Careers Consultant

The Careers Service aims to assist Heriot-Watt University students and graduates to make informed career choices by providing a professional high-quality career guidance and information service We work closely with employers and academic Schools to support students by developing the skills they need to maximise their employability The Careers Service is dynamic forward-looking and proactive in helping the University enhance the employability of our students They work with a wide range of organisations across all business sectors to ensure that students and graduates can access a wealth of work experience internships and graduate opportunities to support their readiness for life once they have completed their studies The focus of this role is to contribute to the implementation of the University s strategic aims by providing a range of professional career education and guidance services to client groups of undergraduate and postgraduate students and graduates to enhance their employability The successful candidate will deliver the service alongside other Careers Consultants and work in close collaboration with senior school staff academic colleagues the Employer Liaison Coordinator alumni team and employers to support students to develop their career potential They will proactively develop the service to meet client needs linking closely with other campuses to ensure parity and contribute to the positive impact of the service at the School and University level This role will work closely with other teams within the Student Life department specifically Student Engagement and the Student Council to improve engagement with the service This post reports to the Careers and Industry Engagement Manager Dubai Campus

• Provide high quality careers information advice guidance CIAG and coaching to students and graduates to help them fulfil their career potential operating within the agreed careers guidance model
• This will take account of best practice across the sector and include a range of different approaches such as one-to-one sessions e-guidance group teaching through career education seminars and group work coaching and mentoring working with a wide range of students including international students and those withdrawing early
• Deliver a centralised and school-based careers education sessions to a wide range of students and graduates
• Develop and implement a plan to support graduates who are seeking employment post-graduation to enhance the Graduate Destination Survey outcomes
• Contribute to the delivery of existing materials and produce new innovative and dynamic materials to maximise student engagement with the service
• Work proactively in support of the Service s Employer Engagement Strategy
• Represent the University at events such as careers fairs and other events local national and international employer networks gather and analyse high quality labour market intelligence and collaborate with employers in activities such as delivery of career education career guidance and employability skills
• Gather and analyse high quality UAE labour market intelligence and collaborate with employers in activities such as delivery of career education career guidance and employability skills
• Through continuous professional development maintain an in-depth current knowledge of career options routes labour market trends and employers as relevant to all areas of the university s curriculum
• Work proactively with academic staff in Schools in order to develop specific knowledge to support students and graduates of particular disciplines
• Work closely with the Careers Service team to plan and develop an Annual Plan of general activities as well as programme specific integrated careers activities
• Work closely with the wider student life team to market and deliver integrated services
• Promote Careers Advisory services generally to ensure that colleagues are aware of what is available and can therefore refer their students appropriately
• To develop and maintain excellent working relationships with a range of internal and external customers and colleagues ensure good communication and exchange of ideas information ability to develop new initiatives
• Use information technology to its full potential in delivering developing and supporting service provision communicating about the Careers Service and engaging both staff and students with the work of the service
• Gather analyse and use customer feedback evidence to make…