Career Advisor, Career and Professional Development

Career Advisor

The Career Advisors provides direct comprehensive career services for undergraduate students and first-year alumni. The Career Advisor is the primary liaison to the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM) and the Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science (ECS) with a primary responsibility to NSM. The Career Advisor conducts regular outreach to their respective faculty and staff and acts as the CPD representative in meetings with college partners.

The Career Advisors will partner closely with the Associate Director of CPD to develop and implement career programming and events, including new initiatives, to grow the engagement of students in their corresponding areas, as related to the mission of DU IMPACT 2025. As an outward-facing role, this position will also include presenting career education concepts in classes, for student organizations and other similar requests from units across campus.

The Career Advisor will demonstrate advocacy of the values of inclusion in their work including in student professional development and employer relationship management. This position reports to the Associate Director, Career & Professional Development.

Essential Functions

• Provide comprehensive career development to individuals and groups of undergraduate students and recent alumni in majors within STEM
• Serve as a Career Advisor Liaison to the 1
  
  GenU program; provide presentations and events to support students in the program.
• Deliver 1:1 career advising through in-person, phone and virtual appointments including resume/CV/cover letter reviews, internship/job search strategy, informational interviews & networking guidance, career exploration, interview practice and coaching, and salary/offer negotiation assistance.
• Practice a market-based approach in career planning and advising students and understand the degrees and programs offered in respective areas.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with appropriate student populations.
• Accurately track student interactions and engagements in PCO (CPD's career management system).
• Utilize engagement data in Tableau to develop reports for department leadership and organize a strategy for increasing engagement for their student population.

Program & Event Development

• Develop and implement tailored career education/class presentations, career programs and events (i.e. alumni networking events, panels, etc.) for assigned student population.
• Develop virtual and online engagement opportunities such as career education videos and webinars engaging students and alumni in conversation and networking.
• Collaborate with Alumni Engagement to develop relationships and connect alumni to students. Encourage the hiring of DU students and engage alumni for programs, events and activities on campus (such as networking and panels).
• Work with the Employer Connections team to identify potential employers for programs and events. Encourage the hiring of DU students and alumni and engage employers for programs, events and activities on campus (such as networking and panels).
• Work with Advancement Marketing & Communications to create and disseminate marketing materials, promote events to relevant campus partners and departmental marketing and communications staff.
• Create and track events in PCO.
• May have the opportunity to teach career courses offered to all undergraduate students.

Career Development Collaboration

• Establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with appropriate college faculty, staff and administration.
• Serve as an active and collaborative partner to all central and unit-based Advancement and Career & Professional Development functions and other campus colleagues, to foster strategic, effective, and collaborative career and professional development practices.
• Model "One DU" leadership.

Special Projects

• Act as a mentor to the Peer Advisors as part of the Peer Advisor Program and graduate student employees who serve the STEM students within CPD.
• Serve as a liaison to other campus partners.

University Citizenship

• Serve as an active and collaborative partner to all central and unit-based advancement functions and other campus colleagues, to foster strategic, effective, and collaborative work.
• Model "One DU" leadership.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong service orientation, excellent interpersonal and advising skills, and sensitivity to the needs of various populations.
• Knowledge of career development challenges and opportunities for undergraduate students and first-year alumni.
• Cultural competency and the ability to understand and appreciate cultural differences that affect student experience and to communicate effectively across cultures.
• Ability to identify and analyze employment trends impacting students in assigned areas. Knowledge of local, national, and international job markets.
• Ability to speak effectively and credibly to a wide range of students, alumni, faculty, staff and employers.
• Proficient in understanding the degrees and…