Career Advisor - Career & Professional Development

University at Albany, SUNY; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 46,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

University at Albany, SUNY is seeking a Career Planning and Education professional to assist in educating students about planning and succeeding after graduation. You will create materials, deliver one-on-one coaching, and develop 24/7 website content focused on career education.

Responsibilities include advising students, supporting the Career Champions program, coordinating engagement data, and delivering career-related workshops and events across campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; experience in higher education setting preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills with students and alumni; ability to present and facilitate.
• Knowledge of career topics: resumes, interviewing, grad school applications, networking.

Responsibilities

• Advise undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni in one-on-one appointments.
• Develop resources for faculty to use in curriculum.
• Coordinate engagement data for the Career Education team.
• Develop and deliver career-related workshops and events.
• Create content for the career website (blogs, guides, videos).
• Support and promote career services to students across campus.

Skills

Career advising

Workshop facilitation

Content creation

Data coordination

Event support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in counseling, higher education, social welfare or related field

Tools

Handshake

UConnect

Microsoft Office

Job description

The University atAlbany is a Carnegie-classified Research 1 institution drivenby academic excellence, pioneering research and scientificdiscovery, and service to community. UAlbany's world-class faculty experts and approximately 17,500 students arecreating new knowledge in fields such as artificial intelligence,semiconductor engineering, atmospheric and environmental sciences,cybersecurity, public health, public administration and socialwelfare while deepening our understanding of our world throughscholarship and creative activity in the social sciences andhumanities. As one of the most diverse public research institutionsin the nation, the University is a national leader in publicengagement, educational equity and social mobility. For over 180years, UAlbany has molded bright, curious and engaged students andlaunched them toward success.

Located in Albany, New York, New York State's capital, the University is convenient to Boston, New York City, and the Adirondacks.

Job Description

The purpose of the role is to assist with the education of allstudents on what they need to plan and succeed in their chosencareer after graduation. This person will create educationmaterials and deliver them in one-on-one appointments, workshops,and events. They will also develop and maintain content for thecareer website that delivers career education materials 24/7. Theywill collaborate with all stakeholders to support integration ofcareer education materials in all areas of campus life, especiallythe classroom.

Primary Responsibilities

• Career Advising
  • Provide advice and guidance in career planning and developmentto undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni inindividual appointments.
• Career Champions program support
  • Support the Career Champions program by creating resources forfaculty to include in their curriculum.
• Data coordination
  • Coordinate the collection of engagement data for thedepartment. Collect engagement data for the Career EducationTeam.
• Develop and deliver workshops
  • Develop and conduct workshops on various career-relatedtopics.
• Content Creation
  • Develop content for the website, including blog posts, how-toguides, and educational videos.
  • Collaborate with other departments to reach more students withcareer education materials.
• Event support
  • Develop and support events to promote the services of ouroffice to current and potential students.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned

Functional and Supervisory Relationships

• Reports to Assistant Director Career Education
• Supervises the following positions: None to start
• May supervise student employees as assigned (if no directreports at time of filling position)

Job Requirements

• Superior interpersonal skills: Ability to advise students and manage emotions such as frustration and anxiety.
• Broad knowledge of career topics, including resumes, coverletters, interviewing, job searching, graduate school applications, networking, and professional etiquette. Knowledge of careerdevelopment models and theories. Ability to continuously work tokeep information current. Broad knowledge of university majors andgraduate programs. Current knowledge of employer hiringpractices.
• Relationship-building skills and ability to collaborate withdifferent types of people.
• Presentation skills. Must be able to develop and deliverengaging presentations on a wide variety of career topics.
• Knowledge of Handshake, UConnect, and other career developmentsoftware tools.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, andWord.
• Time management and project management.
• A demonstrated ability and strong desire to work with aculturally diverse clientele population.
• Demonstrated skills in effective written and oralcommunication, and organization.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changes in the workenvironment, manage competing demands, and be able to changeapproach or method to best fit the situation.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive andequitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity,equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to theirrole.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a college or University accredited bythe US Department of Education or internationally recognizedaccrediting organization.
• Experience working with students in a higher education settingor other educational, advocacy, or counseling/mentoringenvironment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of experience working in a career center advisingstudents in career topics.
• Master's degree in counseling, higher education, social welfareor related field.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel or similarproduct.
• Experience conducting interactive workshops.
• Experience with assessment in higher education.
• Experience with Handshake and EAB
• Knowledge of college student development and experienceadvising undergraduate students, graduate students, andalumni.
• Experience using social media to highlight career resources andbuilding online engagement with the student community.

Working Environment

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends for presentationsand other events.

Professional Rank and Salary Range

Career Planning andDevelopment Associate, SL2, $54,090.

Special Notes

Visa sponsorship is not available for thisposition. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in thefuture to maintain employment authorization, you do not meeteligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that UAlbanyis not an E-Verify employer.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and CampusCrime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IVinstitutions, without exception, prepare, publish, and distributean Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts:disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past threeyears; and disclosures regarding the University's current campussecurity policies. The University at Albany's Annual SecurityReport is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link http://police.albany.edu/ASR.shtml

Pursuant to New York Labor Law 194-a, the University will not seek, request, or rely upon an applicant's wage or salary history indetermining whether to interview, hire, or establish compensation for an applicant. Applicants are not required to provide wage or salary history information as a condition of employment consideration. Salary history may only be verified in the limited circumstances permitted by law.

THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER

Preference will be given to applications received by September2.