Career Pathway Advisor, Centre Career & Personal Development

Job Overview

The Centre for Career & Personal Development in Student Experience and Support is currently seeking a Full-time Limited Term Career Pathway Advisor for approximately 12 months.

Reporting to the Manager, Business Operations, in the Centre for Career & Personal Development, the Career Pathway Advisor will support career pathways for UCalgary students and students in the Continuing Education International Professional Programs (IPP). This role will involve outreach to students and employer partners to enhance pathways to employment. The incumbent will support the implementation and administration of career advising and employment/placement support for IPP.

The advisor also has responsibilities for growing and promoting employer engagement in CCPD fairs, events, and Micro Placement opportunities for students. This role will work in close collaboration with the Director, Corporate Training and International Professional Programs in Continuing Education to ensure IPP student preparation and placement objectives are achieved.

This role will primarily be based on main campus, with a regular presence at the Downtown campus.

• Identify, develop, and cultivate strategic employer relationships in the business community.
• Maintain regular communication with employer partners to understand recruitment needs.
• Facilitate or lead the planning, marketing, and execution of employer events that showcase the value of hiring University of Calgary students and IPP students.
• Facilitate or lead career development workshops for IPP students.
• Provide individual career development coaching and guidance to IPP students.
• Collaborate with other units on campus, including faculties and alumni, to develop and implement effective strategies for engaging on‑campus employers and creating work and placement experiences for students.
• Foster strong relationships with the University of Calgary faculties in the shared space of work‑integrated learning.
• Understand and stay current on work‑integrated‑learning practices and processes on campus and in Alberta.
• Establish effective communication practices using Elevate (Orbis) and other available tools to communicate placement opportunities and related information to students.
• Create opportunities for students to interact with employers and advisors to benefit their career development.
• Working within available Elevate (Orbis) modules, create an application tracking process that addresses program requirements.
• Create a process for screening employer placements to ensure they adhere to the program guidelines, and allow for employers to host single or multiple student placements.
• Maintain an issues log and work collaboratively with key team members from CCPD and Continuing Education to review, assess, identify, and make recommendations for improvement in processes and systems as the program progresses.
• Assist in developing and administering a process for recording and tracking IPP and micro placement students to International Professional Program placements and employment opportunities.
• Troubleshoot any system‑related issues within Orbis or D2L and liaise with appropriate staff to resolve issues.
• Ensure up‑to‑date data entry and produce regular reports for internal progress assessment and reporting.
• Conduct regular evaluations of both students and employers, using Qualtrics to ensure the program is meeting its overall objectives.
• Respond to student and/or employer inquiries in a timely manner.
• Liaise with industry partners to establish adequate numbers of relevant placements opportunities for International Professional Program students.

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree and 2‑3 years of experience in administration, project management.
• A minimum of two years' experience with career development or career placements, system administration, data management.
• Experience with the Orbis Outcome Platform (also known as Elevate) for administering post‑secondary career and experience programs.
• Working knowledge of Desire 2 Learn (D2L).
• Proficiency in online platforms for virtual meetings (Zoom, Teams, Google).
• Strong knowledge of the Calgary and Alberta…