Career Advisor

Who We Are:

For 140 years National Louis University has been driven by one core belief: education changes lives. Since our founding weve stayed grounded in the values of innovation access excellence and equity and weve never wavered from the idea that education is the greatest lever for social and economic mobility. We are a student-focused community built on continuous improvement and a genuine commitment to serving those we teach. Through education we empower change and build stronger healthier communities. Our hard-working team runs on collaboration and mutual respect for one another and for every student we serve.

What You Will Do:

The Career Advisor supports and empowers NLU students and alumni in achieving career readiness and success. This role provides advising career resources and programming across the full spectrum of career developmentcareer and major exploration skills development job search strategies and graduate/professional planning. Career Advisors collaborate with faculty staff employers and alumni to connect students with opportunities that build career skills and confidence. Advisors are expected to integrate equity inclusion and industry best practices into their work ensuring that all studentsparticularly those from historically underserved populationsare prepared for success.

This position reports to the Director of Career Advising and serves students across multiple modalities. The Career Advisor plays a key role in driving completion of career readiness milestones employer engagement and positive employment outcomes.

• Advises students on career path exploration internship/job search strategies and assists them in identifying their personal and professional goals

• Develops and implements outreach strategies to engage students with a focus on high-need populations and promote career milestones and development activities in collaboration with faculty advisors and success coaches

• Collaborates with Employer Relations Managers to nurture employer relationships promote events and connect students to internships and job opportunities

• Designs and facilitates data-informed programming including but not limited to workshops webinars and classroom visits to build career readiness skills and increase student engagement.

• Assists with and attends Career Bridge events including job fairs networking programs and student/alumni programming

• Tracks and reports student career readiness milestones and employment outcomes in coordination with Career Development and Career Bridge

• Bachelors degree required. Masters degree in higher education counseling career development or related field preferred

• 3 years of experience in university career services workforce development or related field required

• Demonstrated knowledge of career services databases (e.g. Symplicity Handshake CSO eRecruiting) and proficiency in MS Office (Excel PowerPoint Word)

• Advanced use of LinkedIn and other professional networking platforms for student advising and employer engagement

• Experience designing and delivering workshops events and/or online learning modules

• Demonstrated commitment to supporting historically underserved student populations

• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and create a positive team-focused environment

• Adjusts quickly to changing conditions and maintains a solutions-focused approach

• Demonstrated record of success setting and achieving goals overcoming challenges and follow-through

NLU Inclusion Statement:

National Louis University is deeply committed to serving its community advancing access and equity and ensuring that all individuals are welcomed and valued. We are dedicated to fostering a culture where diversity equity and inclusion remain at the core of who we are. These are more than just words to us: they are truly a way of life for the NLU community. We recognize that differences in abilities age ethnicity gender (identity and expression) race religion sexual orientation socio-economic status and background bring richness to our work environment. We affirm diverse perspectives innovative contributions and authentic presentations of self from every member within the NLU community. We believe inclusion is grounded in the actions we intentionally take each day. Our goal is to inspire and empower NLU employees and community members to cultivate an environment where we collectively focus on uplifting and advancing our institutional culture.

At National Louis University we offer our employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make an impact. As our external environment changes our employees are provided the opportunities and tools needed to grow both personally and professionally to remain successful. NLU employees and dependents are offered a wide range of benefits including but not limited to Health Insurance benefits Retirement benefits Paid Time Off and Educational Opportunities. Additional information regarding full-time staff benefits can be found here.

The salary range of the grade for this position is $48431 to $67803 annually. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. Offers are based on multiple factors permitted by law including but not limited to: budgetary considerations job-related knowledge/skills experience market considerations tenure and standing with the university (applicable to current employees) and internal equity.

Please Include the following along with your application:

• Resume (Required)
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Current NLU employees please also submit an Internal Posting Form