CAREER SPECIALIST, STUDENT AFFAIRS/CAREER CENTER

• Create programs and workshops to support students in securing on- and off-campus part-time employment following work-study guidelines, including potential visa restrictions.
• Identify and publicize opportunities that enable students to build career-readiness skills and gain work experience while contributing to the campus community, as well as guiding students through choosing a major, identifying internships and jobs, crafting resumes and cover letters, and practicing interviewing for available positions. This position will also be responsible for significant programming for students to develop skills sought by employers across all fields, and to support their career goals.
• Conduct outreach to current/prospective students to promote benefits of student employment opportunities. Provide individual/group advisement for students exploring work study role and experiential learning opportunities.  Provide ongoing support and training (both leadership and professional) for students throughout the application and employment process.

Employer Engagement, Training & Support (40%):

• Coordinates the development of student-employment postings in the Durham and Triangle area to increase the number and types of opportunities available to Duke students.
• Works collaboratively with offices, centers and organizations on the Duke campus to enhance current offerings. 
• Responsible for the development and management of relationships with new and existing eligible employers and providing administrative support and communications to employer questions and requests in coordination with the work-study compliance office.
• Attends and assists in the coordination of employer site visits and organizational meetings.
• Develop and deliver training for all supervisors of student employees to focus on effective supervision and goal-setting to promote the professional development of all student employees in coordination with HR resources and the work-study office.

Assessment & Strategic Planning (15%):

• Responsible for providing recommendations regarding short- and long-term goals and initiatives, developing the student employment brand, developing education, and training efforts, and updating student employment policies, procedures, and processes in collaboration with Financial Aid.
• On a continual basis, the Career Specialist will evaluate efforts and processes, research trends, and identify and recommend opportunities for enhancements to the student employment function. Incumbent must continually collaborate and communicate with Financial Aid, internal and external staff, and leadership to ensure consistency, effectiveness, and efficiency of methods and results.
  

Required Qualifications

Education/Training

Work requires analytical, communications and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.

Experience

Work requires one to three years of experience in program administration or involving academic, instructional or counseling activities to acquire skills necessary to plan, coordinate and implement a variety of program activities and events.

OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Skills

Ability to provide guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting standards and monitoring performance.

Skills using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.

Skills evaluating program performance, summarizing findings, communicating results, and forming an action plan.

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.

Work requires one year of experience in a placement or other student services function to become familiar with career counseling and placement programs.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.