Program Coordinator Career Development & Employer Support

Others - Germany

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Summary

The Program Coordinator Career Development & Employer Support supports Malengos university scholars in preparing for and accessing student jobs internships and early-career opportunities in Germany.

The role combines hands-on student career support with employer outreach and coordination while also assisting the Employer Engagement & Partnerships Lead where university and TVET pathways intersect.

Your role

You will be a first point of contact for scholars on career-related topics providing structured guidance practical support and job-readiness training. While your primary focus is the university program you will also support cross-program initiatives particularly where student jobs internships or employer relationships overlap with TVET placements.

This role is well-suited for someone early in their career who is highly organized detail-oriented empathetic and motivated to grow into a broader career development or employer engagement role.

Your responsibilities

1. Career Development & Student Support

- Provide individual career guidance to students supporting them in identifying and pursuing short- and long-term professional goals.

- Deliver and support job-readiness and workplace trainings such as:

Job search strategies and application writing
Interview preparation and negotiation basics
Employee rights and responsibilities
German workplace culture and expectations

- Act as first-level career contact for scholars including:

CV and cover letter checks
Assistance with job search in more challenging cases
Initial contract checks and escalation of legal questions to legal team

- Design document and continuously improve career support materials templates and guidance.

2. Employer & Opportunity Support

- Identify potential employers offering student jobs internships or entry-level roles including through desk research cold emails and cold calls.

- Support employer outreach by preparing materials tracking contacts and coordinating follow-ups.

- Assist in maintaining employer and opportunity databases.

- Support senior colleagues in employer engagement activities where university and TVET pathways intersect.

3. Cross-Functional & Program Support

- Collaborate closely with program teams and mentors to help students navigate linguistic cultural and regulatory challenges.

- Support initiatives that strengthen German language acquisition and professional communication in coordination with internal teams.

- Identify and help develop pre-arrival and early-arrival learning goals beyond language learning such as academic and career planning.

- Contribute to the development and monitoring of academic and career development plans for scholars.

- Assist with documentation tracking and reporting related to career support activities

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

- University degree vocational qualifications (e.g. administration or sales) also considered.

- German and English language skills at C1 level.

- Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a structured organized manner.

- High level of empathy and intercultural skills.

- First professional experience (e.g. internships working student roles or early-career roles) ideally in one of the following:

Career services
Education HR recruitment or project coordination
Sales and customer support

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with a distributed team.

Desirable Qualifications

- Experience working with students migrants refugees or international populations.

- First exposure to employer outreach recruitment or job placement activities.

- Familiarity with the German labor market student employment or internship regulations.

- Additional languages particularly East African languages (e.g. Swahili) are an asset.

Additional Information :

What we offer

Competitive salary commensurate with background and experience (EUR 35000 - 45000 p.a.)
Close mentorship and learning opportunities within Malengos career and employer engagement team
Opportunity to grow into increased responsibility over time
30 vacation days and regulated overtime compensation
Flexible remote work with regular team meetings in Germany/Uganda/Kenya
A 1-year contract with the possibility to turn into an unlimited work contract
Collaboration with a highly motivated international team
The opportunity to help shape a young start-up and have a positive impact on the lives of many young people and their families

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Application documents: Curriculum Vitae motivation letter

Anticipated start date: as soon as possible

Malengo is committed to diversity and we believe that our work is strengthened by our differences in background culture experience national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity race ethnicity disability and more.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time

Position SummaryThe Program Coordinator Career Development & Employer Support supports Malengos university scholars in preparing for and accessing student jobs internships and early-career opportunities in Germany.The role combines hands-on student career support with employer outreach and coordinat...