Manager, Early Talent Outreach & Engagement

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.