About the Role
As a Working Student within Career Services, you will support the day-to-day delivery of career services, student engagement activities, events, and employability initiatives at BSBI. This is a hands-on role for someone organised, proactive, and comfortable managing different tasks and priorities, working closely with Careers Advisors and often being a first point of contact for students.
Responsibilities
- Act as a first point of contact for Career Services, helping students and recent graduates understand available services, resources, and support.
- Manage the Careers shared mailbox, responding to general student inquiries, directing queries, and following up as needed.
- Utilize Microsoft Planner for task management, tracking deadlines, updating status, and ensuring timely completion of assigned activities.
- Act as an ambassador for JobTeaser, assisting students in understanding the platform and encouraging engagement with career opportunities, resources, and events.
- Support the preparation, coordination, and delivery of career workshops, webinars, and other employability initiatives, including participant communication, materials, attendance, and session support.
- Assist with the organisation and delivery of employer events, career fairs, company visits, and networking activities at the Berlin campus.
- Help create and distribute student-facing communications and promotional materials for career programmes, workshops, events, and opportunities.
- Support Career Services with student engagement and programme administration, including registrations, attendance records, feedback, and basic reporting.
- Collaborate with colleagues across Campus Management, Marketing, Student Life, and other BSBI teams to support Careers initiatives.
- Provide general administrative and operational support to the Careers Advisors and contribute to other Career Services projects as required.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled as a BA or MA-level student at BSBI.
- Excellent command of English (C2 level or equivalent), with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisation and task-management skills, with the ability to manage several responsibilities and deadlines simultaneously.
- Previous experience using task-management or collaboration tools such as Microsoft Planner.
- Comfortable working with Microsoft 365, particularly Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- A genuine interest in careers, employability, and professional development, with an understanding of skills employers seek in students and graduates.
- Strong intercultural communication skills and confidence working with students from diverse backgrounds.
- Empathy and the ability to communicate with students in an impartial, professional, and supportive manner.
- A proactive mindset, comfortable taking ownership of assigned tasks, asking questions when needed, and following through to completion.
- Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with student communications, registrations, data, and administrative processes.
- Reliable, punctual, and accountable, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Skills
- Task management
- Microsoft Planner
- Microsoft 365
- Outlook
- Teams
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Intercultural communication
- Professional communication
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Student engagement
- Event coordination
- Project management
Location
- Berlin campus
Work Type
- Working Student
Experience Level
- Student
Education Level
- BA-level student
- MA-level student
Benefits
- Practical experience in Career Services, student engagement, event coordination, project and task management, professional communication, and stakeholder collaboration within an international higher-education environment.
- Direct work with Career Services professionals.
- Hands-on exposure to programmes, platforms, and activities supporting students' transition from university to the professional world.
- Support in achieving professional goals and development.
- Opportunities for career growth, including leadership roles.
- Extensive training to equip with necessary knowledge and skills.
- Work in a young, dynamic, and positive culture that fosters collaboration.
- Be at the forefront of an exciting educational opportunity.
About the Company
- BSBI is part of GUS Germany GmbH (GGG), a dynamic network of higher education institutions with over 18,000 students across Germany, Europe, and beyond.
- Prepares students for impactful global careers by providing accessible and quality education to cultivate future industry leaders.
- Focuses on enterprise, leadership, and success, empowering students with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Fosters an inclusive, innovative, and supportive learning environment.
- Mission is to shape the future by nurturing exceptional talent and driving positive change in the competitive international business world.
- Offers an international environment with a multicultural audience and meaningful social impact.
