Officer - Work Placement

The Officer - Work Placement is responsible to support with the identification, promotion and delivery of work placement opportunities for students as part of their curriculum in coordination with Partnerships Central Services. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible to support with the maintenance of an up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive database related to work placements for monitoring and reference purposes.

• Support with the development of annual plans of employment opportunities for students within the campus in coordination with Partnerships Central Services.
• Support with the development and communication of an up-to-date calendar for annual work placement events and career fairs organised.
• Liaise with faculty members, Academic Advisors, Outreach and Engagement and, Partnerships Central Services for the effective and efficient implementation of work placement plans.
• Collaborate and provide help with the scheduling of on-campus recruitment events.
• Collaborate and support with the development of materials to increase awareness and promotion placement opportunities to students in collaboration with the Outreach and Engagement, and Partnerships Central Services.
• Support with the implementation of work experience orientations and workshops.
• Support with the monitoring of the placement of students during the academic year in compliance with work placement schedules.
• Support with the scheduling of interviews with students on behalf of employers in a timely manner.
• Support students from initial interview to completion of the internship by answering their queries and questions.
• Provide necessary information and documentation to employers related to students.
• Contribute to the maintenance of an up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive database covering employer and student information as well as work placement-related data; provide input to Partnerships Central Services.

4. Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required e.g. Business Administration.
• Full English and Arabic proficiency are required.
• Intermediate computer literacy is required e.g. MS Office.

5. Experience

• Zero to two years of work experience in Work Placement or any relevant field.

Language Requirement: Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English is required.