Career Development Coordinator

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Work from Home (WFH) - Remote work must be performed while residing in California or New Mexico

CIAT Location: San Diego, CA and Albuquerque, NM

Reports to: Director of Career Services

Status: Non-Exempt

Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

The Career Development Coordinator will play a key role in fostering strong employer relationships and creating career opportunities for CIAT students and alumni. This position will lead outreach efforts to regional, national, and global employers across various sectors to enhance recruitment and work-based learning initiatives. This role involves developing customized recruitment strategies, coordinating professional development events, and continuously analyzing employment trends to assist students in all aspects of career planning to prepare them and connect them to internship and eventual job opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead outreach efforts to regional, national, and global employers across private, non-profit, and public sectors, targeting recruitment based on market trends, student interests, and outcomes data.
• Build and maintain employer relationships through networking, cold calls, mass mailings, and virtual engagements, while promoting high-quality internships and full-time opportunities for students.
• Identify employer needs to recommend tailored recruitment strategies, and offer customized solutions such as internship development, project-based experience opportunities, and targeted recruitment leads.
• Coordinate work-based learning experiences (e.g., guest speakers, mentorship, internships) to support student and alumni career development and industry skill-building.
• Proactively develop and implement strategies to enhance student and graduate employment opportunities, managing job postings and coordinating job fairs and workshops.
• Disseminate employment and internship opportunities to appropriate faculty, student organizations, and students, using resources such as Handshake, email, social media, etc.
• Track and report on employment outcomes, internship placements, and employer satisfaction, regularly analyzing job market trends to align services with emerging career fields.
• Gather feedback through surveys from students, alumni, and employers for continuous program improvement and accreditation purposes.
• Provide guidance and support for the electronic employer database (e.g., Handshake).
• Collaborate with marketing to create employer-focused materials and work with faculty and staff to improve student employment outcomes.
• Assist in designing career workshops and developing plans to reduce employment barriers for students.
• Maintain confidentiality and compliance in managing participant and employer files.
• The Career Development Coordinator is expected to attend in-person career fairs, networking events, and local and regional workforce development and chamber events.
• Occasional evening and weekend attendance may be required to accommodate event schedules.
• Adhere to CIAT's compliance requirements to ensure all Federal, State, accreditation, and institutional policies and procedures are being met.
• Follow communication guidelines to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and professionalism.
• Embody CIAT's mission, vision and values.

Requirements

• Two years of experience in corporate/industry or higher education career services environment.
• Proficiency in managing multiple projects effectively.
• Experience with job posting systems and employer databases.
• Knowledge of current and emerging technologies impacting industry-institutional relationships.
• Experience in budget planning and resource allocation.
• Ability to collect, analyze data, and use for strategic planning and assessment.
• Experience in grant and proposal writing is desirable.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills with the proven ability to prioritize.
• Capability to handle confidential and sensitive information, following confidentiality guidelines.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively convey information and interact with students, colleagues, and others.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic; dedicated to quality, quantity, and timeliness of results
• Demonstrated ability anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment.
• Excellent analytical skills, problem resolution skills and general business acumen.
• Proficient skills in MS Office software products, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project and ability to learn additional software products.
• Exhibits a high degree of flexibility in adapting to a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, academic departments, and administration to support student success, achieve institutional goals and contribute to a positive and inclusive culture.
• Position may require work responsibilities outside of normal business hours to accommodate business needs and deadlines.
• Reliable transportation to go on campus, attend seminars/trainings, if required.
• Flexible to work longer hours to meet deadlines, if needed.
• Able to handle sensitive information with a high degree of confidentiality.
• Possess high ethical standards, being an example of professionalism to others.
• Must be able to embody CIAT's mission, vision and values.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. Occasional weekend and evening hours may be required.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Values

Values such as integrity, excellence, customer service, teamwork and mutual respect are some of those that remain constant, regardless of changes in our company. When identifying company values, it is important that those values are being demonstrated in the course of business each day. Our values set expectations for how employees and managers interact with every person while representing the company.

• We are passionate about education and student success.
• We value integrity and excellence in our employees and students.
• We treat ourselves and our students with dignity and respect.
• We believe in and encourage innovation at our school to better help our students succeed.
• We have a customer centric focus and we want people highly committed to achieving goals, where our success equals student's success.
• We are accountable for our actions and focus on improvements moving forward.
• We have a growth mindset with a sincere belief that every student can do better and achieve their goals.
• We expect every employee to be an example of conduct and professionalism, being a role model to students and colleagues.
• We commit to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment that respects the diversity of students' backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
• We foster lifelong learning and professional development.

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.

• Sedentary work. Essential functions of this role require sitting for extended periods of time.
• Ability to type, use a computer to search for information and input information while speaking on the phone is required.
• The employee will frequently be required to use the computer, mouse and telephone to conduct the regular tasks of this role.
• The employee will be required to compute simple to simple mathematical calculations as a normal part of this role.
• Requires travel to conduct CIAT business, as needed.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of this remote position, the job holder will work in a home office environment. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. This role routinely involves using standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and virtual communication tools. Employees are expected to ensure that their home office is a safe and ergonomic working environment.

Employees must maintain data security and confidentiality in accordance with company policies and use secure connections for all work-related activities. Expectations regarding work hours, availability, and time tracking will be clearly communicated and must be adhered to.

The company is not responsible for maintaining home office environments beyond the provision of reasonable accommodation and necessary work-related equipment. Workers' compensation and liability for injuries that occur in the home office will be covered as per company policy and applicable laws.

This remote work policy is designed to comply with all relevant local, state, and federal laws.

AAP/EEO Statement

California Institute of Applied Technology provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, California Institute of Applied Technology complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

California Institute of Applied Technology expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of California Institute of Applied Technology's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

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Salary Range

The salary range for the Career Development Coordinator is $27.00-$35.00/hr. However, the expected starting salary for this position is $27.00 - $31.00/hr. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, experience, equity and other business and organizational needs.

Salary Description

$27-$35 hourly/DOE