Career Advisor, Core Services

Date Posted: 01/26/2024
Req ID: 35779
Faculty/Division: School of Management
Department: Rotman Commerce Career Centre
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: #
Description:
About us:
The Rotman School of Management is part of the University of Toronto, a global centre of research and academic excellence at the heart of Canada’s commercial and financial capital. Rotman is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. We make a fundamental promise – Here’s where it changes – to our students, our partners and the broader community. Everyone at Rotman, faculty and staff, plays a role in bringing that promise to life.
Your opportunity:
The Rotman Commerce program is offered jointly by the Rotman School of Management and the Faculty of Arts and Science. It is a highly respected, highly competitive program within the business, financial and academic communities. Rotman Commerce serves approximately 3,200 in-program undergraduate business students as well as over 17,000 graduates of the Bachelor of Commerce program. Rotman Commerce offers its students a rich and rigorous academic program alongside ample opportunities to develop themselves personally and professionally.
As the Career Advisor, Core Services, you will work with a team of career service professionals to ensure students and recent alumni are prepared to enter the job market with confidence and a solid understanding of how their strengths, values and interests are coherent with their identity and program of study.
Your responsibilities will include:
-Advising and coaching students on developing career-related goals
-Training and coaching students on realistic goal setting and time management skills
-Implementing programming to foster students' individual career development process
-Reviewing and assessing feedback received from workshops, programming and appointments
-Keeping well-informed on industry best practices
-Promoting programs and service offerings to internal and/or external contacts
-Fostering cooperative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts
 
Essential Qualifications:
 
-Master's Degree in adult education or related field; or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience
-Minimum five (5) years full time, relevant, progressively more senior experience, in designing and planning career development programs (or a related field)
-Experience facilitating and presenting; experience in coaching or advising (preferably within a university setting)
-Demonstrated knowledge and application of adult education principles
-Ability to utilize technology, including social media, as an education tool
-Demonstrated written, oral and interpersonal skills
-Strong organizational skills; ability to handle a variety of projects, deadlines and schedules simultaneously and under minimal supervision
-Knowledge of career services as well as campus recruiting
-Collaborative team approach and positive attitude
-Outstanding customer service focus and the ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people at different levels of the University and with external stakeholders is essential
-Must have a good understanding of business students and employment markets
-Demonstrated decision-making skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
-Tact, discretion, sensitivity to confidential matters
-Strong computer skills; sound working knowledge of MS Office; experience with databases and Content Management Systems
-Ability to work outside of normal office hours for event support
Assets (Nonessential):
 
-Career coaching certification
-Experience working with post-secondary students in a university environment
-Experience or knowledge in business communities such as finance, accounting, management, or marketing
To be successful in this role you will be:
 
-Communicator
-Diplomatic
-Intuitive
-Patient
-Possess a positive attitude
-Team player
 
Notes:
This is a term to March 2025
This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the
University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline
 
Closing Date: 02/05/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 14 -- $88,290 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $112,911. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Student Services
Recruiter: Jen Salerno
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged , and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.