Coordinator, University Career Services
ETSU
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee
Quick overview
The Coordinator supports daily department operations by managing office workflow, handling communications, and supervising student workers. This role also assists in planning career fairs and managing the departmental budget, including purchasing and reconciliation.
Requirements summary
Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree plus two years of professional experience in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Candidates should possess strong organizational, communication, and office management skills, including the ability to plan and conduct public events.
Job description
Job Summary East Tennessee State University Career Services is seeking a Coordinator, University Career Services. Reporting to the Director of University Career Services, the Coordinator is responsible for supporting the daily operations of the department.
The Coordinator manages the flow of work and visitors through the office, answers and routes incoming telephone calls, and trains and supervises student workers. In collaboration with Career Coaches, this role assists in planning and executing career fairs and related events, including coordinating logistics, ordering supplies, and promoting participating employers to ETSU students.
This position is also responsible for maintaining the departmental budget, including purchasing and account reconciliation. The Coordinator may provide career counseling to students and alumni as needed and performs other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to plan, market, and conduct public events such as career fairs, networking events, employer tabling events, and other events for ETSU students and alumni.
- Office management skills, including typing, word processing, spreadsheet development and management, and telephone skills.
- Ability to manage, organize and prioritize multiple tasks for ones own work and the work of others.
- Professional verbal and written communication skills.
- Exemplary organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work under limited supervision.
- Ability to communicate effectively with individuals and groups.
- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of professional experience in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in career services in a university setting
- Experience in planning events.
- Compensation & Benefits
- Job Family – Administrative Associate 3
- Market Range – 4 (Salary Schedules [https://www.etsu.edu/human-resources/pay/paytables.php])
- For information on benefits please visit www.etsu.edu/human-resources/benefits/ [https://www.etsu.edu/human-resources/benefits/].
- Application Instructions
- Non-exempt positions are only required to be posted for a minimum of five (5) calendar days. The closing date for this posting is subject to change without notice to applicants.
- Employment contingent on a satisfactory background check.
University Overview
East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an institution with over 14,000 diverse students highly ranked graduate and undergraduate programs. Located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Tennessee, ETSU serves as a hub for community, discovery, and service. Aligned with the institution's mission, we value efforts to engage in teaching, scholarship, creative activities, and service that involve community partners and address significant societal needs in our region and beyond. Recognized in 2024 as a Great College to Work For, recent strategic initiatives prioritize the institution’s focus on community engagement.
Disclaimer
The Job Summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work individuals perform in this classification. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to revise the job or require different tasks to be performed as assigned to reflect changes in the position. Employees must be able to perform the position's essential functions satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.
