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**Open Date** 07/17/2025

**Requisition Number** PRN42568B

**Job Title** Manager, Administration

**Working Title** Career Services Manager & Career Coach

**Job Grade** F

**FLSA Code** Administrative

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No

**Standard Hours per Week** 40

**Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time

**Shift** Day

Work Schedule Summary

Monday through Friday, with possible schedule adaptation, to attend student-facing events.

This job is considered “essential.” Therefore, it is required that the employee work on campus, in person.

**VP Area** Academic Affairs

**Department** 00033 - Executive Education

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** 65000 to 84000

**Close Date** 09/01/2025

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

The David Eccles School of Business is seeking qualified applicants for a Career Coach with the Full-Time MBA Program. The ideal candidate will possess an “entrepreneurial vision”, comfortable with change in a fast-moving environment, strong customer service orientation, desire to succeed in placement metrics, and a high level of professionalism.

+ Provide career coaching for Full-Time MBA students using Career Center programming for career clarity, professional branding, job search strategies, interviewing skills, and offer negotiation.

+ Builds and maintains alumni network and employer relationships to increase MBA internships and employment opportunities.

+ Facilitate connections between MBAs and alumni.

Responsibilities

+ Provide one-on-one career coaching to help MBA students obtain their career goals.

+ Advise MBA students on all career activities, including job search strategy, resume preparation, interviewing skills, offer evaluation, and negotiation.

+ Coordinate and execute employer relationship development strategy and increase the range and variety of networking opportunities through recruiting sessions, workshops, and company visits/events.

+ Attend national career fairs with students and help promote relationships with employers.

+ Able to keep current on key trends in recruiting and hiring, with deep knowledge of the employment market and corporate hiring practices.

+ Deep knowledge of key industries and roles that MBA students are seeking.

+ Build and maintain a network with alumni and corporate hiring executives, recruiters, and identify employers seeking MBA talent.

+ Assists with the management of outcome data in career management systems and produces related reports, analytics, insights, and recommendations.

+ Collaborates, partners, and builds productive relationships across the business school.

+ Oversee, manage, and attend networking events and trips.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required

Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required

Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.

Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.

Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related area or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Four to six years of progressively more responsible management experience. Background knowledge of hiring department’s area of specialization in order to analyze, plan and draw conclusions for recommendations to superiors. Demonstrated leadership skills in planning and directing employees and processes in order to effectively monitor and develop subordinates and to ensure the smooth operation of department.

Completion of provided supervisory training within one year of employment may be required.

Master’s degree in a related area may be preferred.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences

Preferences

+ 10+ years of professional work experience in the private sector, with experience working in one or more fields that employ MBAs.

+ Experience with, knowledge of, or demonstrated interest in business careers.

+ Experience coaching domestic and international students on career pivots in a competitive market.

+ An understanding of and appreciation for the needs and concerns of a diverse MBA student body.

+ Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, talent operations, or executive recruiting. An MBA , MS, or coaching certification is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Models and embraces extraordinary service levels with an emphasis on responsiveness to support full-time MBA students.

+ Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including diverse students, alumni, faculty, staff, and business professionals.

+ Ability to work under pressure, with the flexibility to respond to changing priorities and fluctuating workloads.

+ Approach responsibilities of the position proactively and self-sufficiently.

+ Strong technical aptitude and experience with CRMs and recruiting software, social networking, job sites, advanced skills in MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel, and survey software.

+ A client-oriented attitude, fantastic customer service ethic, and high expectations for quality with strong attention to detail.

+ Excellent writing and communication skills.

+ Strong business acumen.

+ Ability to work independently in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

**Type** Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/

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