Social Science Career Advisor

Macalester College • Saint Paul, MN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Social Science Career Advisor builds and delivers career development programming for Macalester students and alumni, with a focus on specialized support for the Social Science division. The role provides individual career counseling and advising to Social Science students and alumni, develops relationships with faculty and staff in those departments, and oversees the hiring and development of Undergraduate Career Fellows.

The position is 1.0 FTE and offers the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule, with up to two remote days per week. Approximate working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Macalester Career Exploration offers programs, services, and appointments in its office in Kagin Commons, Olin-Rice, and across campus, with specialized advising for students in fine arts and humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, and social sciences.

The role develops career programming and outreach, provides career advising, supervises undergraduate fellows, and contributes to departmental and college activities. A bachelor's degree in a related field and 1–3 years of experience advising or supporting students are required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 1–3 years of experience advising or supporting students.
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build and sustain key relationships with students, faculty, staff, and external constituents.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the career advising team to build and deliver career development programming for Macalester students.
• Build relationships with Social Science faculty and staff and collaborate on integrating career development into students’ experiences inside and outside the classroom.
• Develop career development content for all phases of the career development process.
• Lead outreach for the Social Science division and collaborate with the Director, Career Exploration, on the overall student engagement plan.
• Work with employer relations and alumni engagement to understand career pathways and communities relevant to the division, and to involve employers, alumni, and parents in career development.
• Leverage Macalester’s location for student career exploration and development and partner with employer relations to develop national MacExplore trips.
• Evaluate career programs and contribute to departmental evaluation and assessment efforts.
• Work with the Internship Program to support internships for academic credit, the Macalester Summer Internship Grant, and work-based experiential learning opportunities.
• Serve as the primary career advisor for students and alumni in the Social Science division.
• Advise on career and graduate school exploration, job and internship search strategies, resumes and cover letters, networking, informational interviews, interviews, and job offer assessment.
• Administer and interpret career assessment tools.
• Coordinate annual hiring of Divisional Undergraduate Fellows and support hiring additional Career Exploration Fellows in specialty areas.
• Train undergraduate fellows in resume and cover letter review and collaborate with the team on fellow support for programming and events.
• Provide ongoing individual or cohort support to Fellows.
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned, participate in department and college activities, support shared goals and initiatives, and provide backup support to team members.
• Represent Career Exploration at campus and community functions and participate in relevant associations and consortia.

Benefits

• 10% employer contributions to the retirement plan.
• Vacation and sick time, plus 10 holidays.
• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Employer contribution to a Health Savings Account.
• Tuition assistance covering 75%–90% of eligible tuition for employee dependents at select institutions.
• Free primary care for most services through Nice Healthcare when enrolled in a Macalester health plan.
• Access to the athletics fitness facility, wellness coaching, and activities.

What This Job Offers

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