Background information about the job or company:

Cavendish University Uganda (CUU) is a leading private University fully licensed by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). The University’s Vision is to be a Centre of Excellence Innovation and Transformation with a focus on preparing each student for gainful employment and entrepreneurship globally.

Responsibilities:

• Build strong partnerships with employers and industry partners to secure internships, workplace opportunities, and career pathways.
• Design and deliver career programmes, workshops, and guidance sessions aligned with industry needs.
• Foster alumni engagements, mentoring, networking, and collaboration to support student employability.
• Lead data-driven reporting analysis and evaluation of career and employability initiatives.
• Provide strategic leadership and effective people management within the Careers and Employability Department.
• Promote continuous professional development, innovation, and best practice.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology, Human Resource, business- or ICT-related discipline.

• Build strong partnerships with employers and industry partners to secure internships, workplace opportunities, and career pathways.
• Design and deliver career programmes, workshops, and guidance sessions aligned with industry needs.
• Foster alumni engagements, mentoring, networking, and collaboration to support student employability.
• Lead data-driven reporting analysis and evaluation of career and employability initiatives.
• Provide strategic leadership and effective people management within the Careers and Employability Department.
• Promote continuous professional development, innovation, and best practice.

• Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology, Human Resource, business- or ICT-related discipline.