Head of Career Services, MBA programmes

Copenhagen Business School is looking for a Head of Career Services to join a diverse and international team of 16 fulltime individuals and 5 student helpers. The Head of Career Services will report to the MBA Director and will be heading the Career Services team of currently 2 employees working with the Head of Career Services.

The Head of Career Services’ main responsibilities will be:

• To boost the employability rate of the MBA students
• To manage the Career Services area and the activities related to the area
• To help provide guidance to students and manage activities that prepare and help them in their job search
• To engage with a network of stakeholders, search agents and internal relations to support the career function
• To help establish contact and relations with a number of companies who would recruit the MBA students
• To further develop the strategy for the area
• To work closely together with the admissions teams and marketing team to support the recruitment of the right profiles to our MBA programme

The ideal candidate will have the following qualities:

• Understanding of the job market in Denmark and in major international recruiting markets
• Experience from a similar position, but not necessarily as the head of the area
• Leadership qualities that include some experiences with managing network-based activities
• Masters Level Education (MBA would be considered an advantage, but not a necessity)
• Project and Proces Management
• Coaching skills
• Relationship building skills

The MBA programmes

CBS offers 3 MBA programmes which all have a class size of approximately 45 students. The fulltime MBA is a 1-year programme and a class typically have 95% international students with an average age of 30. Between 50% and 80% of the students will secure a job in Denmark after their MBA. The Executive MBA students have an average age of 39 and approximately 30% of a class are international students. The BLUE MBA is the Executive MBA specialized in Shipping and Logistics and approximately 60% of a class are international students.

About CBS

CBS is one of the leading business schools in the world and the largest in Northern Europe with more than 20.000 students. It is among the best providers of international MBA programmes and both the MBA and Executive MBA are ranked at the Financial Times top-100. CBS is one of the few business universities to hold the Triple Crown of accreditations, underlining commitment to high-quality education and signaling international recognition.

CBS campuses are architecturally beautiful buildings close to the center of Copenhagen, one of the world’s most exciting cities known for its striking spires, cutting-edge design and cycle-friendly streets. The MBA campus is located just next to Frederiksberg’s Have, one of the most beautiful gardens in Copenhagen. The airport can be reached in 20 minutes by metro located at the campus.

Salary and employment

Employment and salary will be in accordance with the current agreement made by the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations with regulation and salary dependent on qualifications and experience. It is possible to negotiate personal allowances upon employment. The position is 37 hours a week. 

Starting date: As soon as possible

Further information

If you want to know more about the job, please contact Poul Hedegaard, Director of the MBA programmes on +45 4185 2071, e-mail: [email protected]

Application deadline

The application deadline is 21 September 2021.

Closing date: 21 September 2021.

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With some 20.422 full and part-time students, 644 full-time faculty members, 192 PhD and 724 administrative staff CBS is a unique business-oriented university with a full portfolio of Bachelor, Masters, MBA/EMBA, PhD and Executive programmes delivered in English and Danish. Our academic staff includes internationally-recognised experts in classical business disciplines as well as in philosophy, history, psychology, sociology, law, political science, information systems and culture.

The University welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background.