Development Officer - Full Time / À Temps Plein

Herzing College in Toronto, Ontario is seeking a Career Development Specialist. The Career Development Specialist reports directly to the Director of Career Development.
Network and build “partnerships” with employers via employer visits, cold calls, telephone, email, internet searches.
Develop full time and part time employment leads for students/graduates. Perform job searches using internet, local newspapers, chambers of commerce and industry directories.
Meet with employers and represent Herzing College at employment and internship sites, at Career Fairs, and other events, as assigned by the Director of Career Development.
Provide employment services to employers and graduates.
Student/Graduate Services:
Advise students/graduates in locating appropriate employment markets and job search techniques they should apply
Field incoming requests from students/graduates
Match graduates with appropriate job orders
Follow-up with graduate’s progress in seeking employment
Interact in a fair and impartial way with students/graduates and employers

Internship:
Network with employers to develop leads for internship sites.
Meet with students in class to discuss internship policies. Follow-up with a one-on-one meeting with students to determine their interests and goals for internship. Contact on-line students by email or phone to discuss internship policies etc.
Field incoming requests from students and employers via email, telephone and in person regarding internship
Match students to appropriate internship opportunities.
Co-ordinate signing and completion of internship agreements between the College, the student and the employer.
Monitor weekly attendance reports and resolve any issues regarding internship placements. Report any internship issues directly to the Director of Career Development.
Visit students at internship sites and report on student’s progress with Director of Career Development and Instructional staff.
Mark internship reports and evaluations and submit marks to Registrar.

Develop objectives, units of instruction and lesson plans for formal career development classes either in class or on-line.
Co-ordinate schedules with Academic Dean for job search classes
networking; Invite employers as guest speakers to reinforce job search techniques. Invite alumni to speak about employment in their field
Mark tests, resumes, cover letters, portfolios, mock interviews and submit marks to the Registrar

Filing, organizing or preparing graduate files
Help maintain graduate employment and internship boards in the College
Various projects; such as mass emails, employer databases, employer surveys
Assist the Director of Career Development in completing the monthly career services activity report
Maintain accurate graduate employment statistics. Send monthly graduate employment updates to the Director of Career Development.
Assist the Director of Career Development with other projects and/or administrative duties as required.

Complete professional development activities as established through consultation with the Director of Career Development.