Job Description
Department:
Career Advising
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
Employee Type:
Job Summary:
Colby invites qualified student-centered professionals to apply for the newly-created Assistant Director of Health Professions Advising and STEM Professions Specialist opportunity, a highly-visible, collaborative and impactful student-centric role at the College. Housed within Colby’s nationally-recognized DavisConnects Office and reporting to the Director of Health Professions Advising, the Assistant Director will contribute to the impact and success of the health professions and STEM advising programs while also providing generalist, exploratory career advisement to a designated portfolio of students drawing from a broad range of career coaching and advising tools, and integrating curricular, co-curricular and transformative global experiences in the preparation of students to explore and thrive in their desired pathways. Together with the Director of Health Professions Advising and the Industry and Community Partnerships team, the Assistant Director will foster mentorship opportunities with the global Colby network and secure access to top-tier internships, research, employment, and graduate school opportunities that are well suited to the Advisor’s advising portfolio.
Essential Functions
To perform successfully in this position, an individual must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily as well as possess education/experience, employ the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed in representative fashion. Colby College actively supports the Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but representative; other duties may be assigned.
Global Connections (10%)
Develop new relationships, nationally and internationally, to expand Colby’s global network of alumni, parents, and friends of the College. In collaboration with the Industry and Community Partnerships team and the Director of Health Professions Advising, secure access to academic year, summer, and post-graduate experiences (e.g. internship, externship, research, employment, and graduate school) relevant to health and STEM professions. Engage new connections in the development of national and international programming and experiential opportunities, including “Jan-Plan” courses and mentorship.
Collaborate with the Directors of Fellowships and Global Education to expose students and alumni to nationally and globally-competitive fellowships and other experiences aligned with their goals, interests and aspirations.
Ensure that all members of Colby’s global alumni, parent, and employer network receive impeccable customer service in the execution of educational and recruiting events, both on and off campus (information sessions, interviews, job treks, etc.).
Consult with members of Colby’s global network about campus best practices to help them plan activities that build awareness and maximize turnout of the students they hope to attract, with an emphasis on creating equity and access for all Colby students. Conduct quantitative and qualitative research to evaluate results and pursue continuous improvement.
Position Qualifications
Education and/or experience:
Bachelor’s degree plus at least two years of experience teaching, coaching, advising and/or mentoring individuals interested in health and STEM professions. A graduate degree in a relevant field is strongly preferred.
Ability to recognize strengths and clarify the interests and values of students while helping students make informed decisions about their post-graduate career options using assessment tools and career development theory or other relevant experience.
Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills;
Commitment to developing innovative approaches to delivering excellent service;
Experience in creating partnerships with and working creatively and effectively with broad constituencies;
Team-orientation with an interest in collaborating with other members of DavisConnects in preparing students and graduates for success during and beyond college;
Willingness to maintain a flexible schedule as needed, to accommodate evening and occasional weekend programs;
Familiarity and experience using Microsoft Office and social media.
Physical/Mental Demands
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this position and/or may be encountered while performing essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
To successfully perform the essential functions of this position, an employee must be able to maintain appropriate confidentiality with regard to student, alumni, and employee data, documents, issues, etc., and respect privacy needs of students, graduates, employees and past employees with regard to the same.
The ability to comply with highly inflexible deadlines is required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position; there will be multiple occurrences of sudden, urgent task completion required.
There may be occurrences of students, graduates, parents, employees, past employees, members of the general public, and others who express opinions, may exhibit strong emotions, which will require the employee to interact professionally, diplomatically, and appropriately in such situations.
While performing the essential duties of this position, an employee would frequently be required to move around the office space as well as within hallways, meeting rooms, and other parts of the campus facilities.
There may be multiple/daily instances of prolonged personal computer use which would include keyboard and/or mouse usage as well as viewing a computer monitor.
An employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
The overall work environment requires the mental ability to shift focus quickly due to interruptions; an employee must be able to mentally track multiple projects and tasks as well.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; however, there may be unexpected instances of somewhat loud sounds.
To Apply:
Interested candidates should apply electronically by clicking the “Apply Now” button on the Colby College website. Please upload a cover letter and resume to your application.
