UMKC Bloch School of Management – Bloch Career Center

Job Description

The Bloch Career Center at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management is seeking a Professional Development Advisor. The Professional Development Advisor will support student success initiatives by working closely with Bloch School undergraduates in the early stages of their academic careers. The Advisor will work with students to help them identify potential career paths and to develop a professional development portfolio that supports their choice of major and emphasis area. The incumbent will be asked to support efforts to improve retention, graduation rates, and career outcomes by helping students identify a professional development and career path linked to their academic program.

Responsibilities

EARLY CAREER ENGAGEMENT:

• Engage with students early in their academic career through for-credit courses such as the first-semester experience course.
• Engage with student groups and organizations to develop and facilitate career readiness programming for targeted groups.
• Coordinate and lead individual and group career engagement sessions and workshops.
• Support skill development in critical professional development areas.
• Coordinate employer engagement programming, both on- and off-campus.
• Assist Bloch Career Center staff in organizing major career development and employer engagement events.
• Research and develop materials to be utilized in workshops, social media, and website.

SUPERVISION:

• Train and manage part-time student employees.
• Collaborate with Bloch School of Management departments to coordinate hiring, scheduling, and training of student employees for shared services.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Utilize and update career center platforms: uConnect, Handshake, 12Twenty, PeopleGrove, BigInterview, etc.

• Conduct career and employment research to stay current on trends, markets, and career sectors.
• Represent department on committees and projects.
• Promoting events and programs through email campaigns, on-campus media outlets, and social media.

• Other duties as required

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and 2 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

• A Bachelor’s degree in any field or an equivalent combination of education and three years of professional experience in human resources, career coaching, program development, campus recruiting or a related field.
• Strong workshop development, presentation, coaching, and networking skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills.

Full-time (40 hours per week), benefit-eligible staff position.

Benefits Summary:

• Health, Vision, Dental options, available first day of employment.
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick Leave, Personal Days, Winter Break (Dec. 26th – Dec. 31st), and 9 Holidays
• Retirement Savings Plan with University Match
• Employee Educational Assistance and Tuition Reduction (75% Education Discount)* at UMKC and other UM System Schools (Missouri University, University of Missouri – St. Louis and at Missouri S&T)
• Employee Spouse/Dependent Educational Assistance and Tuition Reduction (50% Education Discount)* at UMKC and other UM System Schools (Missouri University, University of Missouri – St. Louis and at Missouri S&T)

Up to $23.00 commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity.

Application review begins May 1st, 2023

Position will continue to accept and review applications until filled.

Applicants must combine all application materials (cover letter, resume, and list of five references with contact information) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment.

Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).

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Note, you must provide a description of job duties for each Work Experience entry on your application. Please carefully review the application instructions section of our Careers page prior to submitting your materials.

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and functions of this job. If you believe you may have difficulty performing any of the duties or functions of this job, please contact the Office of Affirmative Action at (816) 235-1323.

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