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The Career Development Coordinator is a new position that plays a central role in launching and operating the new Sewell Social Sciences SuccessWorks Gateway space - a high traffic, high energy space - and will serve as a welcoming first point of contact for students and a key partner to academic departments housed in the building. This position blends career advising, collaborative programming, and site and space coordination to support the career development needs of L&S students. The core function of this role is helping direct questions to the right place: the coordinator will field student and departmental inquiries and offer warm referrals to SuccessWorks colleagues or campus services. Working closely with colleagues across SuccessWorks, the Coordinator helps maintain an engaging, wellrun student space; contributes to the creation of career content and events; and strengthens relationships with departmental advisors and campus partners to ensure students receive timely, highquality support.

• 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 wellmaintained hub for student engagement.

College of Letters & Science, SuccessWorks

SuccessWorks at the College of Letters & Science (L&S) prepares its undergraduates for life-long success through its programs, advising, and courses. SuccessWorks supports over 18,000 L&S students as they explore their interests and aspirations, engage in career exploration and development, and prepare for a career beyond UW-Madison. The SuccessWorks team is an open, highly engaged, and collaborative community. https://successworks.wisc.edu/

The expected salary range for this position is $50,000 up to $65,600 (12-month). Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and 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.

• 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 timemanagement skills, including the ability to coordinate daily operations in a hightraffic 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

• Experience managing or coordinating a studentfacing 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

Bachelor's Degree Required

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Please submit a resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, detail your experience or ability to:

• Ability to engage individuals via advising, mentoring, tutoring, or coaching others

• Strong organizational and timemanagement skills, including the ability to coordinate daily operations in a hightraffic environment

The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. Please note, there is only one attachment field. You must upload all your documents in the attachment field.

Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Lauralee Wheeler, lauralee.wheeler@wisc.edu

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