Careers Service Manager at University of Cape Town

Job Description

The GSB is committed to making business better. Our full-colour thinking approach challenges taken-for-granted assumptions and practices and encourages students to do the same. With our roots in Africa, our focus is on emerging market business and our teaching and research is geared towards driving development and understanding in this context, which is characterized by high degrees of uncertainty, complexity and inequality.

Situated within our Business Development Unit (BDU), and reporting to the Head: Alumni Relations and Careers Services, we seek to appoint a suitably qualified person to manager Careers Service.

In supporting the GSB vision and mission this position will ensure a careers service offering commensurate with the top business schools with whom we compete for applicants and ensure that the GSB is top of mind to employers when seeking staff.

The Careers Service Manager will be responsible for:

•  Serving as an ambassador of the GSB to the student, alumni, employer and other communities
•  Developing a sustainable pipeline of partnerships with stakeholders
•  Overseeing the planning and delivery of careers education, careers advice and information services
•  Creating resources for GSB students and alumni, to further their career advancement
•  Creating digital communication output for social media, and the careers portal
•  Collaborating closely with colleagues in the BDU, the greater GSB and UCT communities
•  Preparing, monitoring and reporting on employment statistics, and satisfaction surveys and accreditation reports
•  Demonstrate a proactive approach to currency of professional knowledge through engagement with external networks, initiatives and professional bodies
•  Human resource management and development

For this position, we seek a highly competent and experienced person. The successful candidate will be a skilled communicator, service-orientated and able to work independently to identify opportunities to develop mutually-beneficial relationships with all stakeholders / communities.

EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

•  A relevant post graduate tertiary qualification, preferably in Education, Psychology or Business
•  At least 3-5 years’ experience in Career Guidance and Counselling in the Higher Education sector / Talent Management.
•  A minimum of 3 years’ experience managing staff and budgetary management.
•  Ability to develop learning materials & course modules
•  Understanding of current technologies and the use of applications for organizational processes
•  Excellent written / verbal communication skills including production of complex reports and digital offerings for different audiences
•  Knowledge of global graduate labour market trends, employer expectations and graduate opportunity structures
•  Experience of collaborating with a range of stakeholders and building relationships
•  Independent judgement and individual discretion involved with developing career programming and resources, structuring schedule and determining follow-up.
•  Strategic thinking and planning skills,
•  Highly effective planning, scheduling, time management and follow-through skills required in order to coordinate and implement special programs and events, while providing service to both employers and students’ in a fast-paced work environment.
•  Must be willing to travel nationally and internationally (as appropriate) and work evenings and weekends as required

The annual remuneration package for 2017, including benefits, will fall between R417 668 and R491 373.