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HECUA - Manager of Internships and Community Partnerships. (Date Posted - 10/6/2004)

Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) is pleased to announce an opening for the Manager of Internships and Community Partnerships.

This is a full-time position ideal for the person who wants to participate in developing and maintaining HECUA's relationships with community organizations and ensuring quality internship experiences for our students.

Please visit the HECUA website at http://www.hecua.org for more information about HECUA and for the full posting.

Please submitt hard copies of applications. (No e-mail versions.)

Jackie Geier, Director of Programs
By way of Stephanie Clausen, Office Manager
Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA)
2233 University Avenue West, Suite 210, St. Paul, MN 55114

Direct: 651/287-3306
Main: 651/646-8831
Fax: 651/659-9421
Email: jgeier@hecua.org
http://www.hecua.org

 

 

University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) - Career Services Coordinator

The Career & Community Learning Center (CCLC) in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota announces an opening for a career services coordinator. The Center coordinates career and internship services and community involvement programs, administers a variety of domestic study programs, and advises students about independent study options.

Responsibilities:

1. Serve on a team that coordinates career and internship services for students. Collaborate with other career services staff as well as with other office staff to ensure good communication, teamwork, and effective service to all "customers" (prospective students, current undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, employers, and other members of the community).

2. Through several delivery methods, provide career services for liberal arts students. Teach career courses. Deliver workshops on resume writing, interviewing skills, job-search strategies, or similar topics. Meet individually with students who have specialized career planning needs. As needed, design and conduct outreach presentations for campus groups. Develop other services in conjunction with lead career services coordinator.

3. Serve as a liaison between CCLC and one or more liberal arts advising communities that serve students in specific majors. Generate ideas and implement programming to assist students in the advising community with career development issues. Ensure effective communication between CCLC and the advising community.

4. Coordinate the CLA Internship Grant Program (approximately 15 grants given each year). Advise prospective applicants and help them connect internships with academic learning. Organize and staff selection committee. Track all participants and organize annual reception for awardees.

5. Serve as point-of-contact for campus groups requesting that our office conduct career presentations on campus. As appropriate, arrange for staffing by office student workers or full-time staff members. Compile statistics on career services presentations conducted by the office.

6. Work in conjunction with student peer adviser coordinator to supervise and staff career Resource Room. Provide assistance in the Resource Room in the absence of student peer adviser coordinator.

7. Coordinate CCLC's participation in Career Exploration House, a Living and Learning Community offered for first-year students by the U of M's Housing and Residential Life Department. Teach a section of a career course and coordinate out-of-class programming for students living in the unit.

8. Research market and job trends; keep abreast of most current information relevant to preparing liberal arts students for the world of work; maintain involvement in appropriate professional associations.

9. Other duties as assigned and as appropriate to individual's background and experience.

Qualifications:

1. Required qualifications: * Master's degree.
* At least two years' experience advising, counseling, or teaching undergraduate students.
* Knowledge of the unique career-related concerns of liberal arts students.

* Experience in one or both of the following areas:

* assisting individuals with career planning/decision-making concerns;
* designing and presenting career courses or workshops that include subjects like resume writing, interviewing, networking, or job search skills.

* Ability to work well and communicate with diverse populations, including students, faculty and staff, employers, and other members of the community.
* Creative, proactive problem-solving and strong follow-through skills.
* Successful experience working as a team member, being flexible, and adjusting to change in a fast-paced environment.
* Computer proficiency.

2. Preferred qualifications:
* Master's degree in counseling or a related field.
* Experience interpreting the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Strong Interest Inventory
* Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating events or career programming.

To apply: A completed application will contain the following materials:
(1) a resume and cover letter that describes your interest in the position and explains how your experience matches the above
qualifications, and (2) the names, titles, and phone numbers of at least three persons who can provide references (please indicate the length and nature of the relationship with each reference).

Send these materials to:

Search Committee, Career Services Coordinator
Career & Community Learning Center
135 Johnston Hall
University of Minnesota
101 Pleasant Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Priority consideration given to applications received by Friday, October 22, 2004, at 4:30 P.M. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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