Career Specialist

Duke University:

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

Positional Summary

The Career Specialist (Career Advisor), under the supervision of a Senior Career Specialist/Assistant Director in the Career Center will educate and advise domestic and international undergraduate/graduate students and recent alumni regarding a variety of career and professional development and internship/job search concerns. This position will advise students across all disciplines and is uniquely responsible for developing expertise in specific career community/industry areas. Career Specialist will create/curate content and develop and deliver programs related to a specific career community they will manage or co-manage (focus in Data, Technology and/or Engineering).

Key Position Duties

Coaching and Advising - 35% of Effort

• Advise/Coach students and alumni in defining their educational and professional goals and developing career plans designed to progress towards those goals.
• Provide guidance to undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni on topics including self-awareness, options knowledge, decision making, job/internship strategy, interview preparation, networking, and application material preparation.

Educational Content & Resource Development - 25% of Effort

• Create, edit, and share content (written, video, etc.) and resources that can be used across our platforms that builds meaningful connections and encourages students and campus partners to act and enhances our Career Everywhere philosophy.

Programs & Major Events - 20% of Effort

• Plan, coordinate or participate in programs to enable University students to explore career readiness.

Communications & Outreach - 10% of Effort

• Implement communications and outreach plans for assigned career community and/or programs as needed.

Assessment & Reporting - 5% of Effort

• Assist in the preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.

Other duties as assigned - 5% of Effort

• Perform related duties as assigned or required to meet departmental, Division and University goals and objectives, as assigned by their Supervisor, Director, or respective designees.

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

Anticipated Pay Range:

Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $59,829.00 to USD $88,740.00. Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position; candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Your total compensation goes beyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family- friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum Education

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

• Minimum Experience

• Work requires one year of experience in career development or other student services function to become familiar with career advising/development.

• OR ANY OTHER EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Strongly Preferred Experiences:

• Experience and a commitment to working with and supporting students representing diverse identities. Duke University has a culture of inclusion, and our students include individuals from a broad range of backgrounds, cultures, identities and experience.
• Experience with career services platforms and/or familiarity with campus recruiting software, i.e. Handshake, Big Interview, uConnect, Interstride, etc.

Preferred Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to think creatively about the professional development and educational experience of students and pilot creative approaches that serve constituents any time, any place, creating an effective on-demand experience
• Capacity to balance multiple and varied tasks, meet deadlines, and use well-developed time management and organizational skills.
• Discretion when accessing and handling confidential information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and ability to learn new technologies.
• Some evening and weekend work may be required to oversee student events and activities, along with travel for conferences and relationship development.

Physical Demands

• Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job 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.

• The primary nature of this position is that of usual office-type working conditions, with occasional work taking place outdoors. Physical skills that may be required to perform job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, movement throughout an office environment/building, carrying or lifting items (up to and including 50lbs), and sitting/standing for extended periods of time.
  
  Incumbent must be able to complete all positional requirements outlined above with or without reasonable accommodations. For more information, please visit https://hr.duke.edu/policies/ada/