ASSISTANT MANAGER
- Dubai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide face-to-face, telephone, and email careers advice for postgraduate students across all programs.
- Conduct group careers training sessions to deliver key career management skills.
- Promote additional careers services delivered by the central Postgraduate Careers Service.
- Identify and engage with local and regional employers to generate job opportunities for students.
- Organize career fairs and events that raise student employability and produce CV books.
- Identify and engage external industry speakers to raise students’ market knowledge.
- Organize and deliver networking events, company visits, and external initiatives to raise the profile of the students.
- Engage with local and regional stakeholders to generate potential opportunities for students and alumni.
- Engage with locally and regionally based alumni to raise the profile of university and its students.
- Be the point of contact for local alumni committees and groups, building strong relationships to ensure partnership at all levels.
- Be the custodian of alumni communication and publicity, including print and online publications targeted at alumni working closely with the marketing & communications team.
- Maintain digital communication (social media, email, newsletters) with alumni.
- Ensure effective local guidance for alumni-related marketing, communication, and annual fund activities.
- Organize events that involve alumni (e.g., networking, speaker sessions, company visits).
- Engage alumni in initiatives that support student employability and university branding.
- Contribute to marketing initiatives to support the University as led by the center director.
- Support special projects for the Centre Director.
- Initiate and manage corporate relations with target clients, partners and stakeholders in the region.
- Generate and grow corporate business opportunities in the region; contributing to the identification of target clients that generate partnerships and job opportunities for our students.
- Support Social Responsibility activities by finding the right sponsors for each initiative.
- Represent the Dubai Centre at community and networking events.
- Maintain excellent relationships with existing account base and expand relationships where possible.
- Relevant experience within a Higher Education institute in careers, employability and alumni relations.
- Strong team player with the ability to work independently.
- Effective communicator with strong emotional intelligence.
- Organized and able to prioritize diverse tasks with a proactive attitude.