Career Service Officer

Job Description

The duties and responsibilities of Career Service Officer include but is not limited to:

• Provide career counselling and guidance to students. Assist students in CV preparation, interviewing processes;
• Receive requests and assist companies/organizations contacting VGU for recruiting students as interns and employees. Organize career events as requested by companies/organizations;
• Seeking Internship and employment opportunities from companies, organizations for students and graduates;
• Develop and manage relationships with alumni, employers of VGU's graduates in the database of alumni surveys and develop new partnership, new companies and organizations;
• Coordinate to develop the online job portal of VGU. Update and answer daily the requests on online job portal when the portal is available;
• Organize events/courses to help students developing career-related skills and experience, to prepare students for the job market;
• Support students and graduates to secure a job at the end of their studies;
• Inform other departments and faculties up to date with internship and graduate job opportunities provided by Student Affairs Unit;
• Co-ordinate relationships and information system between Student Affairs unit and other departments, faculties at VGU about student internship and career opportunities;
• Connect current student with alumni who work in a range of careers and industries, especially the ones successful and experts in their field and can support student to continue learning about a particular aspect of their career search and choice;
• Connect and engage VGU alumni to enhance their experiences and opportunities such as developing platforms or activities for alumni to find business partners, mentors and to advertise their business.
• Work with and support VGU Alumni Association;
• Developing and maintaining systems and processes to ensure effective delivery of the career services and alumni affairs;
• Plan and organize periodically company visiting for students and graduates;
• Organize Career fairs to students and graduates.

Job Requirement

1. Qualification: Bachelor's in educational management or degree in related field

2. Experiences: 

• Minimum 2 years of working in career services, school counselling, employment service in education 

3. Knowledge:

• Deep knowledge in Career services, education, psychology, counselling
• Excellent understanding of working with people

4. Skills

• Fluent in both oral and written English, fluently use English in discussions/meetings and prepare English report
• Excellent in office softwares (Word, Excel, PPT,…)
• Good communication, teamwork, problem solving

5. Behaviours required

• High responsible and professional
• Open, willing to collaborate and learn new things
• Respect for cultural background of staff, students and partners