Careers Advisor

• Be part of an industry leading supportive and positive work culture
• Work collaboratively with a globally recognized career services team
• Fixed-term contract (maternity cover) with full-time working hours, located in Melbourne
• 26 days’ annual leave, including 1 for your birthday, and other great benefits

Join Our Team as a Careers Advisor at Kaplan Business School in Melbourne!RoleWe have an exciting opportunity for a Careers Superstar that thrives on supporting students in all aspects of their career. You will be responsible for managing and delivering all careers related content, resources, events/workshops and deliver one-to-one careers consultations with students.Responsibilities

• Mentor, coach, and support students to achieve their career goals through 1-on-1 career consultations and personalised job readiness skills training, both online and face-to-face
• Provide expert advice and insight regarding local recruitment practices and job market trends
• Organize placement of students into work experience and employability opportunities, and refer students into Academic Internships
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to deliver a positive and holistic student experience
• Tracking, monitoring, and reporting of student careers activity, testimonies and uptake of services
• Develop an engaging schedule of on campus careers events and workshops
• Actively participate and attend external career events, mentoring and supporting students in their networking activities and introductions to industry contacts
• Mange partnerships of key career services providers, community organisations, industry bodies, guest speakers, trainers, and workshop facilitators, that assist delivery of career services and opportunities for students

Requirements

• Previous experience working within a dynamic client facing environment developing and maintaining networks with industry partners and external stakeholders (essential)
• Previous experience delivering and facilitating events, guest speaker discussions and/or workshops (essential)
• Excellent relationship management skills with the proven ability to broker and nurture positive outcomes and experiences
• Ability to plan, control, coordinate and manage activities with minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and the ability to quickly learn new systems
• A self-starter with a professional image who has accuracy and attention to detail
• Relevant Tertiary qualifications in either Careers Education/Counselling, Business, or HR (desirable)

Kaplan Business SchoolAt Kaplan Business School, we are one of only nine self-accrediting institutes of higher education. We are recognised in Australia and globally as exemplars of international education, quality teaching, student support, employability and academic integrity. As such, Kaplan Business School is a winner of the Business School of the Year award at the prestigious global awards The PIEoneer Awards 2023.
We deliver undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, accounting, IT, marketing, management, tourism, entrepreneurship, health services, digital management, analytics, project management and leadership. Our flagship MBA program is Australia’s second largest in terms of student enrolments and among the most highly regarded.
We have a friendly and flexible leadership team who cultivate a culture of innovative methods of teaching and learning across five Australian campuses as well as online.Kaplan Australia has been recognised as an Inclusive Employer by Diversity Council Australia. We pride ourselves on being a kind and inclusive organisation that is reflective of our diverse student group across Kaplan Business School, Kaplan Professional and our Pathways Colleges, and truly value the richness and experience of our diverse team. We will use this momentum to continue to enhance our equity, diversity, and inclusiveness.Don't delay in submitting your application. Applications close on 26th May 2024.#LI-DF1Apply Now