Career Advisor

CAREER ADVISOR

Posting Number: SRGV8519
Number of Vacancies: 1
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Department: Career Center
FLSA: Exempt

Scope of Job:
Provide
support to students/alumni in self-evaluation related to career options, development of professional job search skills and securing
employment. Develop strategies to reach every UTRGV student with high quality career education through delivering multi-modal career
education initiatives. Strategically develop and scale opportunities and programs which empower all students to identify career paths,
secure internships and/or co-ops, and ultimately find career success upon graduation.

Description of Duties:

• Develops and delivers programming, training, career development/classroom presentations, career initiatives/events, and advising models
  which support students in identifying career pathways, co-op, internships, and post-graduation career opportunities.
• Creates career
  education content that is relevant and deliverable in various presentation settings.
• Assists students with professional development
  by conducting resume/cover letter critiques and job-search strategies, school or job-related application procedures.
• Provides
  specialized individual and group career and job search services to students and alumni.
• Helps to cultivate a campus community that
  prepares all students for their future.
• Develops initiatives to scale and integrate career development into the fabric of UTRGV
  schools and colleges; supports office wide efforts in creating and activating a robust career ecosystem serving all students from all
  colleges and majors.
• Collaborates with other Career Center personnel to host recruitment events and activities, including career
  fairs, information sessions, and employer on and off campus visits.
• Builds relationships with campus stakeholders and expand
  engagement with key departments on campus, such as academic advising, pre-professional advising, athletics, student life, and other
  constituents.
• Meets 1:1 with students in drop-in advising or appointments for career exploration and job/internship search strategy
  and provide career and job search related advising in group settings to students and alumni.
• Supports employer connections efforts
  to connect academic units, offices, and students with relevant opportunities.
• Supports the efforts to develop a cutting-edge
  Student Peer Advising Program which will serve as the front line of serving UTRGV students; supervises and trains Student Peers as assigned.
  Trains and mentors other staff within the department.
• Leverages data to inform and assess career education activities and tracks
  data and outcomes in relevant databases and platforms.
• Maintains knowledge of all departmental programs and activities in order to
  market and promote to students, staff, faculty and employers.
• Works with the International Student Office and employers concerning
  the recruitment and hiring of international students.
• Participates in student, parent and faculty orientation sessions as
  needed.
• Develops and markets resources available in the Career Center.
• Facilitates placement of students in positions
  related to their academic major.
• Participates in area, state and national business associations and chambers of commerce activities
  with emphasis on employer development.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:
General
supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given:
Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required
Education:
Bachelors degree from an accredited university.

Preferred Education:
N/A

Licenses/Certifications:
N/A

Required Experience:
Three (3) years related work experience, such as student
advising, career development strategies, resume development, marketing, public relations or outreach activities.

Preferred
Experience:
Extensive knowledge of career development strategies, resume development and interviewing techniques.

Equipment:
Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions:
Needs to be able to successfully perform all
required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence
at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment.

Other:
Exceptional planning and organizational skills.

Physical Capabilities: N/A
Employment Category:
Full-Time
Minimum Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Position
Available Date: 09/17/2025
Grant Funded Position: No
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date:

EEO
Statement:
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for
all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its
education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for
employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be
held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential
information includes the following:

Date of Birth
Gender
*Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit
this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your
submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close
date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

If you have any questions, please visit our
Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.

Additional Information:
UTRGV is a
distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a
criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have
prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/48623

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