Ruth Hartman
Founder: CareerAnchor | Business Consultant | Graduate Development Lead | Career Coach | Alumni Engagement Officer
Summary
Dynamic Alumni Relations Officer with expertise in engagement strategy development. Proven track record in implementing mentorship programs and facilitating impactful coaching sessions. Skilled in operational process optimization and change leadership, empowering alumni to achieve career growth and fostering strong professional networks.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Alumni Relations Officer
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
08.2023 - Current
- Provide ongoing career and life coaching to all alumni, one-on-one and facilitated group coaching
- Host virtual and in-person professional development sessions to support ongoing career growth and development
- Manage professional networking events for alumni to strengthen engagement and create potential career opportunities
- Evaluate data on alumni engagement activities to inform future strategies for improving outreach efforts
- Cultivate relationships with high-profile alumni to secure participation in student events and initiatives, as a way to give back
- Ensure communication with alumni through targeted newsletters and social media
- Develop mentorship skills amongst tenured alumni to effectively mentor younger alumni
Career Coach
CareerAnchor (self-employed)
06.2021 - Current
- Assist coachees with identifying transferable skills and effectively leveraging them for career growth and opportunities
- Support career transitions through guidance on navigating change, setting achievable goals, and overcoming obstacles
- Facilitate group workshops on various career-related topics, to equip coachees with valuable tools for entering or changing career pathways
- Host virtual seminars on job searching techniques, interview preparation and building a personal brand
- Promote work-life balance providing tools to manage stress, set boundaries, and prioritise self-care
- Empower coachees to take ownership of their careers by creating strategies for continuous learning, skill development, and goal setting
Lead: Data and Digital Graduate Programme
Sanlam
06.2020 - Current
- Successfully implemented, and currently oversee, the coaching and mentoring processes for all graduates
- Successfully created and implemented the performance management process to monitor and evaluate graduates' work performance against set metrics
- Support the technical training delivery and ensure an optimal learning environment for graduates and experienced staff
- Co-facilitate behavioural development workshops for graduates to help them transition into the world of work
- Provide monthly 1-1 coaching to graduates (career and life coaching)
- Consult with business on graduate placement, retention and development
- Facilitate and enable change-readiness within the programme and across impacted business areas
- Collaborate with universities to promote the programme, resulting in increased quality job applications
- Successfully created and implemented a work-experience programme (third-year running) to expose students to the organisation's ways of work, culture and environment to develop a talent pipeline for the business through creating awareness of career opportunities
Education
Postgraduate Degree: Business Administration -
04.2001 -
Postgraduate Degree: Business Administration -
04.2001 -
Certified Coach - SETA Accredited
04.2001 -
Business & Systems Analysis -
04.2001 -
Skills
Graduate employer consulting
Group coaching / workshop facilitation
Alumni relations management
Designing graduate and mentorship programs
Learning and development strategy and frameworks
Engagement strategy development
Operational process implementation and optimisation
Leadership in change initiatives
Timeline
Alumni Relations Officer - Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
08.2023 - Current
Career Coach - CareerAnchor (self-employed)
06.2021 - Current
Lead: Data and Digital Graduate Programme - Sanlam
06.2020 - Current
University of Cape Town - Postgraduate Degree: Business Administration,
04.2001 -
University of Cape Town - Postgraduate Degree: Business Administration,
04.2001 -
DialogueSA - Certified Coach , SETA Accredited
04.2001 -
Stellenbosch University - Business & Systems Analysis,
04.2001 -