CAREER CENTRE OFFICER

Join Our Team at IIE Rosebank College

The Independent Institute of Education, Rosebank College, is part of the ADvTECH Group, Africa's leading private education provider. From our humble beginning in 1909, Rosebank College has grown to a student population of more than 30,000 students nationwide.

As we continue to expand and innovate, we invite passionate professionals to become part of our dynamic team. If you are driven by the desire to make a meaningful difference in students' lives and wish to contribute to an institution that values academic excellence, connection, and student success, we would love to hear from you.

Join us on our journey of shaping futures!

Job Purpose

The Career Centre Officer is accountable for the management of the campus career centre including business development, workshop management, staff management, and graduate placements by setting and monitoring the achievement of targets.

Management of the Campus Career Centre

• Develop the campus career centre plan based on the Organisational Career Services plan
• Contribute in setting graduate placement targets.
• Monitor graduate placement targets
• Implement career readiness workshops and monitor effectiveness
• Contribute in the planning and execute 1st year Orientation and Annual Graduation
• Ensure that Career Centre administration is up to date including reporting
• Implement and monitor compliance to relevant policies and procedures
• Manage and oversee the look and Feel of the Career Centre

Business Development and Client Interaction

• Market services of department to existing and new clients (prospective employers)
• Identify new target markets and penetrate them effectively to get more specs
• Obtain job descriptions for potential roles at identified clients for graduate applications
• Conduct client visits-face to face or virtually

Student and Graduate Work Readiness Coaching

• Monitor access of 1st year Students and Exiting students on the Student Career Development portal
• Manage, monitor and report on the statistics of students accessing the portal
• Manage and monitor all documentation that is required during the coaching process
• Schedule and roll-out of career readiness workshops to students and graduates
• Source and invite industry speakers for coaching sessions
• Manage the capturing of all coached graduates into the database

Placements and Success Stories

• Monitor and update the graduate placement worksheet
• Monitor the placement process of prospective roles identified with potential clients
• Support graduates during the placement process
• Follow up with employer at the end of graduate’s first day of work
• Follow up with employer after two to four weeks after employment
• Deliver presentation pack to prospective employers who have placed our graduates
• Identify and collect placement success stories
• Update live reporting system of graduate placements
• Career Day and Entrepreneurship Workshops
• Plan and execute Campus Career Days, Entrepreneurship workshops and Career Expos
• Arrange guest speakers and manage logistics regarding these events and workshops.
• Arrange with the marketing team for gifts, banners etc.
• Profile all entrepreneurs and compile a database for all graduates who attended the entrepreneurship workshop

Minimum Education

NQF Level 8 Qualification in Human Resources/Marketing/Business

3 years’ experience in career services management

1 – 2 years’ experience in sales and marketing

Valid driver’s license

Classes are scheduled between 08h00am until 17h00pm, Monday to Friday.

We are an equal opportunities employer however preference will be given to EE and South African candidates.