Remote Associate Employability Coach

Summary

Join Generation as an Employability Associate, where you'll be responsible for managing employability logistics and tools, providing coaching and guidance to learners, and supporting their employability journey.

Requirements

• You are a good listener and empathetic
• Able to develop and maintain a relationship of trust and support with learners
• Comfortable conducting 1:1 support sessions and giving evaluative feedback
• You have up-to-date understanding of employability essentials (CV, LinkedIn, Interview skills)
• Familiarity with employability tools and resources
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and cross functionally with others to support various learner engagement initiatives
• Experience in professional mentoring or coaching, ideally with higher education in one of the following sectors: coaching, psychology, employability, social assistance
• You are proactive and resourceful in your approach to solving problems
• A relevant 1st degree and 2+ years of professional working experience either in tech industry and freelancing/remote work OR human resource/career coaching job coaching, employment counseling, education
• Strong organizational and logistical planning skills
• Intermediate - advanced user of Microsoft excel and other project management tools
• Flexibility to adapt to changing program needs and learner requirements
• Commitment to supporting learner success and well-being
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Provide employability coaching to learners enrolled in targeted programs
• Conduct one-on-one employability and social support sessions to ensure overall learner wellbeing
• Plan and manage all employability tools and logistics for learners
• Organize and coordinate logistics for learner mock and simulation interviews
• Assist learners with CV preparation and interview skills to enhance employability
• Conduct 1on1 pre-program support chats with learners ahead of program selection to aid in mobilization efforts
• Conduct 1on1 in-program support chats with learners