PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

To provide a training, coaching and consulting service to NWU students in support of the strategic direction of the Career Services to develop and implement Employability Strategy; and promote the employability and career prospects of NWU students and graduates.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.       Provide a specialist career consulting service, guidance and advice to improve the employability of NWU students:

• Assist NWU students (individuals and groups) across NWU, in collaboration with career advisors / campus liaising officers; by providing them with information on job search strategies, CVS, cover letters, preparation for interviews and available job opportunities; Ensuring service level equity to all campuses.

2.       Develop and present workshops to improve the employability of students:

• Determine and plan annual training and workshop sessions across the three campuses.
• Develop and update career coaching content material, revise contents, slides and hand-outs for the presentations.
• Plan dates with faculties and campus representatives and present training workshops.
• Arrange presentations by external presenters on relevant topics.

3.       Sourcing and maintaining career information resources:

• Identifying and assess relevant career information resources and materials in hard copy and electronic formats to update on career services management portal and related platforms.
• Assist with the contents of the annual Career Guide; Maintain a high level of knowledge of graduate career job market and career trends.

4.       Support colleagues in all the CC's services to students:

• Oversee the work of career advisors/ liaising officers in relation to facilitating training and workshops.
• Act as a mentor and a coach to inhouse staff (i.e. campus liaising offices/ career advisors) to support training and coaching across NWU as part of expanding training and coaching capacity.
• Collaborate with Career services team to support annual Job fairs; employer presentations; thematic events; newsletters; vacation work and interns; etc.

5.       Manage and track student attendance and feedback:

• -Keep detailed record of students using the consulting service and attending the workshops; obtaining feedback from NWU students and graduates’ customers to achieve 60% satisfaction.

6.       Promote and Market Career Services offerings

• -Collaborate with career services colleagues, student life, and faculties to market and promote career services offerings, including the work readiness short learning program.

• A bachelor’s degree (NQF level 7) in Industrial Psychology or Psychology.
• A valid driver’s license.
• A minimum of 5 years’ related experience in training and development environment; career counselling / career coaching / career development / career advisory services

RECCOMENDATION / ADDED ADVANTAGE:

• Accreditations with professional bodies i.e. SABPP; HPCSA; SACDA etc relevant to career counselling and development.
• Registration with the HPCSA as a Psychometrist, Psychologist or Industrial Psychologist.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge of graduate employability offerings
• Excellent interpersonal, intercultural, organisational and communicative skills
• A commitment to teamwork and ability to work on own
• Proven ability and enthusiasm for working with a diverse range of graduates
• Willing to travel extensively across the three NWU campuses.
• Ms word, Excel and PowerPoint.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Interpersonal skills
• Time management
• Conflict management
• Demonstration of language proficiency in order to function optimally in the various multilingual environments of the NWU.