Associate Director, STEM Career AdvisingJob no: 499027
Work type: Staff Full-time
Department: Career Center
Location: Beren Campus, 245 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY
Categories: Student Services, Career Center
Position Summary: The Associate Director, STEM Career Advising coaches and advises students and alums on career planning strategies. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who evaluates the needs of students and corporate partners and proactively takes appropriate action.
Position Responsibilities: - Conduct career strategy sessions and group educational programs for students and alums through in-person, virtual, and online resources
- Oversee and execute programs and initiatives to enhance YU students' employability
- Support the career community approach to advising; partner with faculty and alums to provide a holistic career strategy while in school and for post-graduation, leading to the beginning of an impactful career, whether it be a great job and/or acceptance into a master's program and/or terminal degree, or other professional aspiration
- Educate students on both traditional career preparedness topics and those relating to the specific industries assigned to this position
- In partnership with other assigned SGC personnel, facilitate the annualized standardized first destination data process, and contribute to other data collection and reporting methods as assigned
- Seek to collaborate with any staff, faculty, parent, alumni, and/or employer, or constituent who can contribute to the success of our students and alumni
Experience & Education Background: - 3+ years of work experience in Professional Development, Human Resources, HR Training, Campus Recruitment or Career Advising, specifically in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
- Master's degree in higher education, business, counseling, or related field
- Experience needed working with a CRM and career services manager, preferably Symplicity
- Demonstrable work with SaaS platforms within the higher education space
Skills & Competencies: - Thinks creatively to evaluate and improve existing processes
- Strategic thinking that sees past the obvious
- Understands and builds community
- Meets deadlines while communicating progress
- Strong, polished interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Follows complex operational procedures with little guidance; self-managing
- Professional and comfortable conducting business
- Detail-oriented, energetic, collaborative, and proactive with a can-do approach
- Adaptable to new, increasingly tech-driven ways of doing business
- Creative, strategic thinking to help students identify career paths
- Extensive experience in career coaching and professional development for assigned student populations
- Uses a CRM to input, track, and report on student progress
- Knowledge of engagement and relationship-building strategies
Salary Range: $80,000 - $85,000
Advertised: Jul 7, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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