What are the responsibilities and job description for the Career coach position at Walden University?
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Seek out clients among our soon-to-graduate students and recent alumni to help them change the trajectories of their professional lives.
- Leverage traditional and non-traditional recruiting channels to identify prospective candidates and secure their enrollment into the career coaching program.
- Serve 15-20 clients at a time; closely work and collaborate with them to secure outstanding job opportunities. Must be willing to work flexible schedule including evenings.
Part Time - 20 hours a week.
- Source opportunities that unilaterally align with the client’s career aspirations and experience.
- Provide consult and direction on how to get in the door with organizations, secure interviews and ultimately career opportunities.
- Prepare clients for interviews, provided and coach them on interviewing best practices.
- Act as a champion and subject matter expert of the 1Up Career Coaching program, driving adoption of the program and supporting the long-term evolution of the program.
- Provide feedback and recommendations to the University on how to enhance the program for sustainable success.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Required.
- Master's Degree MBA or similar. Preferred.
- A thoughtful individual contributor who is highly collaborative and can successfully navigate a matrixed, complex organization.
- A self-motivated individual, that is metrics-driven, and brings disciplined approach to strategy execution.
- Results-driven, one will bring outstanding strategic capabilities and a strong business acumen.
- A true change agent, able to lead diverse groups in implementing new programs and ideas. One will bring the
- proven ability to work cross-functionally and lead through influence.
- Highly motivated, self-directed and will be passionate about making a measurable difference for the University and its students.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Equal Opportunity Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation
Last updated : 2024-11-20