Integrated Advisor

Research Foundation of The City University of New York•New York, NY

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of Careers & Industry Partnerships (OCIP) at the City University of New York seeks Academic Career Advisors to create career pathways and expand employment opportunities for students in New York’s emerging industries. You will work with Industry Specialists to support a cohort of undergraduate students, connecting them with relevant internship or full-time opportunities in a selected industry. This position is grant-funded and is currently funded through June 30, 2027. Subject to satisfactory performance, continued programmatic need, departmental priorities, and available funding, the appointment may be extended into the following fiscal year. Reporting to the Program Director, the Integrated Advisor will be part of the Human Biology Program at Hunter College. The Human Biology Program is a fast-growing interdisciplinary undergraduate major with >2,000 students that are interested in employment in the healthcare sector. The work location is the 68th Street Campus at Hunter College, and the expectation is to be on-site four days per week and remote one day per week.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree is required.
Motivated, flexible and resourceful people who can gain the confidence of others in an advising environment and execute successful programs.
Coursework or training related to adult development, including career development
Academic or career advising and/or coaching
Providing job-related services and adult basic skills training
Understanding of academic programs, majors, and methods to assure students’ successful progress
Understanding the needs and practices of employers in recruitment and selection
Comfort with technology to track programs and projects

Responsibilities

Provide both group and 1:1 activity designed to help students identify career goals, academic courses, and goal-oriented career opportunities
Develop your cohort’s identity as a peer network
Help students plan for internships and other opportunities to build their experience in and exposure to workplaces
Assess students’ professional abilities and development at several points throughout the cohort
Participate in CUNY-wide professional development and mentoring
Collaborate between academic/career advisors and academic departments on insights from employers that might influence curricula and individual student progress
Identify barriers to student success within areas of study related to career goals
Share information on student needs and connect them to supportive services and campus resources
Expand student exposure to careers and the courses needed to prepare for them
Coordinate programs to enhance job-seeking skills
Create plans for your cohort’s structure of programs, assessments, advising and referral activities
Track progress, challenges and outcomes using state-of-the-art technology to measure success and make adjustments in real-time
Other duties as assigned.