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Position Number: 000782

Department: Undergraduate Education (Adm)

Employment Type: Permanent - Part-time

Months Per Year: 9

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Associate Director of Career Branding, this position plays a key role in supporting student and alumni career development through project-based learning initiatives and direct student engagement. This position is responsible for implementing and managing the Coursera Career Academy, developing structured learning pathways, monitoring student participation, and assessing program impact. Additionally, the role oversees virtual internships and project-based learning experiences, managing student applications, selection processes, and program coordination. Beyond these initiatives, the position will dedicate a portion of its time to career education by delivering presentations, facilitating small group discussions, hosting drop-in career support services, and providing individual coaching as needed. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in experiential learning, student engagement, and career development, with the ability to effectively manage programs and interact with diverse student populations.

+ Advising of Students in the Major(s) – advise students and recent alumni within the major(s) about career planning, internships, and other experiential learning opportunities, resume writing, preparation for interviews, including mock interviews, and employment in related fields

+ Delivers programming for campus-wide events, specialized programming to select groups of students, and core workshops.

+ Provides content expertise for any career development and management materials, handouts, and other self-help guides for students.

+ Program management, career coaching, presentations

Minimum Experience / Education:

+ Master’s degree and 1-3 years of experience with student development, counseling, college student personnel, human resources, organizational development, or related area required.

+ Experience administering comprehensive programs, conceiving of and facilitating organization-wide initiatives, and producing training and development materials.

+ Demonstrated knowledge of career development concepts and theories, and strong verbal and written communications, organizational, management, delegation, and presentation skills required.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

+ Understanding of project-based learning and experiential education in higher education settings.

+ Experience managing student programs, including recruitment, engagement, and outcome tracking.

+ Ability to analyze data and produce impact reports to assess student participation and program effectiveness.

+ Strong communication and outreach skills to engage students, faculty, and other stakeholders.

+ Experience coordinating virtual internships or work-based learning programs is a plus.

+ Organizational and problem-solving skills to manage multiple initiatives and ensure program success.

+ Demonstrated expertise in the student development process with both undergraduate and graduate professional students; knowledge of employment trends, awareness of key competencies needed, and impact of public policy on employment landscape in the Charlotte region.

+ Well-developed interpersonal communication skills, ability to negotiate and build campus coalitions.

+ Skills in project management, process improvement strategies, and demonstrated ability to make the ordinary into the extraordinary – experience with innovation and lateral thinking.

+ Open, friendly, personable attitude that is demonstrated through past experiences in working with teams of individuals, external partners, and during high-volume times.