Integrated Advisor, CUNY Inclusive Economy (CIE) Initiative (Acad. Advisor (aHEO)) - SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

POSITION DETAILS

The CUNY Inclusive Economy Initiative at Hunter College seeks an Integrated Advisor to create career pathways and expand employment opportunities for students in New York’s emerging industries.

You will work with Industry Specialists to support a cohort of undergraduate students, connecting them with relevant internship or full-time opportunities in selected industries.

The Integrated Advisor will report to the Chair of the Sociology Department. In addition to the CUNY Title Overview, the Integrated Advisor will be responsible for the following duties:

Build a Community:

• Provide both group and 1:1 activity designed to help students identify career goals, academic courses, and goal-oriented career opportunities
• Develop your cohort’s identity as a peer network
• Help students plan for internships and other opportunities to build their experience in and exposure to workplaces
• Assess students’ professional abilities and development at several points throughout the cohort.

Establish a Peer Network:

• Participate in CUNY-wide professional development and mentoring
• Collaborate between academic/career advisors and academic departments on insights from employers that might influence curricula and individual student progress.

Create Pathways:

• Identify barriers to student success within areas of study related to career goals
• Share information on student needs and connect them to supportive services and campus resources
• Expand student exposure to careers and the courses needed to prepare for them
• Coordinate programs to enhance job-seeking skills.

Portfolio Management:

• Create plans for your cohort’s structure of programs, assessments, advising and referral activities
• Track progress, challenges and outcomes using state-of-the-art technology to measure success and make adjustments in real-time

Data Entry, Outcome Tracking, and Reporting:

• Enter data accurately and consistently into databases (i.e. Power BI, SharePoint, and Microsoft Dynamics)
• Use full Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, to facilitate, manage, track, and report on program outcome metrics
• Conduct, manage, and evaluate events via Zoom (or a similar platform) including creating registration, engaging participants during the workshop, and analyzing post-session attendance and other data

QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum requirement for this position is a bachelor's degree; ideal candidate will have 2 years of experience.

We seek motivated, flexible and resourceful people who can gain the confidence of others in an advising environment and execute successful programs. Candidates will have:

• Experience in providing student academic advisement and career advisement
• Ability to facilitate job-related services, workshops and skills trainings
• Understanding of academic programs, majors, and methods to assure students’ successful progress
• Understanding the needs and practices of employers in recruitment and selection
• Command of Microsoft Office Suite and Zoom
• Comfort with technology to track programs and projects.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience coaching college students on career readiness
• Experience developing and maintaining industry and employer partnerships with the goal of creating direct hiring pipelines for students
• Familiarity with industry hiring perspectives and recruiting/screening processes
• Experience managing student programming within a higher education setting

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Provides academic counseling and planning services to a diverse student population.

• Assists students with clarifying values and goals; counsels students regarding educational options, requirements, policies and procedures.
• Offers academic and personal support to guide students through the course selection process
• Provides students with effective and timely referral to other college and external support services
• Monitors and evaluates students' educational progress by conducting academic progress audits
• Establishes and maintains student files, databases and records; prepares activity reports and analyses
• May specialize in providing advice on specific programs or to specific student groups
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Academic Advisor