Job Posting Title:
Houston MBA Career Consultant, Texas McCombs
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Hiring Department:
Red McCombs School of Business
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Details:
General Notes
Texas McCombs is a top business school at the center of one of the most innovative cities in the U.S. The McCombs community champions hands-on experiences alongside the ground-breaking research and thought-leadership of a world-class faculty. The collaborative spirit and enterprising drive of the Longhorn alumni network, one of the largest university networks in the world, is embedded in our culture, making us human-centered and future-focused in all our endeavors. We are shaping those who will shape tomorrow, and solving challenging problems while remaining committed to creating a community that is dynamic, supportive, and challenging. What starts here really does change the world.
For more information about Texas McCombs please visit:
https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/
Purpose
The McCombs School of Business is seeking a career consultant for our Houston MBA program, which is part of our high-energy, mission driven working professional career management team. The main focus of this role is to support the Houston MBA student experience through one-on-one coaching, career educational programming, and helping connect students with resources to accelerate their progression.
***Position is based in Houston, Texas ***
Responsibilities
- Career Coaching: Manage and track career management advising for 110+ working professional MBA students in Houston, including career exploration, personal brand, elevator pitch, resumes, interviewing (behavioral and basic case), networking and offer evaluation/negotiations. Advising meetings to be held during the day, evenings, and some weekends. Will involve travel throughout the Houston metro area.
- Career Education: Develop and implement current and new educational programming to train students on career management strategies. Teach and present to small and large groups. Research industry best practices in career management program content and delivery, and integrate learnings into our curriculum. Explore and define easier ways for students to absorb career information.
- Career Thought Leadership and Event Management for McCombs Community in Houston: Build relationships and stay abreast of trends in key industries/sectors important to Houston MBA students. Partner proactively with the program team, employer & corporate ecosystem team and prospective employers to generate/facilitate interest, awareness, hiring, networking and career development of Houston MBA students. Nurture alumni engagement to support students in networking with alumni including in-person lunch chats, spring networking event, and other virtual/in-person networking events. Develop new and steward existing Houston-based employer relationships; promote Working Professional MBA program students to employers for MBA and Experienced Professional hiring opportunities. Will involve some cold calling and travel with the goal of creating a vibrant McCombs career community in Houston.
- Recruiting Support: Partner proactively with employer teams to generate interest and awareness of students from all MBA programs and to facilitate hiring, networking, and career development of the students, in particular in the Houston metro area.
- Career Communications: Lead all direct student communication/marketing regarding career programming, deadlines and local recruiting events, and coordination with cross-program career activities and events. Leverage communication tools such as social media and newsletter platforms as needed.
- Marketing & Admissions Support: Market the program to prospective students in Working Professional MBA Admissions events.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in business, education, counseling, or related field (relevant work experience can substitute); minimum of 4 years' work experience in corporate functions (e.g., finance, consulting, marketing, operations) or relevant experience in career coaching/advising, outplacement, recruiting for these industries.
- Extensive knowledge of MBA level job search skills and recruiting processes.
- Demonstrated project management abilities, interpersonal skills, professional demeanor and excellence in oral and written presentation skills.
- Ability to facilitate and teach in an experiential learning environment.
- Comfort with addressing the emotional needs and stresses of highly motivated business professionals in career transition.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams while maintaining open, consistent, and proactive communication to ensure alignment and project success.
- Must be able to work some evenings and occasionally travel including overnight travel to Austin throughout the year, including approximately two weeks in August.
- Required in person work approximately 23 class weekends (Friday afternoon until approximately 8:00 pm and Saturday mornings until approximately 1:30 pm) in Houston Medical Center
- Comfort with data analysis and insight development.
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA degree or other relevant graduate degree or 7+ years of relevant industry or functional experience.
- Prior MBA recruiting, career services, or admissions experience that includes working with Executive or Working Professional MBA programs.
- Extensive business experience in fields and industries highly sought after by current MBAs.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective rapport with MBA students, alumni, faculty, staff, and recruiters.
- Familiarity and experience with distance learning methods and technologies.
- Experience with Canvas and 12Twenty
Salary Range
- $60,000 - $65,000 depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- This position is a full-time role based in Houston, TX with regular travel to Austin main campus required.
- May work around standard office conditions.
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
- Use of manual dexterity.
- Regular evening and weekend work during Houston class weekends, information sessions and related events; M-F work hours will flex accordingly.
- Extended hours may be required.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an
equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original
documents
to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
- E-Verify Poster (English)[PDF]
- E-Verify Poster (Spanish)[PDF]
- Right To Work Poster (English)[PDF]
- Right To Work Poster (Spanish)[PDF]
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in
HOP-3031
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The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may
access the most recent report here
or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
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