Assistant Director of Career Education & Advising

About Occidental College

Founded in 1887, Occidental is a nationally recognized, private college of the liberal arts and sciences, dedicated to providing a gifted and diverse group of students with a total educational experience of the highest quality -- one that prepares them for leadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent and pluralistic world.

What makes Occidental special? An intellectually rigorous academic environment. Small classroom settings where students collaborate with professors and their peers while pursuing or discovering their passion. A beautiful residential campus that offers students hands-on engagement with the cultural and intellectual resources of Los Angeles. A community open to stimulating conversation and divergent points of view. Some 2,100 students from 46 states and 28 countries choose from 41 majors and minors and participate in one the country’s top undergraduate research programs. Oxy students routinely win top awards and fellowships; its first Rhodes Scholar was named in 1907. Dedicated to excellence and equity, Occidental also is one of the country’s most economically diverse campuses, according to the New York Times. Some 71 percent of Oxy students receive some form of financial aid; 20 percent are Pell Grant recipients; and 19 percent are the first in their family to attend college

Job Summary

We seek individuals with creative ideas, a collaborative spirit, and a commitment to the career development of undergraduate students. To learn more about the Hameetman Career Center, please click on the following link or copy and paste the link in a web browser https://www.oxy.edu/hameetman-career-center.

Job Duties

As a member of the Career Education & Advising Team, you will be responsible for the following:

• Report to the Hameetman Career Center - Executive Director to provide career education and advice, as well as, execute campus initiatives and develop partnerships with Occidental College students and alumni.
• Display a collaborative and cross-functional approach to working with Employer & Alumni Engagement and other teams to meet employer and stakeholder needs, develop talent pipelines, drive campus initiatives, and increase student preparation and exposure to a wide range of employment and continuing education opportunities.
• Ability to extract and integrate an understanding of counseling theory, and career development into large/small scale programming.
• Develop curriculum to execute a career education and job search preparation strategy to prepare students for opportunities across multiple industries and functions.
• Demonstrate ability to be an innovative, systems thinker, capable of developing the framework for individualized offerings to students and alumni while showcasing career resources.
• Provide high-quality career advising to all undergraduate students including internship and job search, Pre-Law, PreMBA, and Graduate School advising to prepare students to maximize career and graduate or professional school opportunities.
• Manage and expand experiential learning, professional development, and internship opportunities, including, but not limited to current and future career services strategic initiatives.
• Skilled in facilitating, reviewing, and implementing career assessments, such as Strength Finder, Strong, and MBTI.
• Serve as a project manager or team member for various strategic initiatives, as needed.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3-5 years experience in career services advising, campus recruiting, human resources, or talent acquisition.
• Experience working in a team-oriented environment.
• Strong presentation and workshop facilitation skills.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Goal-oriented; self-motivated with the ability to use critical thinking skills to use good judgment in decision making.
• Must understand and demonstrate proficiency in articulating career and graduate school options for undergraduate liberal arts students.
• Must demonstrate basic knowledge of employment sectors such as financial services, non-profit, and government.
  
  

Preferred:

• A collaborative, team player with an ability to demonstrate sound judgment when dealing with a diverse community of students, faculty, and constituents.
• Experience using Handshake or Symplicity.
• Familiar with interpreting and delivering career assessments (i.e. Myers-Briggs Personality Type, StrengthsFinder, Strong Interest Inventory).
• Possess the ability to maintain enthusiasm for hard work, changing priorities, and multiple deadlines.

EXPECTED HIRING RANGE: $64,480 - $67,700

If you are offered this position at Occidental College, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, experience, and/or geographic location. In addition to those factors, Occidental complies with applicable pay equity laws and considers internal equity among current employees when developing the final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package.

Advertised: 09 May 2023 Pacific Daylight Time
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