Wednesday, March 30, 2011

career development consultant job in kenya

At Humantalent,Kenya,We seek to hire Career consultants to provide services that include ;
all aspects of career management and development, using guidance,counselling, coaching and advisory techniques to assist clients to clarify and achieve career goals and issues . These will range from job searching,career change , self -employment ,redundancy and retirement ,helping individuals in discovering career nterests ,finding internships and jobs,administering career assessments ,conducting career workshops and resume reviews and acting as a liaison to potential employers.

Key roles :
•conducting one-to- one consultations with clients ,either face -to-face or via telephone or email , providing in-depth initial consultations and involving some form of work history analysis;
•following up clients,through meetings , email and/or phone discussions ;
•looking in detail at past skills and working experience to help clients assess their strengths, weaknesses, career motivation and goals through exercises and skills analysis ;
•advising on career change or development by enabling clients to explore options for learning and work, and create action plans to take steps to implement decisions;
•supporting teams and individuals through periods of organisational change ;
•administering and interpreting psychometric tests of aptitude ,personality , interests, learning and working styles ,motivation and team dynamics, and providing detailed feedback ;
•making recommendations and discussing options based on psychometric test results and other information supplied by clients to assist them in making informed decisions suitable to their personal circumstances ;
•providing information and advice on job search techniques , including looking for vacancies, making applications ,assessing and creating CVs and going for interviews;
•providing mock interviews and advice to improve clients' interview technique;
•assisting clients to formulate a self -marketing plan;
•planning and delivering group workshops covering career management skills and creative job searching,includingorganising external speakers ;
•writing career -related articles ;
•reviewing , updating , developing and disseminating careers information resources, both printed and electronic ;
•coaching and motivating clients to make career decisions, encouraging and setting new targets ;
•offering counselling on issues affecting work and career, including stress management , difficulties in balancing work and home life commitments, redundancy and retirement ;
•managing budgets and projects (depending on nature of role and organisation );
•marketing of services;
•keeping up to date with job market activity and developments in the sector ;
•building and maintaining relationships with external agencies or professionals on referral of clients.

Qualifications:
HR degree or higher diploma .
A post graduate degree in counseling / psychology
is added advantage .

apply through ; recruit@humantalentrecruit.com