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Assistant/Associate Director, Career Advising (Access & Equity Focus)

Employer
Macalester College
Location
Saint Paul, MN

Job Details

Overview

Builds and delivers career development programming for Macalester students and alumni, with a focus on building specialized support for one or more academic divisions within the college. Provides individual career counseling/advising to students and alumni within their academic division(s) and support undecided students in collaboration with the career counseling team. Builds strong relationships with the faculty and academic departments within their assigned division(s). Leads the development of services and programs for identify-specific populations, partnering closely with the Department of Multicultural Life (DML), Disability Services and International Student Programs (ISP) to support the unique career development needs of underrepresented students.

Responsibilities

 

Career Program Development and Outreach:

● Collaborates with the career advising team to build and deliver career development programming to support the diverse needs of Macalester students.

● Builds strong relationships with faculty and academic departments in their assigned academic division(s); collaborates on opportunities to build and integrate career development into the student experience both inside and outside of the classroom.

● Builds career development content for all phases of the career development process.

● Leads and builds a student outreach strategy for their academic division; collaborate with Director of Student Engagement and Career Counseling to support overall student engagement plan.

● Works closely with employer relations and alumni and parent engagement to understand career pathways and communities relevant to their designated division.

● Collaborates with employer relations and alumni and parent engagement to leverage employers, alumni and parents in career development.

● Works closely with employer relations and alumni and parent engagement to leverage Macalester’s location for student career exploration and development.

● Partners with employer relations to develop national MacConnect trips.

● Evaluates the effectiveness of career programs; contributes to and aligns with departmental evaluation and assessment efforts.

● Works with Internship Director and Internship Program Manager to support internships for academic credit, the Macalester Summer Internship Grant and work-based experiential learning opportunities.

 

Career Counseling/Advising:

● Serves as primary career advisor for students and alumni within their designated division and undecided students.

● Advises on career development topics including career/graduate school exploration and discernment, job and internship search strategies, resume and cover letter development, networking and informational interviewing and interviewing and job offer assessment.

● Administers and interprets career inventories and assessments.

 

Access and Equity:

● Creates and implements outreach strategy for identity-specific populations (BIPOC, first generation, low income, international and LGBTQIA+ students and students with disabilities).

● Serves as the department’s key point of contact with the Department of Multicultural Life (DML), Disability Services and International Student Programs 9ISP), building strong partnerships and collaborative programming.

● Builds strong relationships with identity-based student organizations and groups.

● Develops resources and programming to meet the unique career search needs of identify-specific populations.

● Serves as a key contributor to the department’s anti-racist work, actively working to increase access and dismantle barriers.

● Consistently collects data and feedback to inform identity-specific student support.

● Works closely with Director of Student Engagement and Career Counseling to assess engagement and career outcomes for identity-specific populations.

● Collaborates with alumni and parent engagement to engage diverse alumni in the career development of BIPOC, first generation, low income, international and LGBTQIA+ students and students with disabilities.

 

Performs other duties as assigned:

● Represents Career Exploration at campus and community functions.

● Actively involved in relevant associations and consortia

Qualifications
  • 1-4 years Related experience (Assistant Director), 5+ Years Related Experience (Associate Director) 
  • Experience in coaching, career or academic counseling, campus recruiting or related client support role
  • Experience in building creative and effective programs
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
  • Demonstrated experience creating and supporting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
  • Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with key partners/constituents 

 

Preferred

  • Master's degree in counseling, higher ed, human resources or related field
  • Comfortable with change and energized by creating innovative resources/programs for students
  • Ability to assess program success and make necessary adjustments to improve effectiveness of future efforts
  • Demonstrated interest in Arts and Humanities/Social Science areas

 

Application Guidelines

For best consideration, please submit your cover letter and resume as one PDF through the Macalester Employment Opportunities webpage by May 2, 2021.  Review of applications will begin immediately. All inquiries about this position should be directed to:

 

Ashley Ellingson

Talent Acquisition Manager

aellings@macalester.edu

 

Macalester is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from everyone who would add richness to our community, including people of color, individuals with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Macalester College - Institutional Overview

Since its founding in 1874, Macalester College has provided students with the inspiration, insight, and experience to become successful and ethical leaders. Located in St. Paul, Minnesota, Macalester enrolls nearly 2,100 students who come from virtually every state and 91 countries. Macalester is committed to being a preeminent liberal arts college known for its high standards of scholarship and its special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society.

Macalester is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from everyone who would add richness to our community, including people of color, individuals with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Benefits

Macalester employees enjoy a fantastic benefits package and working environment that is second to none. Please visit Macalester Benefits for more information about what Macalester has to offer its employees. 

Organization

Working for Macalester College 

Since its founding in 1874, Macalester has provided students the inspiration, insight and experience to become successful and ethical leaders. Classes are taught by faculty whose passion is teaching and whose scholarship gains national recognition.
Two great cities at your doorstep. Macalester is nestled in a lovely, residential neighborhood–minutes from downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis–which offers students a wealth of internship opportunities in business, finance, medicine, government, law, the arts, and more.

Macalester students are citizens of over 90 countries.

Our faculty earned their advanced degrees from some of the best schools in the world, and they remain thought-leaders in their fields

Macalester students enjoy a wealth of resources for research on and off campus–specialized laboratories, libraries, museum collections, distinct population groups for surveys, even a natural history center. Often students undertake research that makes real contributions to their discipline. They publish papers in scholarly journals, participate in conferences, and provide analysis for policy makers and real-world use.

Mission

Macalester is committed to being a preeminent liberal arts college with an educational program known for its high standards for scholarship and its special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society.

Statement of Purpose and Belief

At Macalester College we believe that education is a fundamentally transforming experience. As a community of learners, the possibilities for this personal, social, and intellectual transformation extend to us all. We affirm the importance of the intellectual growth of the students, staff and faculty through individual and collaborative endeavor. We believe that this can best be achieved through an environment that values the diverse cultures of our world and recognizes our responsibility to provide a supportive and respectful environment for students, staff and faculty of all cultures and backgrounds.

We expect students to develop a broad understanding of the liberal arts while they are at Macalester. Students should follow a primary course of study in order to acquire an understanding of disciplinary theory and methodology; they should be able to apply their understanding of theories to address problems in the larger community. Students should develop the ability to use information and communication resources effectively, be adept at critical, analytical and logical thinking, and express themselves well in both oral and written forms. Finally, students should be prepared to take responsibility for their personal, social and intellectual choices.

We believe that the benefit of the educational experience at Macalester is the development of individuals who make informed judgments and interpretations of the broader world around them and choose actions or beliefs for which they are willing to be held accountable. We expect them to develop the ability to seek and use knowledge and experience in contexts that challenge and inform their suppositions about the world. We are committed to helping students grow intellectually and personally within an environment that models and promotes academic excellence and ethical behavior. The education a student begins at Macalester provides the basis for continuous transformation through learning and service.

Company info
Website
Telephone
6516966000
Location
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul
Mn
55105
US

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