Career Specialist: Equity Partnerships and Programming

2 weeks ago


Northampton, Massachusetts, United States Smith College Full time
Job Title: Career Specialist: Equity Partnerships and Programming

The Career Specialist: Equity Partnerships and Programming will serve as a campus educator, focused on scaling and maintaining diverse student engagement in career education programming. This role will cultivate partnerships with campus unity organizations, first-generation, low-income, and DACA/undocumented student groups, and campus staff to ensure students are equitably supported in career initiatives and programming.

Key Responsibilities:Equity Partnerships and Programming (60%):
  • Develop and maintain partnerships with unity organizations to identify and implement programming that supports student career exploration opportunities and career mobility.
  • Collaborate with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Office of Equity and Inclusion, the International Students Office, and other relevant offices to promote and co-create programming that enhances student access to and participation in career development workshops, alum panels, and other events.
  • Partner with the Offices of Institutional Research and Equity and Inclusion to develop and implement strategies for scaled engagement of first-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) students in year one, targeting 100% of FGLI student engagement in at least one Lazarus Center workshop or advising session.
  • Lead orientation programming and First Year Experience sessions.
  • Conduct regular tabling and outreach activities at venues across campus to ensure visibility and engage students outside of the Lazarus Center.
Career Education and Student Support (30%):
  • Advise students on career exploration, job searching, and strengths/values identification in individual and group sessions.
  • Educate students on best practices in networking/social capital development; review students' resumes and cover letters; offer effective interviewing resources.
  • Encourage student preparation and skill-building through participation in strengths-based self-assessment, mentoring connections, industry education, and experiential learning opportunities. Participate in professional development opportunities as requested.
  • In particular, receive training on the Career Launch curriculum and lead one cohort learning experience based on this method annually in J-term.
Data and Team Support (10%):
  • Routinely enter data and support survey collection to support equity analysis of career engagement and learning outcomes over time.
  • Driven by analysis of equity and access gaps, support the team as needed by filling in advising and/or programming gaps and taking direction on evolving strategic priorities.
  • Support the peer adviser team in drop-in advising and workshop delivery and co-lead sessions with the peer advisers.
  • Support digital engagement efforts through newsletter and social media posts, commenting, and sharing.

All employees are expected to participate in the Colleges' efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of experience as a student leader, organizer, adviser, or related role.
  • Experience in inclusive program design and implementation.
  • Career education skills with the ability to understand diverse students' needs and concerns.
  • Self-directed, outcome-oriented, and detail-oriented.
  • Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with units across campus and manage projects across teams.
  • Success working both independently and collaboratively.
  • Occasional travel (internship sites) and evening/weekend work (student-facing workshops).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a relevant field.
  • Familiarity with the Career Launch curriculum.

Skills:

Familiarity with Google suite, including basic spreadsheet and data analysis. General knowledge of CRM platform management, with a preference for knowledge of career education platforms such as Handshake, Vault, or PeopleGrove. Understanding of equity and inclusion issues in higher education and knowledge of best practices in career development for undergraduate liberal arts students. Participates in a collaborative approach, making recommendations to management to establish program vision and goals, and overall guidelines/procedures/policies for the center.

This is a two-year fixed-term position.



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