Career Development Manager
Tetr College of Business · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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As part of our Career Development initiatives, we are building strong relationships with leading companies, hiring teams, founders, and senior business leaders to create meaningful career and placement opportunities for our students.We are looking for freelance Career Development & Industry Partnerships Specialists who can help us open doors to the right organisations and senior decision-makers in their respective markets.The RoleAs a Career Development & Industry Partnerships Specialist, you will work with TETR on a freelance basis to identify relevant organisations and connect us with senior stakeholders who can potentially support student hiring, internships, projects, and career opportunities.Your primary responsibility will be to set up 30 qualified meetings with relevant decision-makers from companies and organisations aligned with TETR's student talent pool.This is an outreach and relationship-building role, not a traditional recruitment position. You will be responsible for identifying the right companies, finding the right people, initiating conversations, and getting qualified meetings on the calendar for the TETR team.What You'll Do1. Build Target Company ListsResearch and identify companies that could potentially hire TETR students across relevant functions and industries.Build targeted lists of companies, organisations, startups, MNCs, consulting firms, technology companies, and other relevant employers.Identify organisations based on hiring potential, industry relevance, scale, and student career outcomes.2. Identify Key Decision-MakersFind the right stakeholders within target organisations, including:* Heads of Talent Acquisition* HR Leaders* Chief People Officers / HR Directors* Founders and Co-founders* Business Heads* Hiring Managers* Campus / Early Careers / University Hiring LeadersUse platforms and tools such as LinkedIn, Apollo, company websites, and other research tools to identify relevant contacts.3. Conduct Outreach* Reach out to identified stakeholders through LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp, calls, or other relevant channels.* Clearly communicate TETR's proposition and the value of engaging with our student talent pool.* Follow up consistently with prospective stakeholders to convert outreach into meetings.* Personalise outreach based on the organisation, industry, and stakeholder.4. Set Up Qualified Meetings* Schedule meetings between TETR's Career Development / Leadership team and relevant senior stakeholders.* Ensure meetings are with genuine decision-makers or individuals who can influence hiring and talent partnerships.* Maintain an organised tracker of outreach, responses, follow-ups, and meetings scheduled.5. Support Industry Relationship Building* Share relevant market intelligence, hiring trends, and potential employer opportunities with the TETR team.* Where relevant, leverage your existing professional network to create warm introductions.* Help TETR establish a long-term network of employers and industry leaders in your market.Key DeliverablesThe primary deliverable for this engagement is:* 30 qualified meetings with relevant senior stakeholders / hiring decision-makers.A meeting will be considered qualified when it is scheduled with an appropriate stakeholder who has the potential to influence or facilitate hiring, internships, projects, or other career opportunities for TETR students.What We're Looking For* Experience in career development, business development, talent acquisition, recruitment, HR, industry partnerships, or corporate relations.* Strong understanding of the local employment and business ecosystem.* Ability to identify and reach senior stakeholders within organisations.* Basic data mining and research skills.* Comfortable using LinkedIn, Google Sheets, Apollo, CRM/research tools, or similar platforms.* Comfortable with cold outreach, follow-ups, and relationship building.* Strong written and verbal communication skills.* Highly self-driven and comfortable working independently.* Strong networking and stakeholder management abilities.Good to Have* Existing network among HR, Talent Acquisition, Founders, Business Heads, or senior professionals.* Experience working with universities, business schools, career services, recruitment firms, or talent partnerships.* Fluency in the local language of the assigned market.* Existing relationships with companies that actively hire international or early-career talent.Why Work With TETR?* Remote & Flexible: Work independently and manage your own schedule.* Outcome-Based Engagement: Clear deliverables and transparent payout structure.* Global Exposure: Work with a globally focused business school and engage with companies across markets.* Meaningful Impact: Help create real career and placement opportunities for students.* Build Your Network: Develop relationships with senior HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders across industries.CompensationThe engagement will be structured as a freelance, outcome-based assignment, with compensation linked to agreed deliverables.Indicative structure:* Fixed payout for achieving the agreed number of qualified meetings.* Additional variable / success-based payout may be applicable for successful student placements or other mutually agreed outcomes.* Final commercial terms will be discussed and agreed upon before commencement of the engagement.