Careers Advisor

Job description / Role

Within a specified geographical region:
- To engage Global students in one-to-one and group career thinking, workshops and events
- To increase local alumni engagement, affinity and fundraising
- To contribute to marketing, events and special projects
- To contribute to the overall success of the Middle East centre as an active member of the business team

Post Graduate Careers Service

Main duties
- Provide face-to-face, telephone and email careers advice and coaching across all popular MBA destination sectors and disciplines
- Conduct group coaching sessions to deliver key career management skills
- Promote the Post Graduate Careers Service locally and in harmony with the overall Global Careers Service marketing plan
- Maintain excellent communications with International Centre staff and with the university's careers staff
- Collate and report on user statistics, feedback and recommendations
- Work with the Centre Director to assist with the delivery of careers events
- Coordinate speakers and recruiters alongside Centre Director and act as point of contact
- Travel to attend events, exhibitions and related meetings and trainings within the Middle East region and overseas.

Alumni Relations
- Be the point contact for the local alumni committees, students and local Directors building strong relationships to ensure partnership at all levels.
- Work closely with the central Alumni Office and act as a conduit across the two offices.
- Be responsible for the local event activities related to alumni relations, including the student engagement agenda.
- Be responsible for data integrity working closely with the central Alumni Office to continually update and improve alumni records.
- Manage local committee elections and the setting up of new alumni groups/chapters.

Other external activity (roughly 20%)
- Contribute to marketing initiatives to support the University's overall as led by the centre director
- Support special projects for the Director's office.
- Carry out background research and coordination to assist fundraising activity in the region

Requirements

- Have a degree level and a minimum of three years relevant experience in career coaching and advising in higher education.
- Knowledge and understanding of higher education support processes in the MENA region.
- Previous experience of working with multiple demands in a team environment.
- Experience of delivering excellent customer service/support with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Confident, professional, flexible attitude and approach to work.
- Ability to deal tactfully and sensitively with confidential information, and awareness of implications of the Data Protection Act.
- Undertake any other duty in line with the grade and responsibility of this post as may be determined by the Centre Director
- Support special projects for the Middle East Centre
- Self-motivated with a positive ‘can do’ attitude, managing own workload.
- Comprehensive IT skills including advanced PowerPoint and Excel.
- Have Persuasive communication and presentation skills, willing to travel and be flexible to work overtime. (Some evening and weekend working will be required from time to time)

About the Company

Mackenzie Jones Middle East has decades of recruitment expertise in various industry sectors. Along with a deep understanding of key market sectors and regions, we never forget to treat clients, companies and candidates as individuals who have unique needs.

So we always listen, constantly learn, occasionally challenge and frequently advise. Its all part of a service renowned for its courtesy, consideration and dedication. Based in Dubai since 2006, our office covers the GCC and Levant countries and with the right regional expertise, we are the leading specialists.

Were growing rapidly because people appreciate our honesty, commitment and results.