Senior Specialist, Alumni Engagement & Graduate Employment

Higher Colleges of Technology; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 246,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Higher Colleges of Technology in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Specialist - Graduate Employment / Alumni Affairs to establish and maintain relationships with graduates, promoting employment and engaging alumni with HCT and its students in coordination with Central Services.

In this role you will implement Alumni Affairs policies, promote alumni networks through events, research opportunities, maintain a local alumni database, and support partnerships to boost graduate employability across the

Responsibilities

• Implement Alumni Affairs Central Services policies, procedures and processes.
• Promote HCT graduating students / alumni within its community though events, seminars, publications.
• Research and reach out to community organisations to identify opportunities for employment, mentoring and sponsorship for HCT graduates.
• Establish and maintain a network for local campus alumni through various on-campus and off-campus activities e.g. reunions, invitation and engagement of alumni in events, social media, etc.
• Contribute to the development of alumni relations programmes, in collaboration with Alumni Affairs Central Services, aiming at support the continuous personal and professional development of HCT alumni and their engagement within the community.
• Support Alumni Affairs Central Services in the arrangement of alumni networking events and activities at the local community level.
• Maintain an accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date local alumni database covering information such as careers, place of employment, time spent searching for job, and provide periodic input to Alumni Affairs Central Services for database consolidation purposes.
• Educate HCT graduating students on campus about alumni benefits and engage them in alumni programmes.
• Work closely with Partnerships to support in building partnerships with HCT alumni with the aim to enhance employability of graduate students.
• Identify and invite alumni to campus events and manage their involvement in events.

Job description

Higher Colleges of Technology in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Specialist - Graduate Employment / Alumni Affairs to establish and maintain relationships with graduates, promoting employment and engaging alumni with HCT and its students in coordination with Central Services.

In this role you will implement Alumni Affairs policies, promote alumni networks through events, research opportunities, maintain a local alumni database, and support partnerships to boost graduate employability across the