Job Description:

To support NTU Education 2025 and beyond, this role is critical as part of the Career & Attachment Office (CAO)'s strategy to develop NTU students into future-ready graduates. This strategic role of a Career Coach (with a dual role as a Career Business Partner to Schools and Colleges) guides, coaches and empowers NTU undergraduate and postgraduate students in their personal self-discovery, career exploration and professional development, thereby enhancing their employability and employment aligned to their career interests and goals.

Responsibilities:

• Provide 1:1 personalised career coaching and small group coaching.
• Guide students in exploring their career preferences, strengths, values and interests.
• Administer self-assessment and career profiling tools, where necessary, to enable students to understand themselves better.
• Coach students in their early career exploration and planning over the 4 years at NTU.
• Provide students with information and resources on career-related topics (job search strategies, resume writing, interview skills, industry skills frameworks, career workshops etc).
• Conduct resume critique and mock interview coaching sessions.
• Coach students in strategies for internship and job search.
• Engage students, student groups, and faculty members in career awareness and preparation matters.
• Customize and design school-specific career initiatives and programmes to increase students' employability (e.g., career and industry talks, alumni-sharing sessions, and bespoke workshops).
• Collaborator and Point of Contact (POC) to respective School's leadership on career-related matters.
• Involve in Schools' outreach programmes (e.g. Career Day).

Job Requirements:

• A recognised degree with 9 to 10 years of experience, including at least 5 years' experience in career coaching/counselling/career services/graduate recruitment/human resources/executive search/learning and development.
• Change agent and constantly initiating new ideas within the College-level team of Career Coaches to increase awareness and CAO's services to the students.
• Relevant career coaching certification(s).
• Possess qualifications/certification in self-assessment and career profiling tools.
• Experienced coach with excellent coaching skills and ability to engage young adults.
• Knowledgeable in traditional and technology/AI-enabled career coaching tools.
• Knowledgeable of industries and workplace and employer expectations.
• Strong initiative, self-motivated, and focused on helping students achieve career success.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent in conducting/presenting career-related workshops.
• Active listener with strong critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Meticulous with strong organization and administration skills.
• Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in MS Office tools.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU