The Career, Employability & Alumni Executive at Metropolitan College manages student career services, employer relations, alumni engagement, and campus activities across multiple campuses in Athens. Responsibilities include delivering individual career coaching, organizing placement programs and career events, maintaining department platforms, and tracking performance metrics. Candidates must possess a relevant degree, prior experience in career services, recruitment, HR, or student support, and proficiency in English.
Help students turn their degree into a career.
At Metropolitan College, we believe education doesn’t end at graduation. Our Career, Employability & Alumni team connects students with employers, prepares them for the world of work, and keeps our graduates part of a lifelong community across our 9 campuses.
We’re looking for an energetic, people-focused Career, Employability & Alumni Executive to help us build a vibrant ecosystem of student life, career growth and alumni engagement.
What you’ll do
Shape careers
- Deliver one-to-one career guidance and coaching sessions to students and graduates.
- Help them build standout CVs, LinkedIn profiles and cover letters, and prepare for interviews.
- Run career workshops and seminars in partnership with our academic schools.
- Keep students informed about labour market trends and the skills employers value most.
Connect students with employers
- Build and nurture relationships with companies, organisations and industry partners.
- Source and promote job and internship opportunities.
- Coordinate placement programmes such as internships and Work Study.
- Organise Career Days, guest lectures, employability projects and job shadowing.
Grow our alumni community
- Keep our alumni network engaged and connected.
- Organise networking events and mentoring programmes with graduates.
- Create content for the Alumni Newsletter and our alumni platforms.
Bring campus life to life
- Plan and deliver student life activities, social events and celebrations.
- Support clubs, societies, competitions and leadership initiatives.
- Work with student groups and help them connect with wider student communities, such as CIEE.
Keep things running smoothly
- Manage the department’s platforms, including MitropolitikoCareers, Career Portal and Alumni Classter, and keep databases up to date.
- Track and report on KPIs such as participation, placements and partnerships.
- Work with the team to apply consistent best practices across all campuses.
Requirements
What you’ll bring
- A degree in Business Administration, Psychology, Educational Counselling, Marketing or a related field.
- Experience in career services, counselling, recruitment, HR or student support.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Very good command of English.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Creativity and a flair for engaging content, such as newsletters and campaigns.
- Genuine enthusiasm for working with students and graduates from diverse backgrounds.
It’s a plus if you have
- A Master’s degree in HR, Career Development, Counselling, Education or a related field.
- Experience in a university or educational organisation.
- Familiarity with CRM tools, career platforms or alumni systems.
Benefits
What we offer
- Competitive compensation package based on qualifications and experience.
- Medical Care Plan.
- Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.
- Exposure to strategic business projects and cross-functional initiatives.
- A collaborative, dynamic, and highly professional working environment with modern facilities.
- The opportunity to contribute to the transformation of largest educational group in Greece.
All candidacies will be treated with confidentiality and professionalism.
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