Career and Graduate School Advisor - Career Development Center (Fixed Term for 3 Years)
New York University Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabi
- Contract
- Full-time
- Oversee the management of designated career communities through promotion, stakeholder management, regular communication, programming and industry resources
- Provide one-on-one career advising and group coaching, skill development and support for undergraduate and masters students interested in graduate programs and/ or careers related to career communities
- Provide career exploration advising through career assessment and programming to graduate and undergraduate students
- Engage students through interactive workshops utilizing education technology and develop digital resources and articles
- Leverage data to inform strong advising, including student engagement data and outcome data.
- Collaborate with student staff in development of programming, peer to peer learning, marketing and other ad-hoc projects
- Design and deliver career education and professional development programming for graduate students and postdoctoral associates
- Attend graduate student orientations and networking events in collaboration with the Graduate Postdoctoral Program Office
- Design, facilitate skill building workshops, industry panels or site visits to support graduate students and postdoctoral students
- Advise students on teaching, research and diversity statements
- Manage graduate and undergraduate skill building and internship and interview grant programs
- Develop strategies to support individuals across all disciplines seeking opportunities in academia and industry
- Establish, build, and maintain relationships with related student interest groups and faculty program heads
- Partner with NYUAD alumni, local, regional and global employers to facilitate career community programming
- Outreach to employers building and maintaining relationships between the institution and employers
- Liaise with Graduate Postdoctoral Programs Office and NYU’s global sites as needed.
- Liaison with career resource vendors when appropriate
- Contribute to student affairs divisional or institutional projects and committees based on the needs and priorities of the division
- Support recruiting, orientation, or related career events through presentation, tabling or event support
- Master’s degree in counseling, higher education, or closely related field
- Career coaching and advising, Research, Project management, Google Suite
- A minimum of three years of work experience in university career counseling, pre-professional advising, student affairs, and other relevant industries
- Demonstrated ability to connect students with potential opportunities
- Experience working with graduate students or graduate programs
- General familiarity with the principles of employment techniques, such as the teaching of effective job search strategies, interviewing skills, and resume preparation
- Ability to implement individual and group programs in career development for specified populations
- Collaborate with other external and internal stakeholders to curate workshops.
- Strong computer and office software skills
- Experience in internal stakeholder management
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
- High level of proficiency with standard computer software, and capacity to learn new programs
- Strong service-oriented demeanor, exercising discretion where needed. Website content management, publication design, database maintenance, and/or presentation software expertise strongly preferred
- Ability to prioritize and adapt in a fast-changing environment, demonstrating initiative and dependability
- Comfortable with public speaking
- Terminal degree, ideally an Ed.D. or Ph.D.
- Experience in a university career center advising graduate students and/or postdoctoral scholars
- Experience in career and professional development programming toward academic and non-academic careers
- Experience working with diverse, multicultural constituencies
- Experience in tech, business, economics, financial, and consulting sector
- Ability to work as a leader in developing graduate career programs in collaboration with professional colleagues
- Understanding of career development issues affecting graduate students, and the ability to identify and analyze employment trends impacting them
- Knowledge of local, national, and international job markets
- Ability to work as a leader in developing graduate career programs in collaboration with professional colleagues
- Understanding of career development issues affecting graduate students, and the ability to identify and analyze employment trends impacting them
- Knowledge of local, national, and international job markets
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills in order to speak effectively and credibly to a wide range of audiences
- Familiarity with career assessment instruments
- Knowledge of IDEB-related issues and programming