"Career Consultant"

Career Consultant

Posting Number: SP005130P

Division/College: Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management

Department: Career Services

Location: Moscow

Posting Context Statement:

Position Overview:

The Career Consultant provides career education/advising to help students and alumni explore and achieve their career goals through teaching career/major exploration courses, delivering presentations/workshops, and individual career advising. Consultants provide a strong connection between Career Services and the college(s) and students they are assigned to. The Career Consultant will work within the college/department that they are assigned to. They will collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrators in their college(s) in order to identify the career development needs of students and the best methods for providing these services. Depending on the college’s specific needs, service delivery could include but are not limited to, 1-on-1 client appointments/consultations, teaching major/career decision-making classes, conducting class presentations and workshops, training/supervising peer career advising interns, and assisting with professional development and networking events.

The Career Consultant will work in Career Services as a member of the Career Advising Team (CAT) to provide general career education/advising services for students during drop-in hours and at Career Services sponsored events.

Required Experience:

• Experience composing and editing business documents
• One year experience advising, mentoring, or supervising secondary or post secondary students.
• Experience speaking publicly, presenting information to individuals, small, and large groups.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree.

Required Other:

• Individual positions will be required to gain and maintain professional memberships and certifications as assigned and budget allows. Supervisors will assign designated memberships and certifications for which the employee is eligible.
• Ability to travel
• Ability to work non-standard business hours

Additional Preferred:

Education

• Master’s degree in Communication, English, Counseling, Higher Education Administration, Adult Education, Business Education, Human Resources, or Career and Technical Education

Experience

• Professional work experience in career counseling, advising/mentoring, student development, or career education, or in the industries related to their college assignment
• Past participation in experiential learning activities such as internships, co-ops, service projects/national service programs, study abroad, research, national exchanges, or student leadership activities

Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and experience using career recruitment databases and on-line career information systems, including, but limited to: Handshake, Symplicity, CSO/Career Ladders, O*NET, Occupational Outlook, Idaho CIS, EMSI, or related systems
• Knowledge of and experience using job boards and social media for professional networking and job searches
• Ability to work effectively on a team and independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:

• None

Degree Requirement: Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employee Category: Exempt

Pay Range: $49,816 per year or higher depending on education and experience

Type of Appointment: _of_Appointment

FTE: 1

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Funding:

A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy: No

Posting Date: 12/22/2025

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants:

This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before January 11, 2026 will receive priority consideration.

Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified.

Applicants:Please use your letter of qualification to explain in detail how your work experience, skills, and abilities meet both the required and preferred qualifications as listed in the position description. Your letter of qualification will be used to demonstrate your communication and writing skills to determine your ranking among the other applicants for this position.

For resources about how to write a letter of qualification, please visit the HR website here: Applicant Resources – Careers | University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)

If you would like to view a full copy of the job description, please reach out to the search coordinator at eschirmer@uidaho.edu

Applicant Resources: https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources

Background Check Statement:

Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.