all aspects of the sponsored student program that are assigned to the Career Center.

* Support and facilitate employer’s nationalization plans.

* Other additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

* Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration or equivalent

* At least five years of experience (after degree is earned) in student services in higher education. Working in the Arabian Gulf region is preferred.

* Career services / Counseling certifications are preferred.

* Must have and maintain a valid UAE driver’s license.

* English fluency required, Arabic fluency preferred.

About the Company

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research is an independent, non-profit coeducational institution, dedicated to the advancement of learning through teaching and research and to the discovery and application of knowledge. It pursues international recognition as a world class research university, with a strong tradition of inter-disciplinary teaching and research and of partnering with leading universities around the world.

The University endeavours to serve the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE society, the region and the world by providing an environment of creative enquiry within which critical thinking, human values, technical competence and practical and social skills, business acumen and a capability for lifetime learning are cultivated and sustained. It sets itself high standards in providing a caring, rewarding and enriching environment for all of its students and staff. It ensures that its graduates, on entering the workplace, form a superlative cadre of engineers, technologists and scientists, capable of making major contributions to the current and future sectors of UAE industry and society as leaders and innovators.