The University of Iowa Pomerantz Career Center is seeking a passionate Career Coach (50% appointment) dedicated to empowering undergraduate students as they explore, define, and pursue their career paths. If you’re energized by student development, collaboration, and making a meaningful impact, we’d love to have you on our team!

As a Career Coach, you will support undergraduate students in discovering and achieving their career goals through individualized coaching, dynamic workshops, and hands-on guidance in the job, internship, and graduate school search process. You’ll collaborate with faculty and campus partners, contribute to innovative programming, and play a key role in increasing student engagement with career services.

They will also have the opportunity to:

• Advise, orient, and assist students, faculty, and staff in the use of occupational and job search resources.

• Collaborate with assigned departments/colleges and fellow career coaches to assess and address career development needs of undergraduate students. 

• Maintain relationships within assigned campus departments and serve as a liaison to internal and external entities, including university faculty, academic advisors, and employer partners, to support student career development. 

• And More!

This is a three-year specified term position.

For a full job description, including all duties and competencies assigned, e-mail the contact listed below.

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About the Department:ThePomerantz Career Centermission is to assist the University of Iowa with enrollment management by empowering undergraduate students to become leaders, maximize their potential, and achieve professional success. We accomplish this through professional advising, innovative and experiential education, and the development of extraordinary relationships with our stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in Student Affairs, Counseling, Higher Education, or related field, or a bachelor’s degree with equivalent combination of training and experience providing a comparable level of expertise. 

• Reasonable experience (1-3 years) of advising, coaching, teaching, training, counseling, career services, or other in a related academic or helping profession.

Competencies Required:

• Demonstrates a working proficiency level in the following competencies:

  • Knowledge and ability to provide career advice, coaching, and assistance with career decision-making and internship/job search preparation, search, and strategy. 

  • Effective communication and ability to build and maintain relationships with individuals and groups. 

  • Ability to plan, manage and facilitate educational/instructional workshops, programs, or related initiatives. 

  • Ability to work collaboratively to organize, execute and evaluate events involving multiple stakeholders. 

  • Ability to think creatively and develop/pilot new methods of meeting the changing career needs/expectations of undergraduate student population. 

Desirable Qualifications:

• Demonstrates a working proficiency level in the following competencies:

  • Experience working 1:1 and/or in groups with undergraduate college students

  • Familiarity/experience with career development concepts, including NACE Career Readiness Competencies

  • Experience with career assessment tools. 

  • Experience collaborating with staff and faculty to integrate career development within the college student experience.

To Apply:

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must upload BOTH of the following and mark them each as a “Relevant File” to the job submission:

• a current resume

• a cover letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the process.

The University will not sponsor any work authorization for this role.

Work Modality: This position is eligible for hybrid work within Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location

Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $24,000 - $33,000at 50% time, with the top of the range reserved for exceptionally qualified applicants. This position includes a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.

Reach out to Monica Frank to learn more about benefits, compensation practices, and career development opportunities.

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