This role leads the design and delivery of a strong early-talent pipeline by engaging students, interns, trainees, and fresh graduates aligned to current and future workforce needs.
You will also own the end-to-end internship and early-career journey, from attraction and outreach to programme delivery and talent conversion.
What you will do:
Early Talent Outreach & Employer Branding
- Lead the early talent outreach strategy across universities, polytechnics, and institutes of higher learning.
- Strengthen employer brand through campus events, career fairs, talks, open houses, and industry engagement.
- Partner Marketing & Communications to deliver employer messaging across digital, social, and on-campus channels.
- Design structured engagement journeys that move talent from awareness to conversion.
University & Academic Partnerships
- Build and sustain strong relationships with Deans, Faculty Leads, Programme Heads, and Career Advisors.
- Provide industry input into curriculum relevance, applied learning, capstone projects, and industry-linked modules.
Internship & Early-Career Programmes
- Design, manage, and continuously improve internship, graduate, and trainee programmes.
- Track programme outcomes including engagement, performance, and conversion to full-time roles.
- Use data and feedback to continuously enhance programme effectiveness.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in early-career talent engagement, internships, outreach, employer branding, or university relations.
- Strong understanding of academic structures and graduate employability.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior academic and business stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker with strong execution and programme management skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Data-driven mindset with experience analysing talent pipeline and programme outcomes.
