Career Development Specialist

Job Profile:

Student Support Specialist 3

Job Family:

Student Support Services

Time Type:

Full time

Max Pay – Depends on experience:

$60,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary:
Provides advice and guidance to students in specialized area(s) of academic, professional, and personal support services to overcome academic and non-academic barriers and enhance their skills to increase persistence and graduation rates.

Job Description:

Position Salary Range: $54,600 - $60,000 per year; DOE

The College of Global Futures (CGF) seeks a Career Development Specialist, dedicated to providing career development and advising services to its undergraduate and graduate students and alumni. This position will also have an additional focus on conducting job market and career related research for new programs and will provide dedicated career development support for future students and alumni. The specialist will guide students and alumni into internships and permanent employment opportunities by securing and maintaining recruiting relationships through direct contact and on-site visits with local, regional, and national business communities. The college’s home campus is the Tempe campus, but currently has students at the Tempe, Polytechnic, and Online campuses. There is an opportunity for a hybrid schedule with some remote work, but the specialist will need to be in the office the majority of the work week.

Essential Duties:

• Provides supportive and timely in-person, phone, virtual via Zoom, and email internship, career development, and employment advising to students and alumni.
• Assists students with internship and job search strategies, interviewing techniques and salary negotiation strategy. Provides guidance and critiques on resume, cover letters, LinkedIn, and Handshake profiles.
• Establishes meaningful, structured internship opportunities for students with government, business, and non-profit organizations and monitors and provides guidance on internship compliance with department, university, and external policies and procedures.
• Sources local, national, and international internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students (including online students).
• Develops and implements marketing strategies to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external organizations and businesses.
• Promotes and facilitates on-campus recruiting and job posting services.
• Supports students and internship providers with completion of necessary internship paperwork and provides overrides for enrollment into internship courses.
• Coordinates LinkedIn groups, discussions, and job postings.
• Shares relevant professional development events and opportunities with students and alumni through various communication channels.
• Teaches CGF 484 Internship (at least two sections/year).
• Works with student services team to organize and offer seminars, workshops, panels, and guest speakers, career fairs, and other networking and professional development opportunities.
• Researches and tracks trends and prepares and presents information for different audiences, including employers, parents/families, prospective and current students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
• Uses Salesforce tools to track, respond to, and follow-up on inquiries and for relationship management.
• Coordinates as necessary with ASU Career and Professional Development Services and other ASU career services units.
• Serves as a liaison between the College of Global Futures and the business community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working in a higher education environment.
• Experience with advising, counseling, guiding, and coaching students and/or alumni.
• Knowledge of career development theory and the application of theory to practice with individuals and groups.
• Knowledge of conservation, sustainability, innovation, biomimicry, and complexity career and occupational resources, trends, and opportunities; career assessments and online career resources.
• Experience designing effective presentation materials and giving oral presentations in group settings.
• Experience working with appointment scheduling software.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Evidence of effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in using time management, project management, and organizational skills.
• Experience using various types of systems and software (e.g., scheduling, student communication, document management, Google tools, and Microsoft Office).

Working Environment:

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of remaining in a stationary position, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse. 
• Frequently required to remain in a stationary position and move throughout shift. 
• Ability to regularly change priorities to accomplish tasks with frequent interruptions.  
• Work both independently and within a complex structured team.
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions. 
• Ability to rapidly learn, adapt and effectively utilize new technology, practices, policies and methods.
• Equipment used: Computer (monitor, keyboard and mouse), printer and copier.
• Visual acuity and manual dexterity associated with daily use of desktop computer.
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential duties.
• Expected to be responsive to customers, engaged in work production, resourceful, flexible, and respectful of others.

Department Statement:

The ASU College of Global Futures is an integral unit within the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, an innovative enterprise designed to radically enhance the university’s impact in creating a thriving future for humanity and planet Earth. The College currently contains four schools: the School of Sustainability, the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, the School of Ocean Futures, and the School of Complex Adaptive Systems.

As defined in its design aspirations, ASU has a deep commitment to use-inspired, public-serving work in both the local and global contexts. This commitment is further articulated in ASU’s Charter, declaring the university’s enduring commitment to the communities in which it is embedded.

Driving Requirement:

Driving is not required for this position.

Location:

Campus: Tempe

Funding:

No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:

https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$12827.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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Background Check Statement:

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Fingerprint Check Statement:

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