Title: Career Alumni Relations Coordinator

State Role Title: Education Support Specialist III

Hiring Range: Restricted funded position up to $50,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia State University

Location: Virginia State University

Agency Website: www.vsu.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This role will provide quality career advising and programming to alumni. Navigate students through the Career Development process by assisting students with identifying career opportunities and targeting meaningful professional options. This role will also support organizational and department objectives by coordinating on campus recruitment activity for employers and organizations, maintaining career services software database (Trojans4Hire) and by providing overall professional support.

Minimum Qualifications

Demonstrated working knowledge of the career services field, career services resources, tools, information, and programs required.
Demonstrated experience in marketing career services to employers, maintaining Career Service Management (CSM) database, and Career Advising.
Demonstrated ability to market VSU Career Services to employers, faculty, staff, parents and other constituents for internship, employment, graduate/professional school opportunities.
Skillful in prospecting and recruiting employers and organizations for career opportunities. Demonstrated ability to create, present and facilitate career related workshops.
Demonstrated experience in project management, organization and time management skills.
Must exhibit excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
Must be team oriented, collaborative and computer savvy.
Demonstrated experience with database management and/or career services software.

Strong PC Skills (Microsoft Office).
Strong communications skills.

Additional Considerations

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree Preferred but not Required.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This is the 2nd Repost... Previous Applicants need not Apply! All applicants must submit a resume, cover letter outlining and demonstrating the required qualifications.

Contact Information

Name: Cynthia D. Roney

Phone: 804-524-5898

Email: croney@vsu.edu

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.