Zetech University is the premier
university for the education of Technology, Science and Business programmes,
offering an exceptional learning experience with over 9,000 students pursuing
Degree, Diploma and Certificate course in various fields.
The Placement Office also provides
training, advice and guidance to students in order to eliminate employment
barriers and give our students a competitive edge in various job
industries.
To ensure our students get
exceptional placement services, we are seeking an Assistant
Placement Officer
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Placement Officer,
the position holder will, among other duties, be responsible for:
- Acting as a first point of contact for
students and external partners providing quality information and referrals
for their placement related queries
- Helping in networking with organizations for
mutual placement relations
- Assisting students in CV and cover letter
writing
- Coaching students in developing career and
life plans
- Disseminating information on job and
attachment opportunities
- Compiling and updating the list of alumni
indicating their employment progress
- Ensuring that the pre-attachment and post-
attachment processes are adhered to by the students and teams as
prescribed in the placement policy
- Assisting in developing creative strategies
for marketing placement office initiatives
- Maintaining and updating databases
- Assist in coordinating seminars, workshops and
public lectures
- Help in reaching out to potential employers
and conduct recruitment drives
- Supporting the coordination of alumni
activities
- Assisting in developing content for career and
alumni newsletter
- Coordinating mock interviews for graduating
students
- Assessing, prescribing and conducting training
to build students placement capacities
- Collating and processing placement stories and
information for social media
- Assisting in running of departmental projects
- Providing quarterly reports on students and
alumni placement
- Supporting, designing and executing activities
of the international students
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science or
Education from a recognized university.
- Previous experience in customer service,
career coaching or placement office will be an added advantage.
- Should be a well networked individual with a
good understanding of the local and international labor market.
- Excellent IT skill including word processing
and use of databases
- Must be of high integrity with good public
relations skills.
We are seeking to recruit a suitably
qualified candidate to fill the position of an Examinations
Officer
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Registrar - Academic
Affairs, the position holder will, among other duties, be responsible for:
- Inducting all staff and students concerned on
examination policies, procedures and related matters.
- Notifying all members of staff and students of
all dates that concern examinations including but not limited to
orientation dates and venues, payments dates and timetables
- Overseeing the process of setting exams, safe
storage, administration of exams, marking and results feedback,
verification and certification of results
- Carrying out examination results analysis
based on examining body, and providing reports.
- Establishing and maintaining a healthy
relationship with all external examination bodies and constantly getting
updates on all issues that relate to the partnership between the
institution and the examination body
- Booking of students for various examinations
- Overseeing the moderation of draft
examinations
- Communicating and coordinating exam venues,
booking dates, rehearsal dates and payment deadlines
- Liaising with the Records Office and various
departments on issuance of results and handling all matters arising on the
same
- Coordinating the typing, photocopying and
packaging of quizzes, mid-semester and final examinations within the given
time frame of work.
- Receiving the students’ grades, oversee the
entering of the grades into the system, ensuring correct entries are done,
release the grades to the students and be the custodian of the grades.
- Ensure proper procurement of examination
booklets and other examination related stationery and equipment in liaison
with Registrar
- Coordinate the preparation and issuing of the
examination cards in liaison with students accounts office
- Prepare the end of semester examination
timetable for all Campuses in liaison with Deans and HODs
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelors degree in Education, Business or
Social Sciences from a recognized university
- Experience /Understanding of KNEC, ICM, ABE or
general examinations process will be preferred
- Proficient in computer applications
- Good modeling of community standards – honesty
and integrity
Interested applicants to send their
applications including an updated CV, indicating current and expected salary
and names of three referees, their email addresses and telephone numbers to the
undersigned, not later than 19th December 2014:
The Human Resource Manager,
via Email address:
vacancies@zetech.ac.ke
Website: www.zetech.ac.ke
Zetech University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.