Rose Devaraj
Head - Careers & Employability
Subang Jaya,10
Summary
Creates & diversifies opportunities for young talents in their career development journey. Enjoys driving new initiatives, planning and engaging with ideas. Experience in working with diverse group of people in training, counseling, coaching and mentoring.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Head of Careers & Employability
Sunway University
1 2018 - Current
- Oversee overall strategies, operations for career services to over 20,000 students with staff strength of 6 individuals
- Run multiple talent development programs for different group of students including mentoring program that is now 10 years running
- Ensure processes and documentations and communication with students and faculties are aligned in ensuring over 2000 students (increasing yearly) are placed for internship
- To build and further enhance network with industries, employers and internal stakeholders
- Introduced employer engagement model that can be sustainable over time
- Ensure proper compilation of data & compliance for different external bodies and purposes which includes QS ranking and ratings
- To continuously innovate and expand career services and elevating services to ensure it remains relevant and competitive
- To advise, counsel and put in place relevant development programs to support students in their career planning continuously from day one at university.
- Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
- Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
- Held monthly meetings to create business plans and workshops to drive successful business.
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Consistently met or exceeded annual performance targets set by senior leadership.
- Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
Head of Counselling & Career Services (Manager Role)
Sunway Education Group
08.2010 - 12.2017
- Managing 2 different teams (counseling & career services) with different purpose & structure
- Oversee the setting up of new unit, Student Welfare Team from scratch
- To look into innovative and creative ways to expand services & develop students at different levels
- Provide advisory & mentoring services to staff both for personal and in relation to student well-being
- To network with both external stakeholders and internal parties in ensuring student employability measures are in place
- To design and provide direction for both counseling and career services
- To network with both external stakeholders and internal parties in ensuring student employability measures are in place, engaging with various employers & increasing opportunity for development for students - e.g
- Sunway University QS Rated 5 star for Employability
- To design new development programs for students to increase their employability when they graduate that have led them into top positions in various companies - e.g
- Top student Talent Program & Student Leaders Development Program
- Manage, mentor and develop staff using different means and striving for different objective
- To conduct training for staff and students in the areas related to self-development
- E.g
- Facilitator for Counselling Conference held in 2012 at Sunway University
HR Consultant
i-HR Consulting
04.2007 - 06.2010
- Managing HR knowledge portal and writing HR related articles for the portal
- Organizing workshops/training and breakfast talks
- Helping Companies develop their SOP's & Policies.
HR Consultant (Seconded in Pfizer)
i-HR Consulting
04.2007 - 04.2010
- Arranging training's based on individual development plans and competency model
- Encouraging and formulating various opportunities for learning - not limited to just training (e.g: e-learning, books, video based training, newsletters…etc)
- Providing support to employees and finding solutions for development
- Established framework for mentoring program
- Helped establish internal library
- Conducted training and facilitation on various program areas
- Liaise with various external training vendors
- Engage with staff at different levels and understanding needs, development areas.
Part-time Lecturer
Help University
01.2008 - 05.2009
- Lecturer for Marriage and Family Therapy Course for Masters in Counselling Program.
Counsellor
Sunway University College
04.2005 - 04.2007
- Provide individual counseling for students, staff and community (approximately 600 students)
- Provide theme-based group counseling on some of the following areas (anger-management, self-worth, EQ, interpersonal skills)
- Provide soft skills workshops/trainings in various aspects
- Writing articles for counseling newsletter
- Running counseling campaigns - campus/community wide.
Education
MA Community Counseling -
University of Northern Colorado
Colorado, USA 08.2002 - 05.2005
BA Psychology -
University of Southern Colorado
Colorado, USA 08.1998 - 05.2001
Skills
Team Player
Strong Communication Skills
Analytical Thinking
Active Listening Skills
Proven Management Skills
Certification
Certified Career Services Provider (NCDA), 08/2020, 08/2023
Extracurricular Activities
Mental Health Training Provider, Archdiocese of Mental Health, Kuala Lumpur, 08/2017, Present, Provide training in the area of family systems counseling approach to community and lay counselors. Overall support in terms of counseling related workshops.
Affiliations
NCDA
Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia
NACDA
Timeline
Head of Counselling & Career Services (Manager Role)
Sunway Education Group
08.2010 - 12.2017
Part-time Lecturer
Help University
01.2008 - 05.2009
HR Consultant (Seconded in Pfizer)
i-HR Consulting
04.2007 - 04.2010
HR Consultant
i-HR Consulting
04.2007 - 06.2010
Counsellor
Sunway University College
04.2005 - 04.2007
MA Community Counseling -
University of Northern Colorado
08.2002 - 05.2005
BA Psychology -
University of Southern Colorado
08.1998 - 05.2001
Head of Careers & Employability
Sunway University
1 2018 - Current
Certified Career Services Provider (NCDA), 08/2020, 08/2023
Certified Counselor under Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia, 11/2021, 11/2023
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