Career Development Coordinator at University of… · Madison

Summary: The University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a Career Development Coordinator to launch and operate the new Sewell Social Sciences SuccessWorks Gateway space. This role involves providing career advising, developing programming, and maintaining a welcoming environment for students while collaborating with academic departments and campus partners.

Responsibilities:
- Responds to questions and provides information regarding student services, policies, procedures, and employment preparation
- Develops and delivers career development programming and resource materials across various mediums to provide education to students
- Participates in the campus-wide career services community, providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college/unit
- Educates or advises students and recent alumni individually or in groups through various mediums about career exploration, self-assessment, skills, materials development, and career decisions
- May identify and maintain a professional network of employers or other stakeholders to facilitate career exploration and employment opportunities for students
- Oversees daily operations of the SuccessWorks Gateway space in Sewell Social Sciences ensuring it remains a welcoming, functional, and well‑maintained hub for student engagement

Required Qualifications:
- A minimum of 1 year of professional experience (may include equivalent undergraduate or graduate level internship/practicum experience) in career services, academic advising, student services, alumni relations, human resources, recruitment, teaching, or other related field
- Strong organizational and time‑management skills, including the ability to coordinate daily operations in a high‑traffic environment
- Ability to engage individuals via advising, mentoring, tutoring, or coaching others
- Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships with students, staff, and campus partners
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and adapt to evolving processes and priorities
- Commitment to fostering an inclusive, welcoming environment for students and colleagues
- Bachelor's Degree Required

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience managing or coordinating a student‑facing space, service desk, or similar operational environment
- Experience managing administrative processes, such as scheduling or information tracking
- Experience planning, coordinating, or executing educational workshops, presentations, or small-to-medium scale programs, ideally within a student-facing or academic setting
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot operational issues and propose practical solutions
- Experience working in environments with evolving structures, new initiatives, or ambiguous expectations

Required Skills: Career advising, Career development programming, Student services, Academic advising, Alumni relations, Human resources, Recruitment, Coaching

Benefits: Generous paid time off, Competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, Tax-advantaged savings accounts, Participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund, For a summary of benefits, please see https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf.