Career Coach

The Wisconsin School of Business Undergraduate Program is looking for a career coach who wants to help our amazing students realize their career goals. Be part of a dynamic career engagement team that is at the forefront of delivering our Career Forward program. Career Forward is an innovative whole-school approach that at its heart is about increasing access and making transparent the career pathways that lead all student to satisfying and rewarding first careers in business. We are seeking a career coach to support our business students in career exploration, career development, recruiting preparation, and preparing to be successful in the workplace. Our program is growing and we are looking for someone who wants to move our business school forward together.

Responsibilities include:
- Provide 1:1 student career coaching through scheduled appointments and drop-in office hours.
- Serve as an assigned advisor for 3 to 4 majors, while maintaining an understanding of career pathways across business majors. Collaborate with Employer Engagement Team and Pathway Consultants to design and develop industry-focused resources and programs.
- Coordinate and deliver career development programming, and/or resource materials to business students and alumni.
- Support students from all backgrounds throughout the career development process (exploration, preparation, recruiting success) through dedicated advising and programming.
- Strive to create a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive environment for both students and fellow staff.
- Contribute to 1-3 strategic projects or initiatives supporting the goals of the Career Engagement Team, Undergraduate Program, or campus per year.

• 70% Educates or advises students and recent alumni individually or in groups through various mediums about career exploration, self-assessment, skills, materials development, and career decisions
• 10% Develops and delivers career development programming and resource materials across various mediums to provide education to students
• 5% Responds to questions and provides information regarding student services, policies, procedures, and employment preparation
• 10% May identify and maintain a professional network of employers or other stakeholders to facilitate career exploration and employment opportunities for students
• 5% Participates in the campus-wide career services community, providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college/unit

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Required:
- 1 - 2 years experience in higher education setting or business. Experience can include work in an advising/mentor capacity, delivering programming, or business industry experience.

Preferred:
- Knowledge of or experience with business.
- Experience with advising students or providing mentorship.
- Experience designing and delivering career development programming, workshops, or presentations of a similar nature.
- Commitment to creating an environment in which the value of each person's identity, culture, background, experience, status, and abilities are recognized, supported, and respected.
- A strong desire to build relationships with students, colleagues and campus partners from other schools/colleges.
- Excellent accuracy, attention to detail, organizational, and self-management skills while working in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, flexibility and ability to provide excellent customer service to clients.

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $53,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter along with a comprehensive resume.

Our search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. We will notify all applicants once the search is completed and we have selected a top candidate. As applicants move on to next steps in the process, they will be asked to provide names and contact information (e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address) of at least three references.

Rima Okbazghi
okbazghi@wisc.edu
608-262-2810
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Career Development Coordinator(AE032)

A12-WISCONSIN SCH OF BUSINESS/UNDERGRADUATE PROG OFFICE

Academic Staff-Renewable

311085-AS