Graduate Career Coach; UPDATED

Graduate Career Coach

Location: Main Campus, Tucson, AZ, USA

Open Date: 1/16/2026

Contact: hr-eller

Note:

This requisition is now open to external applicants in addition to internal applicants.

The Eller College of Management is looking for a dynamic Graduate Career Coach to join the Professional Development team. This role plays a key part in delivering the Eller College’s comprehensive professional development experience by providing individualized career coaching, facilitating impactful workshops and career programming, and helping execute small- and large-scale professional events. Success in this position is demonstrated through strong student engagement, as well as positive internship and full-time employment outcomes.

Graduate Career Coaches on our team support a broad caseload of graduate students across Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA, and specialized master’s programs in Marketing, Finance, Business Analytics, and MIS.

The Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona is a leading business school with more than 9,000 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students. Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; and access to UA recreation and cultural activities.

Professional Development Advising:

• Provide professional development advising to a specific caseload of students. This includes counseling on all aspects of professional career goals, including job search, resume review, and interview preparation, as well as evaluation of employment offers.
• Create career related learning experiences in various formats, including individual sessions and group workshops.
• Develop rapport with students to best understand and meet their needs.
• Document student contact in Handshake for shared access by colleagues.
• Maintain current knowledge of recruiting and hiring practices, employer needs, and industry trends affecting Eller College of Management Masters students.

Student Engagement Project Based Initiatives:

• Collaborate with leadership to plan student engagement activities, such as teaching a career course and creating electronic newsletters.
• Plan career focused programming, such as mock interviews, networking events, and career treks to cities of employment interest.
• Coordinate activities ranging from small group coffee chats to signature events.

Outreach Project Based Initiatives:

• Develop and maintain a specialty network for specific majors and industries, connecting with alumni, employers and program departments.
• Engage network and organize events for career mentors and speaker panels.
• Project based student engagement initiatives will be assigned to team members for management and ownership.

Professional Development Excellence:

• Contribute to student professional development, continuous process improvement and innovation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Ability to solve problems through drawing from prior experiences, with analysis requiring innovation and creativity.
• Ability to provide information requiring significant explanation or interpretation.
• Ability to work with moderate guidance.
• General knowledge and use of principles, theories and concepts.
• Strong working knowledge of position-related functions with a broad understanding of industry standards, best practices, and professional methodologies.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Rate of Pay: $53,039 – $66,299 (salary at 1.0 FTE).

Grade Range represents a full range of career compensation growth over time.

Job Family:
Career Strategies;
Job Function:
Student Services. Background check: name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive).

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It may be amended or updated as institutional needs evolve.