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Career Development Coordinator

Employer: Oglethorpe University
Location: Oglethorpe University - Atlanta, GA, 30319

Administrative Jobs: Institutional & Business Affairs, Alumni Relations & Development, Student Affairs, Career Services
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Job Details

Job Location: Oglethorpe University - Atlanta, GA

Position Type: Full-Time Staff

Career Development Coordinator

Oglethorpe University, a liberal arts university in Atlanta, GA, is seeking a Career Development Coordinator. This role is designed to facilitate employer relations programs, services, and events to promote student recruitment in employment or experiential learning and internship opportunities. The coordinator will be responsible for cultivating relationships and identifying career opportunities with corporate, nonprofit, public, and private employers. The coordinator will supervise student assistants. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty, alumni, employer representatives, students. The coordinator will also assist in building OUs internship program, offer career readiness workshop, manage the alumni mentorship program, and edit the career development newsletter.

Key responsibilities include:

External Partnerships

- Establish and nurture new employer relationships and maintain healthy relationships with existing employer partners.

- Maintain employer database via Handshake and manage the employer vetting and approval process.

- Aid employers interested in developing an internship program and advise on DOL and NACE regulations.

- Innovate new opportunities for students and employers to connect through virtual and in-person spaces.

- Attend professional networking events to build and foster new partnership opportunities

- Recruit and coordinate employer takeovers/features for social media.

Alumni Engagement

- Collaborate with Alumni Relations to engage alumni in opportunities to connect with students during career panels, resume reviews, mock interviews, networking events, and mentorship.

- Serve as the point-person for Mentor Collective, working closely with Alumni Relations to connect students with alumni and professional mentors.

Additional Responsibilities

- Coordinate the planning, logistics, and communication for Career Development events, both virtual and in-person, including but not limited to fairs, panels, tabling, and networking.

- Build relationships between faculty and campus partners to grow opportunities for internships, career excursions, class projects, class visits and access to jobs.

- Assist in identifying and recruiting students to apply for identified internship opportunities

- Assist in the development of an effective communications strategy, including curation of a list of high-priority opportunities for students through monthly newsletter, Beyond the Petrels Nest

- Manage the student team from hiring, the day-to-day assignments, performance evaluations, and professional development.

- Oversee the content creation of Marketing Intern for social media.

- Support Internship for Credit process with student and faculty communication.

- Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Project management
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work independently and seek guidance as needed
Excellent information system and database management skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Excellent oral, written, and virtual communication skills
Professionalism and ability to work with all constituencies
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Experience with student counseling or mentorship preferred

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience

Two to three years of job-related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Two or more years of experience as a recruiter, sourcing, talent acquisition / talent management
Experience working with Chambers of Commerce or organizations focused on economic development
Experience with HANDSHAKE software platform
Experience in diversity, inclusion or multicultural program management, career services, or employer relations
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with wide audiences. Strong ability to collaborate with multiple and diverse constituents to accomplish goals.

Organization

Founded in 1835, Oglethorpe University is Atlanta’s only co-educational small private college, home to more than 1350 eclectic and engaged students from 33 states and 31 countries.

Renowned for the groundbreaking Oglethorpe Core, Oglethorpe's academically rigorous programs emphasize intellectual curiosity, individual attention, close collaboration among faculty and students, and active learning in relevant field experiences. Students connect theory and practice with the help of Oglethorpe’s A_LAB (Atlanta Laboratory for Learning), an incubator for experiential learning through internships, study abroad, civic engagement, and undergraduate research.

Oglethorpe is in an unprecedented era of growth and innovation, evidenced by increased enrollment and philanthropic giving, and new strategic entrepreneurial partnerships and programs. In 2018, Oglethorpe launched Flagship 50, a groundbreaking merit tuition scholarship program that matches all 50 states’ flagship tuition for qualified students. The 2020 Fiske Guide to Colleges named Oglethorpe one of only 20 “Best Buy Schools” in the nation and the only one in Georgia for the third year in a row.

This year marks the opening of the I.W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation and the Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business. Oglethorpe received a $50 million gift commitment, the largest in its history, from alumnus Bill Hammack ’73 to establish the new school of business.

In the past five years, Oglethorpe has seen the addition of an award-winning campus center; a residential complex with six state-of-the-art classrooms; and the expansion of arts and athletics facilities. Oglethorpe’s study abroad venture with LeadAbroad has expanded its global footprint, with the development of five global campuses in Barcelona, Cape Town, Greece, Paris, and Rome.

Oglethorpe is home to the Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, and the Piedmont School of Atlanta. The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels compete in the NCAA Division III Southern Athletic Association.

Location

Oglethorpe is ideally located in the newly-formed city of Brookhaven, an inner suburb of Atlanta recently cited as the safest city in the metro area and one of the most popular destinations for singles and families alike. The campus is situated on Atlanta’s famous Peachtree Road, less than a mile from the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe University MARTA station and easily accessed from all major interstates. The university is just minutes from Atlanta’s best shopping and dining.

Brookhaven boasts a variety of living options from large historic homes, mid-century bungalows, and newly-constructed homes, townhomes and apartments, including a new luxury rental apartment complex on Oglethorpe’s campus. Residents enjoy an extensive and growing system of parks and walking trails, nature preserves, annual festivals, and top-notch public and private schools.

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