Career Adviser

November 2018

Role: Career Adviser

Your Impact:

• You will help the clients identify their skills gaps and how to deal with them.
• Help them to draw up action plans for employment, education and training while supporting them to achieve these goals.
• Research careers, options and support organisations to meet people's needs.
• Advise the clients on how to source relevant training courses and qualifications.
• Provide advice on CV, applications, job search and interview techniques.
• Conduct mock interviews with the clients one-to-one or in small groups to discuss their career or education options
• Engage the clients with all our products and services as required.
• Run small group sessions or larger presentations on all aspects of careers work and topics related to personal development.
• Help clients to understand the current job market.
• Use relevant software for administrative tasks, keeping record engagement with clients.
• Use online and offline guidance, skills assessment tools, career planners, psychometric tests and personal inventories.
• Travel sometimes for conferences, university visits and trainings.
• Write careers development content or source content from elsewhere for use within the service.
• Plan and organise careers training session.
• Keep up to date with labour market information, professional and academic developments by visiting employers, training providers and training events run by educational and professional bodies

Requirements:

As the ideal candidates for this role you should have:

• Experience of working with young people, working in human resources positions, or a social enterprise is a huge plus
• A self-starter who can accomplish tasks with minimal
• Have a high level of attention to detail and
• A clear and dedicated passion for our mission to level the playing field for all students across the country to become employable and exceptional!
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills; able to relate well to different age groups and ability
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up
• Proactive, self-starter, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong passion to succeed, contagious energy and desire to have fun in the process
• A degree from a foreign university desired though but not required

Benefits and Compensation

• Competitive salaries
• Health insurance
• Opportunity to work with the brightest minds on the job
• An opportunity to help young people succeed!

Application

Send your CV and your cover letter to jobs@turbo.com.ng.