Career Services Coordinator

Position Summary
The Career Services Coordinator supports students in career planning and job preparation. Reporting to the Director of Career Services, this role involves advising students, coordinating internships, and staying informed about employment trends. The coordinator also connects students with campus and community resources to help them achieve their career goals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide career planning services to help students define goals and explore job opportunities using various communication methods.
• Plan and update career development activities to help students explore career, education and certification opportunities, connects recent graduates with job leads, and ensures students have a documented career plan prior to program completion.
• Guide students through career assessments and planning, support resume building, job applications, and interview preparation, and connect them with internships, externships, or job shadowing opportunities.
• Participate in annual commencement ceremony, as well as ongoing training and cross-training to maintain a strong understanding of university programs, curriculum, graduation requirements, policies, and available students' resources and services.
• Collaborate with instructors to track information and share best practices for building and maintaining partnerships with businesses and community organizations to support clinicals, internships, externships, and job shadowing opportunities.
• Serve on university committees and task forces as needed and collaborate with faculty and staff to develop student-centered processes and support departmental goals and objectives.
• Develop and strengthen relationships and partnerships with community leaders, including businesses, non-profit organization, and high schools to create internship opportunities that support r student success and real-world.
• Plan and implement an annual on-campus and/or virtual career fair.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in counseling or a related field.
• Two years' higher education experience, preferably to include recruitment and career interest assessment/advising.

• Knowledge of university policies, academic programs, and student requirements, with the ability to interpret and apply them accurately.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other standard office technologies and equipment.
• Understanding of career advising, recruiting, job placement techniques, and certification or assessment tools used in student career planning.
• Knowledge of tools used for student interest and personality type and the ability to interpret results of such tools to assist students in making sound decisions.
• Strong skills in evaluating student goals and help them develop clear, achievable career plans. Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, and to relate to others in a professional, helpful manner.
• Ability to relate to a diverse population and to maintain professionalism in challenging situations.
• Strong multitasking and organizing abilities, with attention to detail and the capacity to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently while effectively contributing to team environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to make sound decisions using independent judgement.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, students and the public.

Physical Demand and Working Conditions:

• Work is performed during normal work hours but will require some evening and weekend hours on occasion.
• Position requires traveling within the region to contact and establish partnerships with prospective employers.
• Position requires light work with 20 pounds maximum weight to lift and carrywith or without accommodations.
• Position requires reaching, handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeingwith or without accommodations.
• Position requires ability to circumnavigate campus with or without accommodations.

Application Review Date: Open Until Filled
Condition of Employment: Must pass a pre-employment background check.
Electronic Application Instructions:Electronic applications should be submitted through the "Apply" link on the top of this page. Please attach the following required documents to your electronic application:
Required Documents:
Please ensure that you attach all required documents even if you have applied for other positions at ENMU as the committee does not have access to those records.

Letter of interest
Resume
Contact information for three references (blind or off list reference checks may be conducted on finalists)
Transcripts (unofficial for application purposes)

ENMU is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Eastern New Mexico University does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact the office of human resources at (575) 562-2115 . New Mexico is an open records state, therefore ENMU complies with the Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978, Chapter 14, Article 2, from the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General. Requests for records should be sent toplanning.analysis@enmu.edu . For any other inquires please contact Human Resources at (575) 562-2115 or e-mailENMU.HRrecruiter@enmu.edu .