Career Adviser

Responsibilities:

• Help these individuals evaluate their skills and experience, improve their job search skills, assist them in setting career goals and recommend relevant interventions.
• Leverage relevant resources, including IBFs suite of training schemes, competency framework and network of IBF Fellows.
• Engage with financial institutions and other agencies to keep abreast of employment trends, job openings and emerging skills required by the industry.
• Understand the skills and qualification requirements of available positions, government schemes available and facilitate job matching.
• Follow up with job seekers at regular intervals to track their employment status and provide management reports, amongst other administrative duties required to support the operations of the team.
• Lead and independently execute your own projects and work closely with team members and stakeholders in various initiatives. These include but are not limited to process redesign & improvement, retrenchment reporting, data analytics, event management and employer engagement, account management and customer service.
• Support the operations of the career centre including data collation and other administrative duties, as well as undertake ad-hoc assignments as assigned.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years prior relevant experience in financial sector, human resource, recruitment and/or career counselling roles would be preferred.
• Coaching certifications would be advantageous.
• Passionate about helping Singaporeans to raise their employability and advocating continuous skills/professional development through various government initiatives.
• Ability to connect with jobseekers and engage with stakeholders of various levels.
• Strong organisational, project management and computer skills with the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently.
• Fast learner who can adapt to a fast-changing environment and is willing to try new things.
• Team player who is willing to look beyond your job scope and go the extra mile with your team.
• Possess strong interpersonal, communication and networking skills.
• Administratively strong with a track record of identifying and implementing process improvements in an operational environment.