Assistant Director Of Career Advising

Union College Career Center in Becker Hall • Schenectady, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director supports the Center’s mission to provide educational programs and services that help diverse students and alumni with career planning and professional development. Reporting to the Senior Associate Director of Career Education, the role provides individual and group career advising, develops and delivers career education programming, collaborates with campus constituents and employer relations colleagues, and supports student engagement and career curriculum administration. The position also supervises career assistants and helps colleagues as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus one to three years of direct one-to-one career advising experience, preferably in a private liberal arts higher education setting, or a combination of relevant education, training, certifications, and work experience.
• Demonstrated familiarity with internship and employment recruitment processes.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, presentation, and teamwork skills for interacting with faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and employers.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional judgment, ability to ensure strict confidentiality, and outstanding professionalism in a range of situations.
• Demonstrated ability to support, contribute to, and strengthen a vibrant, culturally diverse, and inclusive learning community.
• Willingness to give presentations occasionally during evenings and weekends and to work some holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a related discipline.
• Experience administering career-related assessments, such as MBTI or CliftonStrengths.
• Knowledge of college student development.
• Familiarity with career management platforms and educational technologies, such as Handshake, PeopleGrove, Nexus, and LinkedIn.
• Desire to attend student-related events of interest outside working hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide career advising to undergraduate students and alumni on career planning, internships, employment, and graduate school preparation.
• Provide individual and group instruction on platforms and databases used for career exploration, networking, and internship and job searches.
• Collaborate with campus community members to develop and implement career education programming.
• Work with the employer relations team to support and promote employer and alumni engagement, consortia events, career fairs, and other programming.
• Collaborate with on-campus constituents to provide career readiness and professional development opportunities for students across campus.
• Design, coordinate, and present career readiness workshops and programs for students across all four years.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of programs, resources, and technology, and report career education outcomes.
• Use Handshake and Nexus platforms for student engagement management and support content creation and management for the UReady curriculum.
• Supervise career assistants in assigned project work.
• Assist colleagues as needed.

Benefits

• Generous vacation, sick, and personal time.
• Winter recess break in addition to paid holidays, in accordance with policy.
• Medical insurance options (PPO and HDHP), dental insurance, and vision insurance.
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts.
• Free access to an on-campus fitness facility and discounts for on-campus wellness programs.
• Pre-tax and post-tax participation in a 403(b) retirement plan.
• Salary Continuation Program in the event of disability.
• Tuition Exchange.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level