Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Job Post – Student Advisor

Position Title: Student Advisor

Reporting to: Manager of Student Affairs

Start Date: ASAP

Position Type: Full time

Number of Hiring: 1

Post Number: SA-2022014

Position Description

The incumbent will be responsible for mentoring and advising a designated cohort of students at GTIIT. Detailed duties and responsibilities are as follows.

Duties and Responsibilities

·       Formulating and following up with annual work plan for student service;

·       Formulating, improving and implementing student-related university rules and regulations; And administering students’ appraisal.

·       Helping students develop active and positive outlooks on life and values; 

·       Receiving and answering governmental instructions and requests under normal circumstances and in emergency;

·       Leading and/or coordinating extra-curricular activities to help students build the necessary confidence in leadership and inter-personal communications;

·       Bridging the students with university, government offices and industries;

·       Helping students build the necessary confidence in career development;

·       Working with the Accommodation Office and being proactively involved in the student accommodation cultural mandate;  

·       Implementing student dormitory related rules and regulation and they may include safety and hygiene inspection, any violations of rules and regulations and dormitory evaluation;

·       Offering mentor-on-demand services to the students their studies and the services may include their studies and well-being such as their campus life and mental health;

·       Working closely with colleagues and departments on campus to take care of student crisis professionally;

·       Providing administrative supports to the student affairs;

·       Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Job Specifications

·       Work Experience: Working experiences in higher education institutions is preferred.

·       Education: Master degree from an internationally reputable university, preferably in psychology, social work, education, arts or relevant subjects.

·       Fluent in both written and spoken Chinese (Putonghua) and English.

Required Job Competencies

·       Strong sense of responsibility and initiative, and good organizational skills;

·       Good interpersonal and communication skills to work in an international, cross-cultural work environment;

·       Ability to lead a team to work on multiple tasks under pressure;

·       Strong sense of fairness and confidentiality;

·       Ability to handle emergencies and special cases;

·       Available for shift duty at nights and in holidays;

·       Chinese Communist Party membership required.

Application Information

Please send your cover letter, Chinese and English CVs to hr@gtiit.edu.cn in the format of name + position. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.