Trainee for Career Services

The University of Helsinki International trainee programme is open to all international students enrolled in a University of Helsinki master’s programme.  

We are looking for a trainee for Career Services.

The trainee will be working as a member of the guidance team and SIMHE (Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education) in Career Services. We help our students and SIMHE customers in finding their career paths e.g. by offering individual counselling, organizing workshops and events and developing digital self-study material for individual career planning.

As a trainee your main tasks include e.g.:
-    developing our self-study materials
-    planning and conducting group interviews for SIMHE research
-    helping to prepare the upcoming season of our group mentoring programme

Additionally as a trainee you will have the possibility to:

- help with our new webinar series
- market and organize Career Services / SIMHE events
- enhance your skills required to work in a multicultural team - take part in team and network meetings
- participate in other team tasks and projects according to your interest
- practise Finnish

We expect you to have either good communication skills or the willingness to develop them, and that you are interested in learning about and working with other working life skills, mentoring, and intercultural work. We value analytical thinking skills and the ability to work both independently as well as in a team, having a proactive approach and taking initiative.

Why work for us?

We offer an encouraging and positive work environment. The traineeship gives you an opportunity to learn about the various activities of the Career Services unit. You don’t need skills in Finnish, but you are welcome to practice your language skills with us.

The duration of a traineeship is 1 September to 31 December 2024 (four months) of part-time (50%) work, leaving time for studies as well. The salary of a trainee is €700 per month for a part-time (50%) trainee.

For more information about this traineeship position, please contact Career Counselling Specialist Salla Wilén, phone +358 50 415 1649 during the following times: 11.4. between 14-16, 15.4. between 9-11.

Read more what the traineeship programme offers for your support on the programme website .

Ready to apply?

You are eligible to apply if you are an international student enrolled in a University of Helsinki master programme. Please submit your application through the University’s recruitment system by 29 April 2024. You will be asked to register into the system before you get to apply. Please use any other than your helsinki.fi account to register. You will receive a message from the recruitment system once your application has been registered. In need of assistance, please contact: [email protected].

The University of Helsinki welcomes applicants of any gender, linguistic and cultural background, or minority group.

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Teaching and Learning Services of the University of Helsinki provides supports for students and degree programmes. Together with teachers, we create a well-functioning learning environment for our students. We are a unit of roughly 350 professionals in several separate service entities. We are responsible for the University’s educational planning, student and career guidance, educational technology, admissions services, mobility services for students and staff, the Student Register, counselling psychologist services, academic administration and support for Swedish-language education. In addition, we are involved in preparing and coordinating strategic decision-making related to university education.

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