Career Services and Alumni Affairs Specialist - 138589

The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science is dedicated to creating and promoting public health innovations to advance equity, justice, and wellbeing for all. The School focuses on health, diversity, inclusion, and social equity in everything we do. We believe this starts in the workplace, where we actively strive to ensure a sense of belonging for everyone and honor the idea that through our differences, we are better together. In working to fulfill that vision, we are comprised of more than 125 primary appointed faculty and academics, 150 staff members, and 25 secondary appointed faculty and provide mentorship and instruction to 900+ BSPH undergraduate major students and 225+ postgraduate students across six degree programs as well as a clinical residency. We conduct research and instruction in public health disciplines such as Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Climate & Environmental Health, Community Health Services & Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, Global Health, Health Behavior, Health Equity & Justice, Health Policy, Public Mental Health & Substance Use, and Technology & Precision Health, totaling ~$255M in grants and contracts and housing five research service cores. We engage in research and teaching collaborations across the University and the community at-large. Partnerships with the community and with health agencies are fundamental to the School.

The Career Services and Alumni Affairs Specialist is a professional who applies acquired understanding of career development to advise students on a full range of career processes, including individual and group advising, coaching, career planning, setting career goals, decision making, and improving job search competencies with a focus on the field of Public Health. The incumbent provides a holistic approach to undergraduate and graduate student career counseling, alumni networking and professional development opportunities, develops workshops and presentations as necessary. The role will actively engage alumni to sustain productive relationships for student mentorship, program development, and building ongoing opportunities for alumni to stay connected to the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health.

Reporting to the Education Programs and Student Affairs Manager, the Career Services and Alumni Affairs Specialist performs independently, but may receive guidance in developing new career readiness workshops, alumni tracking and engagement, and serve as a liaison between employers and alumni to deliver interactive career development programming that integrates industry representatives and the student population. This position will assist with coordinating and delivering events such as networking events, mock interviews, and alumni engagement events. Incumbent must be comfortable creating and maintaining a method for tracking alumni in the School in order to report on hiring trends and other alumni-related data. Call-ins and handoffs to our advancement team as appropriate when identifying individuals or employers interested in supporting the School.

This role supports career development and alumni initiatives, and serves as a primary connection point for employers seeking to recruit talent from our Public Health student and alumni population. That includes maintaining relationships with potential employers, campus partners, and other organizations to meet the career needs of students.

• Four (4) years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor's degree in related area.

• Basic knowledge of relevant policies and regulatory requirements. Basic knowledge of health professions education industry. Basic knowledge of public health programs and career paths for public health students including the structure, dynamics, and current employment trends.

• Basic knowledge of administrative analysis and operations research. Acquiring skills in developing and implementing processes and systems. Familiarity with the administrative and operational implications in a program.

• Communication skills; includes verbal, written and active listening. Service oriented and responsive to questions and requests. Ability to interact in a professional, resourceful, and courteous manner. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write clearly and concisely. Experience editing resumes, cover letters and advising others on how to write effective resumes, cover letters, business correspondence, etc. Strong public speaking / presentation skills relevant to demonstrations of interview acumen, presenting to students, School members and other University personnel, and community partners.

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to develop working relationships within department and with learners. Ability to work with people from diverse cultures. Experience effectively interacting and advising diverse, multi cultural, domestic and international populations, students, staff, faculty, employers, etc.

• Excellent organizational skills, analytical, and demonstrated attention to detail. Ability to work with extremely complex faculty calendars / schedules requires extremely well organized and detail oriented precision. Strong database and data-collection skills are required to develop a system of alumni tracking spanning all academic programs in public health.

• Knowledge of educational technology and systems. Ability to troubleshoot and triages related technology issues.

• Investigative, data analysis, and reporting skills. Ability to generate computer reports, checking for errors, correcting and submitting accurate reports. Skills include entering, maintaining, extracting, and analyzing data in electronic systems.

• Experience advising students in the selection of appropriate career goals via exploration of professional interests, skills, expertise, previous employment background, industry job prospects, and local and global employment opportunities. Experience promoting a variety of job search techniques appropriate to career goals; experience researching employment trends in a variety of industries to benefit student job search activities.

• Experience with programmatic activities related to alumni relations including alumni surveys, social media sites, and newsletters. Experience implementing programs and events based on analysis of data and survey outcomes.

• Demonstrated ability to facilitate group discussions, interactions and training, using group dynamics theory and experience.

• Master's degree in public health, adult education, or related training.

• Three (3) years experience in student affairs, public health practice, student careers services, alumni affairs, or related field.

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check.

• Occasional evenings and weekends will be required, such as for engagement events.

If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

UC San Diego Health Sciences is comprised of our School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, and our Student Health and Well-Being Department. We have long been at the forefront of translational - or "bench-to-bedside" - research, transforming patient care through discovery and innovation leading to new drugs and technologies. Translational research is carried out every day in the hundreds of clinical trials of promising new therapies offered through UC San Diego Health, and in the drive of our researchers and clinician-scientists who are committed to having a significant impact on patient care. We invite you to join our team!

Applications/Resumes are accepted for current job openings only. For full consideration on any job, applications must be received prior to the initial closing date. If a job has an extended deadline, applications/resumes will be considered during the extension period; however, a job may be filled before the extended date is reached.

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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

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Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace