Career Development Assistant

Posting Details

Job Code/Title 81493 - H - HR Coordinator 3 Position Number HU1427 Working Title Career Development Assistant Department Human Resources Organizational Overview

At VCU, we Make it Real through learning, research, creativity, service and discovery — the hallmarks of the VCU experience. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity, VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work.

Recruitment Pool All Applicants Anticipated Hiring Range $15-$20 per hour Campus Monroe Park Campus Position Type Student Hours/Week 25-29 flexible Normal work days Monday - Friday (flexible) Normal work hours 8 AM - 5 PM (flexible) Job Category Administrative/ Secretarial/ Clerical Does this position provide patient or clinical services to the VCU Health System? No Does this position require a pre-placement medical assessment? No Is any portion of this position grant-funded? No Sensitive Position No Resource Critical No Description of the Job

Department Overview

At VCU, responding to the fast-changing environment requires organizational agility and adaptability, and the Talent Strategy team has a central role in equipping VCU employees for the future.

VCU offers learning opportunities for employees to improve current job effectiveness, to prepare for career advancement, and to enhance personal career development. To support employees in realizing their full potential, managers are expected to facilitate employees’ pursuit of career interests, adopt practices that promote career development throughout their area, and support employee participation in appropriate opportunities for learning and growth.

The career development unit is responsible for designing and implementing programs to assist employees with their development by offering development opportunities to maximize their growth and potential.

Position Overview

This position is instrumental in providing program development, administrative support, and data collection to support the university’s career development program (i.e., career communities {employee career development groups}, mentoring program, training programs, etc.).

Job functions
Mentoring
● Serve as system administrator for employee online mentoring program
●Update and/or create resources for effective mentoring program (both mentor and mentee)
●Conduct research on mentoring best practices and coordinate program evaluation efforts.
●Coordinate and facilitate educational workshops for participants.
●Communicate effectively with internal and external partners about the program.

Career Communities (Employee Career Development Groups)
●Serve as liaison with career communities for mentoring program
●Support career communities with overall programs and sustainability efforts

Data Collection
●Collect, provide data accordingly for monthly reports (i.e., mentoring programs, career community events and participants, training programs, etc.)
●Support data collection methods.
●Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

●High School diploma or GED
●Strong organizational skills
●Experience in Microsoft Office programs, Google Suite programs
●Experience in virtual communications tools – ZOOM and Google Meet
●Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU .
●A desire to foster equity and inclusion in one’s team and throughout the university.
●A commitment to VCU’s core competencies of accountability/integrity; achievement; collaboration; diversity; innovation; and excellent service

Preferred Qualifications

●Bachelor’s Degree or higher preferred.
●Experience working in Adult Learning, Human Resource Development or Employee Development
●Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required.
●Professional skills, great communication skills and leadership abilities
●Training and facilitation skills
●Self-directed, independent skills
●Ability to work independently
●Project management skills
●Time management

Job Open Date 05/14/2021 Remove from posting on or before Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants Additional Information Quick Link https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/106094 Supplemental Questions

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Optional & Required Documents
Required Documents

1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
2. Resume

Optional Documents

1. Other Document