Head Of Alumni, Industry & Development

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Head of Alumni, Industry & Development will report to Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, and will focus on promoting and developing positive relationships between VinUniversity and local and international industry, organization partners and students alumni to provide a wide variety of opportunities including internships, professional development, and graduate employment for VinUni as well as industry attachment for VinUni faculty members.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Plan strategically and implement industry and organization engagement activities, career services support for VinUni students and alumni, alumni engagement and fundraising activities

• Develop annual strategic plan and action plan for the Department, in line with the wider University strategic plan and action plan

• Establish, develop, and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with leading domestic and international employers to create internships, professional development, and career opportunities for VinUni students and alumni.

• Engage industry partners closely by working with these stakeholders to:

• Advocate, facilitate and provide opportunities for internships for VinUni students

• Involve VinUni students in business case projects and competitions regarding enterprises ‘solutions for actual business challenges.

• Assist with co-creating program curriculum, or with the roles of industry speakers, affiliated faculty, advise certain courses and mentor VinUni students.

• Encourage industry partners to sponsor research projects that enterprises are interested in for VinUni faculty and students.

• Sponsor certain scholarships/financial aids for VinUni students who need financial support.

• Work closely with VinUni Colleges to understand College-specific needs and identify potential collaborations with industry partners based on the needs and requests.

• Implement career readiness program and workshops for VinUni students and alumni (resume, cover letters, internship and job application, networking, tests, assessment centers…), build content, materials, guidance.

• Arrange workshops to educate VinUni community about career development needs of students and alumni.

• Manage CRM system and Career Service Management platform and work closely with internal stakeholders (Colleges representatives) and external stakeholders to utilize system/platform effectively.

• Facilitate the development of framework and policies relating to students alumni engagement.

• Other duties as assigned by senior management.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree from a reputable university.

• Overseas education in an English-speaking country is desired but not required.

• At least 07 years working experience in a reputable corporate setting, an international organisation or an academic institution with a proven record of professional success and working successfully with multiple stakeholders.

• Good understanding of approaches to industry engagement practices. Have a wide network of industry people. Good knowledge of trends across diverse industry sectors.

• Experience in internship and job application and giving advice / mentoring is an advantage.

• Demonstrate a genuine passion for contributing to develop a world-class education in Vietnam.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Highly developed communication skills; well-developed interpersonal, negotiation, networking skills and coordination. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both in English and Vietnamese.

• Result-orientation, good time management skills, resilience, ability to multi-task effectively and work under pressure to meet deadlines.

• Ability to provide exemplary account management and services with a wide variety of stakeholders including employers, College representatives, students, alumni, and staff.

• Knowledge of usage of similar CRM system / Career Management platform in the past is an advantage.

• Demonstrate a genuine passion for contributing to develop a world-class education in Vietnam and continuously improving student experience and graduate employability.