Associate Director / Senior Associate Director, DKHMCC

• This position is for Dato' Kho Hui Meng Career Centre (DHKMCC).
• Career Advising: Conduct one-on-one career counselling sessions to help students identify their career goals, strengths, and areas for improvement. Assist students in crafting personalized career roadmaps, considering their interests, skill sets, and the evolving legal landscape.
• Skill development: Collaborate with industry practitioners to design and deliver workshops on resume writing, interview preparation, networking strategies, and other in-demand skills specific to the legal industry in completing the curriculum.
• Employer Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies, and other stakeholders to develop a strong pipeline of internship and job opportunities for students. Organize law career fair, networking events, and employer panels to connect students with thought leaders and leading employers in the legal sector.
• Resource Creation: Curate and distribute resources, such as job postings, career guides, and industry insights, tailored to the needs of law students.
• Tracking Success: Monitor and report on student career outcomes to continually refine strategies and implementation plans in partnership with the school to enhance employability and employment outcomes of the students.
• Internship Administration and Graduate Placements:
  • Sourcing and posting of all legal internships on the university portal along with processing of internships, issuance of the paperwork to all stakeholders and grading of the internships towards degree requirements.
  • Monitoring and enhancing graduate placements and ensure best outcomes for students on internships and training contracts secured. Manage and support intervention measures to track the employment outcomes for students.
• Management of the Career Centre's Advisory Council:
  • Support the activities and meetings of the DKHMCC advisory council to ensure regular updates and discussions about latest employment developments, sharing of latest industry information and seek general counsel on employability to aid the activities of the career centre.
• Participation and active contribution to all other activities of the Career Centre.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; a background in law or recruitment experience in legal firms is highly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in either:
• B2B business development experience corporate recruiting as an in-house recruiter;
• Training and career counselling of high potential candidates; or
• An Executive search professional.
• Career Coaching credentials/certifications would be beneficial.

Other Information

Candidates who do not possess the stipulated qualifications but have relevant work experience may still apply. Remuneration and appointment terms shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. SMU reserves the right to modify the appointment terms where necessary.