Senior Associate Director, Careers Discovery Advisor – Talent & Careers

Are you interested in joining a dynamic and international team of professionals to transform education? IE University's Talent & Careers is looking for a Associate Director to join its team! 

The Career Discovery Advisor at IE Talent & Careers supports students in deciding their Career objective, in choosing their academic concentration and in getting the job most suitable job during their program and/or post-graduation.

Why IE University?

With 50 years of experience and founded by and for entrepreneurs, IE University has turned business education on its head through disruptive teaching. We count on high-level faculty who bring real-world experience into the classroom and foster a hands-on approach to learning. 

Our Purpose

At IE University, we foster positive change through education, research, and innovation.

As a transformative educational institution, we empower students to make their mark on the world. We provide them with the skills, knowledge and environment needed to make a difference, and they join a supportive and international community that lasts a lifetime.

Our spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship has allowed us to drive change and constantly stay at the cutting edge of higher education. And through diversity, we have harnessed the power of people while also understanding and embracing the importance of humanities.  

Our People

At IE we are:

• People-driven
• Change Builders
• Autonomy Enthusiasts
• Communication Enthusiasts
• Knowledge Champions

We are looking for a person to join a full-time position in Madrid.  

Your role as Associate Director will involve: 

• Support students in designing their Career target, in accordance to their professional strengths and aspirations. Balancing their expectations with market appetite in their target region and industry.
• Support students in individual advising sessions and in groups in the classroom.
• Guide students in our Career Advising methodology: creating their Career target materials (list of target companies and contacts), gather real-time market information (networking with active professionals and leveraging IE ecosystem and alumni).
• Support students in creating an actionable and measurable Job Search strategy, agreeing timelines, milestones and progress.
• Advise/support students to build their personal brand into their application packages (CV, cover letter, LinkedIn profile and interactions).
• Coach students for interviews providing guidance on research about the company/role and practice sessions (mock interviews), at different times in their journey.
• Contribute to define Career Advising methodology and student journey: creation of materials, self-assessment exercises, benchmark market.
• Deep understanding of Pathways or academic concentrations and Sub-pathways (to be acquired in collaboration/coordination with Pathways Directors), to be aligned or be complementary to student´s Career target.
• Through own efforts and collaboration with the Employer Partnership team, maintain knowledge of recruitment practices, industry trends, recruitment and networking events, interview requirements, and unique to the employer information.
• Coordination with Academic Programs and other key stakeholders in the Business School ecosystem, faculty research, alumni base, student clubs, and student needs so as to remain vital and credible for advising purposes.
• The position will report to the Head/Program Head with coordination lines to the Advising/Education Director.

To thrive in this role, you should have:  

• Highly valued to have Master´s Degree from a top University.
• Required experience as a coach, career advisor, head-hunter or recruiter. Additional experience facilitating, teaching, learning and development is ideal.
• Candidates must possess strong coaching skills, ideally with specific training.
• Job Market Knowledge: jobs more demanded, future of work, international job market.
• Interpersonal, cross-culture communication skills
• Ability to match transferrable skills with opportunities ("connecting the dots")
• Highly value to have knowledge of different assessments that can help students clarif their career goals (eg. Careerleader, Strenghtfinder)
• Experience in dealing with candidates and recruitment processes
• Experience preparing application packages: CVs, cover letters, LinkedIn profile, interviews
• Ideally, familiarity/affinity with higher education sector
• Bilingual/native level of English and Spanish is required.
• Excellent empathy and creativity to suggest different ideas to students.
• Team player
• Positive customer-oriented attitude.
• Multi-tasking and the ability to work with a sense of urgency under tight deadlines.
• Ability to hit the ground running.
• Additional languages would be a plus.
• Occasional business trips in Spain and/or overseas may be required

It’s time to bring your best and make your mark. Now the choice is yours! 

If you want to be part of this educational revolution, we invite you to apply and be part of our amazing team at IE University.