Join the School of Education Career Center! We are a student-centered team who works with undergraduate and graduate students in majors spanning the arts, education, and health. We aim to support all School of Education students as they develop skills to successfully launch and exceed their career aspirations. To achieve this, we educate students across the career development process through 1-1 career advising and career education programs.
The focus of this Career Development Manager position will be with our students in the health-related undergraduate and graduate majors, while maintaining working knowledge of our arts and education areas. This position will also manage the curriculum and instruction of career-related courses taught both in-person and asynchronously. The career education work stream will continue to evolve as we integrate career tools, resources, and experiences into the student learning experience.
The Career Center is a part of a larger student services unit working collaboratively to meet the needs of all students. We are seeking colleagues who share our commitment for serving underrepresented students and are excited about serving students with a wide range of life experiences, identities, and professional interests. We are actively seeking to diversify our Career Center team so that we may best serve our full student body.
Responsibilities:
Coordinates and delivers career development programming, resource materials, and/or advising to students and alumni. Educates students, alumni, and other stakeholders about career development and opportunities and maintains relationships to aid in effective career planning. Supervises unit staff and/or has significant program management authority/responsibility, and strives to create a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
30% 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
30% Develops and delivers career development programming and resource materials across various mediums to provide education to students
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 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
25% Supervises unit staff and/or plans, organizes, allocates resources, assesses performance, and leads the operational activities for a significant portion of the unit's career services portfolio
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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.
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Education:
Required Bachelor's Degree
Qualifications:
Required: -Experience developing relationships and maintaining collaborative partnerships -Professional experience in a career services, talent acquisition, advising or mentoring related role -Experience with programmatic or curriculum design and/or instruction -Experience assisting individuals as they navigate their career development
Preferred: -Working knowledge of careers in the health, fitness, and wellness fields -Advances diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace -Experience managing projects, programs, and/or events -Demonstrated ability to clearly give and receive information through various mediums (email, presentations, proposals, etc) to/from diverse audiences -Experience collaborating across a diverse set of stakeholders to achieve a common goal
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Up to one day of remote work per week may be permitted.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $62,000 ANNUAL (12 months) Depending on Qualifications
How to Apply:
Apply through the jobs.wisc.edu jobs portal and provide resume, cover letter, and 3 professional references.
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