Graduate Career Coach

Graduate Career Coach

Posting Number req26473

Department Karl Eller Grad School of Mgmt

Department Website Link https://eller.arizona.edu/

Location Tucson Campus

Address Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

Passionate about helping students achieve their career goals and make meaningful professional connections? Join the Eller College of Management as a Graduate Career Coach and support a broad caseload of students from the Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA, and specialized master's programs in Marketing, Finance, Business Analytics, and MIS.

The Eller College offers professional development opportunities to our students at all levels. We craft and execute large- and small- scale events to reach dynamic audiences and provide individualized coaching to help students succeed. We measure performance through student engagement, and student internship and full-time placement rates.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Professional development Advising

• Provide professional development advising to a specific caseload of students. This will entail 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 to be conducted in various formats, including individual sessions and group workshops, encompassing discussion and presentation formats.
• Develop rapport with students in order 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 trends affecting College of Management Masters students.

Student Engagement Project Based Initiatives

• In collaboration with leadership, plan student engagement activities. Examples of major initiatives include teaching a career course and electronic newsletter creation with the objective of program communication.
• Plan career focused programming, such as mock interviews, networking events, and career treks to cities of employment interest.
• Student engagement activities will range in scope and scale, from small group coffee chats to signature events.

Outreach Project Based Initiatives

• Develop and maintain a specialty network for a specific set of majors and industries. This will include connections with alumni, employers and program departments.
• Engage network and organize events for career mentors and speaker panels. The involvement of professional leaders will provide a contemporary perspective, ultimately to support graduate students in their career goals.
• Project based student engagement initiatives will be assigned to specific team members, for management and ownership.

Professional Development Excellence

• Contribute to student professional development, continuous process improvement and innovation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Ability to solve problems a through drawing from prior experiences, with analysis of the issue, 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.
• Competent in all job functions and has general understanding of the industry practices, techniques and standards.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

FLSA Exempt

Full Time/Part Time Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week 40

Job FTE 1.0

Work Calendar Fiscal

Job Category Student Services

Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay $53,039 - $66,299

Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Grade 7

Compensation Guidance The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.

The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator .

Career Stream and Level PC2

Job Family Career Strategies

Job Function Student Services

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies 1

Target Hire Date 8/10/2026

Expected End Date

Contact Information for Candidates Wendy Wienhoff

Director, Eller Graduate Professional Development Center

wwienhoff@arizona.edu

Open Date 7/9/2026

Open Until Filled Yes

Documents Needed to Apply Resume and Cover Letter

Special Instructions to Applicant

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