Graduate Advising and Placement Coordinator

Reports To: Assistant Dean, Archie W. Dunham College of Business

Job Status: Non-exempt

Position Summary:

The Graduate Advisor and Placement Coordinator role serves in the Archie W. Dunham College of Business. The role focuses on providing comprehensive advising to the population of graduate business students and also provides placement services for internships and employment for all business students.

Job Responsibilities:

• Graduate Advising Activities:
  • Act as the primary academic advisor for the graduate business students, providing a high level of customer service
  • Advise admitted and current students using in-person, written, and virtual methods for degree progress, class selections, and general academic questions
  • Track degree progress of the graduate students and actively make recommendations for class and schedule needs to the department chairs
  • Process degree plans, exceptions, overrides, and other academic forms
  • Assist with planning and coordinating the annual MBA International trip
  • Coordinate new graduate business student orientations each Fall and Spring
  • Assist graduate admissions to move students through the admissions funnel
  • Assist in handling International students’ residency requirements, providing guidance and referral to appropriate campus resources
  • Assist in handling Veteran students’ requirements, providing guidance and referral to appropriate campus resources
  • Coordinate retention activities for current graduate students
  • Coordinate recruiting activities to gain new graduate business students, with special attention to current undergraduate students and corporate partners
  • Monitor and update areas of the college website related to graduate business
• Placement Activities:
  • Act as the primary relationship manager for a catalog of corporate clients who offer development opportunities for business students, including mentoring, corporate visits, guest lecturers, internships, and employment, providing a high level of customer service
  • Act as the primary alumni relationship manager for the network of alumni who are active corporate recruiters in the local and near markets, specifically those who graduated from HCU with the Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree
  • Handle incoming student requests for resume reviews, mock interviews, and career advice, providing guidance and referral to appropriate campus resources
  • Coordinate with The Office of Career and Calling for career development and employment activities, including the bi-annual business career fairs
  • Coordinate internal and external meetings and events, including booking rooms, setup, and catering arrangements
  • Develop and manage a catalog of career and professional development events for business students
  • Manage the business college’s partition of Handshake
  • Create, update, and maintain a database of employer partnerships seeking internship and employment opportunities and actively promote those opportunities to the business student body
  • Collect, analyze, and report upon data pertaining to student internship and post-graduation placement rates
  • Monitor and update areas of the college website related to placement activities
• Support ACBSP accreditation data collection, management, and reporting activities
• Standard In-Person Office Hours of 8:00am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday
• Occasional travel to corporate locations
• Occasional evening or weekend hours for special events (e.g., annual awards dinner)
• Other duties as assigned by the Dean

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, communication, public relations, or a closely related field is required
• Master’s degree in business is preferred but not required
• Preferred five years of experience in an academic or professional setting working with a wide and diverse spectrum of stakeholders
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook
• Excellent customer service skills and mindset
• Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking abilities
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with an emphasis on
  clarity and professionalism
• Ability to work with International students
• Ability to work with Veteran students
• Ability to work in an office environment with occasional sitting, standing, walking, and lifting
• Work to further the University’s mission
• Must be able to completely affirm, uphold, and live within the Preamble of Houston Christian University and the Ten Pillars Core Convictions
• Exhibit an active Christian faith with local church membership and involvement

Additional Information

Houston Christian University is an independent, private Christian liberal arts institution with a diverse student body. It has access to all the cultural advantages of one of the largest metropolitan centers in the country. For more information about the University, visit hc.edu.

The University is in the process of implementing its Ten Pillars vision (hc.edu/vision) and anticipates significant growth in student enrollment and university programs. The successful candidate will also be able to articulate a vision for the role of his or her discipline at HCU that is supportive of the Ten Pillars vision statement.

Houston Christian University is committed to maintaining a teaching faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith. The Preamble to the By-Laws of the University sets forth a statement of belief which each University employee is expected to support and personify. Your submittal of an application for employment indicates your acceptance and affirmation of these statements.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements of personnel.

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