Specialist Graduate Employment – HCT Dubai

Job Description

Specialist – Graduate Employment / Alumni Affairs, Dubai – Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT)

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Institution: Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) | Position Available To: All Candidates | Posting Date: June 4, 2026 | Closing Date: July 27, 2026

Position Summary

The Specialist – Graduate Employment / Alumni Affairs is responsible for establishing and maintaining a relationship between HCT and its graduates, in order to promote employment of graduates and the engagement of alumni with HCT and its students, in coordination with Central Services.

Main Responsibilities

• Implement Alumni Affairs Central Services policies, procedures, and processes
• Promote HCT graduating students/alumni within its community through events, seminars, and publications
• Research and reach out to community organisations to identify opportunities for employment, mentoring, and sponsorship for HCT graduates
• Establish and maintain a network for local campus alumni through various on-campus and off-campus activities, e.g., reunions, invitation and engagement of alumni in events, and social media
• Contribute to the development of alumni relations programmes, in collaboration with Alumni Affairs Central Services, aiming to support the continuous personal and professional development of HCT alumni and their engagement within the community
• Support Alumni Affairs Central Services in the arrangement of alumni networking events and activities at the local community level
• Maintain an accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date local alumni database covering information such as careers, place of employment, and time spent searching for a job, and provide periodic input to Alumni Affairs Central Services for database consolidation purposes
• Educate HCT graduating students on campus about alumni benefits and engage them in alumni programmes
• Work closely with Partnerships to support building partnerships with HCT alumni, with the aim of enhancing employability of graduate students
• Identify and invite alumni to campus events, and manage their involvement in events

Requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, e.g., Communications or Public Relations
• Full English and Arabic proficiency required
• Intermediate computer literacy required, e.g., MS Office

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in Graduate Employment / Alumni Affairs or any relevant field, with a focus on work placement, communications, and/or public relations

Salary and Benefits

Salary and benefit details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

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