Assistant Director, Career Consultant- Career Services

Assistant Director, Career Consultant- Career Services

Salary : Commensurate with experience

Benefits : Generousbenefits include paid time off including holidays and vacation, retirementmatch, and tuition remission for employee and dependents. Details at www.duq.edu / benefits

Location : Career Services

Position Status : Full-time

Hours : Varied

Position Number : 243406 / 10-1032

FLSA Status : Exempt

POSITIONSUMMARY :

The Assistant Director / CareerConsultant provides guidance and coaching to undergraduate, graduate studentsand alumni relevant to their search for career, internship, and professionalopportunities. The Career Consultantserves as a liaison to select academic and administrative departmentscollaborating with faculty and staff to provide career-related programs,activities, presentations and resources to meet students' career developmentneeds. This position conducts outreach and communication to students toincrease student participation and engagement in career-related services andprograms. The Career Consultant assists with outreach to employers inindustries related to liaison assignments to increase participation inrecruiting activities at Duquesne. Theposition requires a high-level of interaction with staff, students, andemployers, which requires the exercise of considerable initiative andindependent judgement.

DUTIESAND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Counsels undergraduate, graduate students and alumnirelevant to their selection of a career and all aspects of the job-searchprocess for assigned academic and administrative departments. Administers andinterprets relevant career assessments.

Serves as a liaison toassigned academic and administrative departments maintaining relationships,communications, providing resources and coordinating relevant career-relatedprograms and events for faculty, staff and students. Represent the CareerCenter as requested at events and programs sponsored by liaison departments.

Coordinatescareer and job-search programs and events for students and alumni.

Plans andcoordinates outreach and communication to students and alumni generally and inassigned liaison areas specifically to increase participation in career-relatedservices and programs.

Develops and conducts presentations for classes andstudent organizations on career-related and job-search topics.

Contributes career-related content to a variety of the department'scommunication channels and publications including career guides, career tipsseries, newsletters, emails, social media channels and the department reports.

Establishes and maintains effective working relationshipswith potential and current employers and supports recruiting activities of thedepartment.

Assists with the organization and execution of on-campusand consortia career fairs and networking events.

Utilizes the career management system, Handshake, tomaintain employer and student activity records, manage career and employerevents, and coordinate communications to employers and students utilizing thehandshake system.

Serves as thechairperson of a Career Development functional area team, leading thecoordination and supporting the implementation of the department'sadministrative functions in assigned areas such as marketing and communication,career education and programs, or career information and resources; Serves as amember and supports the initiatives of other department teams and committees asassigned.

Participates in orientation and training for the department's interns andstudent workers. Identifies projects and assignments for interns and studentworkers coordinating with the department's intern supervisors.

This position requires travel.

Performsother duties and projects as assigned by the Director of Career Development.

REQUIREMENTS :

Minimum qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, communication, psychology,education, social sciences or related field from an accredited institution and 1-3years of work- related experience.

Current valid PADriver's license in good standing.

Preferred qualifications :

Master's degree in business, human resources, counseling or highereducation administration from an accredited institution.

3 - 5 years of progressively responsible and relevantwork experience is preferred. Priorexperience in career development / services in a higher education setting ispreferred.

Career Assessment Certifications (Strong Interest Inventory, MBTI) within a year preferred.

Career-related or Counseling Certifications (LPC, NCC, Career Coaching certification) preferred.

Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination ofexperience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilitiesrequired to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is notlimited to, the following :

Knowledge of University policies andprocedures.

Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Officesoftware including Microsoft Word, Publisher, Excel, and PowerPoint; abilityand willingness to learn and develop new computer skills and other informationtechnology applications as needed.

Thorough knowledge of studentdevelopment and career development theory including career assessmentinstruments, and counseling / coaching techniques.

General understanding of job-market andindustry trends in a wide-variety of career fields including Business, LiberalArts, Sciences, Health Care, Education and Music. Thorough understanding ofjob-market and industry trends in career fields related to majors in assignedacademic schools.

Ability to work independently andcollaboratively demonstrating initiative in setting and reaching goals.

Ability to communicate effectively, bothorally and in writing; strong English grammar skills.

Strong public speaking skills andability to plan and deliver effective presentations on career-related topics.

Strong organizational and attention todetail skills.

Strong customer-service orientation andprofessional demeanor

Ability to plan and implement events andprograms according to established timelines and deadlines

Ability to be flexible and to handlemultiple tasks and priorities simultaneously

Strong interpersonal communicationskills needed to establish and maintain effective working relationships withthe University Community and external clients

Ability to prepare reports and tomaintain complex records and data

Ability to handle confidential orsensitive information appropriately and exercise professional judgment

Ability to work varied hours includingevenings and weekends when needed

Sensitivity to the need of eachindividual to be treated with dignity and respect as it relates to diversity ingeneral and the Mission of the University specifically.

Commitment to theUniversity's values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of theimportance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent withthe University's Mission. Demonstratedexperience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the Universitycommunity (students, faculty, staff and others).

Ability toestablish and maintain effective working relationships with the UniversityCommunity.

Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the Universityand to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. Themission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit ofservice, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and anecumenical campus community.

APPLICATIONINSTRUCTIONS :

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact informationfor three professional references.

Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit, Duquesne University valuesequality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer. Weaspire to attract and sustain a diverse faculty and staff that reflectscontemporary society, serves our academic goals and enriches our campuscommunity. We particularly encourage applications from members ofunderrepresented groups and support dual-career couples through our chartermembership in thisregion's HERC (http : / / www.hercjobs.org / oh-western-pa-wv / ).

We invite applicants for this position to learn more about our university andits Spiritan heritage byvisiting http : / / www.duq.edu / about / mission-and-identity / mission-statement.Those invited to campus for an interview may be asked about ways in which theysee their talents contributing to the continued growth of our community andfurthering its mission.

Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community,the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic inmission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity,Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution andas an employer.