Specialist, Career Guidance

Uniglobalcareers; Hämeenlinnan seutukunta; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Well-being benefits

Flexible hours

Remote work day

Driver's license required

Job summary

HAMK Career Services in Hämeenlinna is seeking a Specialist, Career Guidance to support international degree students in Finland. The role covers one-on-one and group guidance, CVs, cover letters, and LinkedIn coaching, with workshops and events for job placements.

The successful candidate will liaise with local employers and HAMK stakeholders to enhance opportunities and outcomes for students in English-taught programs.

Qualifications

• Relevant higher education degree and experience in employment and recruitment in Finland.
• Experience as a trainer and facilitator with mentoring, coaching or guidance.
• Experience with Talent Boost or similar projects related to employing international students.

Responsibilities

• Lead career growth events and coordinate workshop services for degree programmes.
• Provide individual and group career guidance to international degree students.
• Organize pop-ups, webinars and interview simulations for students.
• Maintain active contact with local and regional employers to generate work placements.

Education

Higher education degree

Job description

1 international branch campus in Finland

This employer operates 1 active branch campus in 1 country (since 2018)

We are looking for a new colleague to join our team! HAMK Career Services has an open, fixed-term position for a Specialist, Career Guidance. The fixed-term position is open due to a leave of absence of our current colleague.

Specialist’s Main Responsibilities

The goal of the career guidance specialist’s role is to enhance HAMK’s international degree students’ job-seeking skills, networking opportunities and employment within their field of study.The specialist offers individual and group career guidance for HAMK’s degree students in our English-taught degree programmes. They guide, mentor and advise international degree students on how to secure work placement and employment opportunities, considering the students’ individual circumstances and needs.The guidance provided is comprehensive, encompassing career guidance which supports the development of students’ job-seeking skills in Finland as well as enhances students’ abilities to recognise their own skills and articulate them convincingly to potential employers. Group career guidance sessions are offered as part of Career Services’ service provision to degree programmes. As part of the role, the specialist acts as a trainer and facilitator in workshop sessions for students on CVs, cover letters and LinkedIn. In addition, they organise pop-ups, webinars and other context-related events for students, such as job interview simulations.The role also involves maintaining active contact with local and regional employers and stakeholders, with the aim of generating more work placements and part-time positions for our degree students. The specialist also contributes to recruitment fairs and other events on HAMK’s campuses and works in close collaboration with HAMK’s internal stakeholders, including work placement coordinators, study counsellors and Heads of Degree Programmes for HAMK’s English-taught degree programmes.

Skills and competencies needed

• We require you to have a relevant higher education degree and previous experience working in the field of employment and recruitment in Finland.
• We also expect you to have demonstrated experience as a trainer and facilitator and strong experience in mentoring, coaching and/or guidance.
• We expect you to have previous experience in Talent Boost or similar activities or projects connected to the employment of international degree students in Finnish higher education.
• We also expect you to have excellent English language skills and a minimum of A2-level Finnish language skills with a proactive attitude in learning actively more Finnish.
• Our team is bilingual, using Finnish and English flexibly throughout the workday.
• We are looking for a dynamic and outgoing talent with strong communication and self-management skills.
• Our team tends to act fast, and we work closely together, so a colleague who is a team player with a proactive attitude would be a perfect fit for us.
• You will be leading initiatives related to career growth events and activities, and you will be responsible for coordinating our workshop service provision for the degree programmes.
• We expect you to have strong organisational skills, a systematic and meticulous approach to process management, and fluent communication skills.

What we offer

• comprehensive well-being and sports benefits
• flexible working hours
• remote day per week
• driver's license and your own car is needed to get around

Application and CV

Interviews will be held at HAMK’s Hämeenlinna University Centre during week 45 (2.-6.11.). For more information about the position, please contact Head of International Affairs, Kati Heikkinen, tel. [phone]

October 21, 2026