Lead Career Consultant

University of Arkansas • Fayetteville, AR

1d • $65,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Career Consultant in Walton Career Connections provides guidance, coaching, programming, and education to Walton students through consulting, collaboration with employers, and identification of industry trends. This role will manage a portfolio of undergraduate and graduate students, collaborating with the Career Connections team and academic departments on programming and tracking outcomes. Additionally, the Lead Career Consultant will supervise the other Career Consultants on the team, supporting their development, setting strategy, ensuring quality and consistency of services, and helping balance team workload and priorities. Must be able to provide in-person support of programming/events during office hours, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, and occasional evenings and weekends, less than 10 evenings or weekends a semester. Regular, non-disruptive, and in-person, reliable attendance is an essential job duty, as well as the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others. This position will require office hours of 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday, with in-person support of programming/events during office hours and occasionally nights and weekends.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, human resources, or related field from an accredited institution of higher education
• At least five years of professional work experience that includes recruiting or career development for corporate functions (such as finance, accounting, marketing, sales, operations, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), etc.) or relevant recruiting experience for corporate clients in related functional areas
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge and understanding in career fields within business education (specifically within Accounting and Finance; Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain Management and CPG; Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship; Economics and Information Systems; and MBA and Specialty Master’s Programs)
• Experience with resume writing, interviewing and job search skills
• Proficient with web-based resources, spreadsheet and presentation software required (MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel)
• Must be able to provide in-person support of programming/events during office hours, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, and occasional evenings and weekends, less than 10 evenings or weekends a semester

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in business, marketing, human resources or related field from an accredited institution of higher education
• Demonstrated knowledge of job search and process management
• Experience with pivot tables in Excel for data analysis
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems, Learning Management Systems (e.g., Canvas) and/or Career Services platforms (e.g., Handshake, VMock, etc.)
• Experience working with students in a higher education environment

Responsibilities

• Guidance, coaching, programming, and education to Walton students
• Consulting
• Collaboration with employers
• Identification of industry trends
• Manage a portfolio of undergraduate and graduate students
• Collaborating with the Career Connections team and academic departments on programming and tracking outcomes
• Supervise the other Career Consultants on the team, supporting their development, setting strategy, ensuring quality and consistency of services, and helping balance team workload and priorities
• Provide in-person support of programming/events during office hours, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, and occasional evenings and weekends, less than 10 evenings or weekends a semester
• Create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

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