Career Development Advisor (m, w, d) - Iserlohn

Your Responsibilities:
UE´s mission is to provide students with excellent and relevant education and the knowledge and skills they need to assert themselves in their professional lives as entrepreneurial thinkers and doers. Thus, career entry not only requires a timely and completed course of study but also a strategy for how and where students and graduates can apply for jobs. The Career Development Center is the central interface between studies and companies. The Center supports UE departments in preparing students for their transition into professional life and to the labour market. We also serve as a point of contact for employers and associations looking for interns, graduates, or for support in practical projects. To prepare our students for the contemporary world of work and to support their career plans, job advertisements are published and students are provided with support in building their career portfolio.

Key tasks and responsibilities:
 
• Build up and maintain company and partner networks
• Maintain alumni contacts
• Implement programs and initiatives to connect students and graduates to companies, e.g. recruiting events and company excursions
• Support students to build strong employability skills through workshops and lectures with both internal and external partners
• Advise and support students in their career goals and in building their skills and career portfolio 
• Inform students and provide them with support with regard to their mandatory internship
• Insert data and maintain the internal career portal (events, job postings, company profiles)
• Recognize student needs in relation to Career Development; evaluating programs and initiatives to be able to improve services to students
• Collaborate in and with the UE Service Center Team: provide support within a timely manner (answering general questions on various topics through various means of communication - email, in person, drop-in workshops etc.)
• Other related duties

Your profile:
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong conflict resolution skills
• Excellent written and spoken languages skills in German (min. B2) and English  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment
• Ability to be flexible and responsive to student needs 
• Excellent service skills
• Strong initiative, organizational skills, ability to work in a team, reliability, commitment 
• Ability to effectively lead cross-functional, service-oriented, process-oriented teams
• Degree: Psychology; Social Work; Human Resources; Student Affairs; other related discipline 
• Experience in event planning and/or in an university environment is an asset
• 1 - 2 years experience in event planning, a student (career) consultation role and/or trainings and workshops

Why us?:
• Opportunity to work with a great team in a dynamic and international environment
• 30 days of vacation
• Various online language courses and opportunities to participate in online collaboration courses 
• Numerous campus events from the fields of art, culture, business and science
• Opportunity to develop and implement new ideas and concepts

Interested? 
 
Then we look forward to hearing from you. Please send your application to: Jobs at University of Europe for Applied Sciences. Your application should include the following documents: CV, Cover Letter and References and possible start date. As an employer, we are committed to equal opportunity and support for minorities. We do not discriminate based on ethnic origin, skin colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or legally protected status.