Academic/Career Advisor, CUNY Inclusive Economy Initiative

The Office of Careers & Industry Partnerships (OCIP) at the City University of New York seeks Academic Career Advisors to create career pathways and expand employment opportunities for students in New York’s emerging industries.

The candidate will work with Industry Specialists to support a cohort of undergraduate students majoring in Accounting, connecting them with relevant internship or full-time opportunities in a selected industry.

The Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Queens College prepares students for successful careers in accounting, auditing, taxation, and financial services. Our programs combine rigorous academic training with practical skills development, equipping graduates for both public and private sector roles. Our curriculum emphasizes both traditional accounting principles and emerging technologies, preparing students to work in various specializations including public accounting, corporate finance, forensic accounting, and governmental accounting.

Build a Community:

• Provide both group and 1:1 activity designed to help students identify career goals, academic courses, and goal-oriented career opportunities
• Develop your cohort’s identity as a peer network
• Help students plan for internships and other opportunities to build their experience in and exposure to workplaces
• Assess students’ professional abilities and development at several points throughout the cohort

Establish a Peer Network:

• Participate in CUNY-wide professional development and mentoring
• Collaborate between academic/career advisors and academic departments on insights from employers that might influence curricula and individual student progress

Create Pathways:

• Identify barriers to student success within areas of study related to career goals
• Share information on student needs and connect them to supportive services and campus resources
• Expand student exposure to careers and the courses needed to prepare for them
• Coordinate programs to enhance job-seeking skills

Portfolio Management:

• Create plans for your cohort’s structure of programs, assessments, advising and referral activities
• Track progress, challenges and outcomes using state-of-the-art technology to measure success and make adjustments in real-time

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A baccalaureate degree is required

We seek motivated, flexible and resourceful people who can gain the confidence of others in an advising environment and execute successful programs. The candidate may have skills or experience including:

• Coursework or training related to adult development, including career development
• Academic or career advising and/or coaching
• Providing job-related services and adult basic skills training
• Understanding of academic programs, majors, and methods to assure students’ successful progress
• Understanding the needs and practices of employers in recruitment and selection
• Comfort with technology to track programs and projects

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RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

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