University of Maryland
Career Planning Coordinator
🇺🇸
College Park, MD
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Full-Time
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$54K - $65K
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Career Services
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February 11th, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary
UM01 University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) is hiring a Career Planning Coordinator. This role involves developing alumni mentoring relationships, managing office administrative tasks, leading coaching appointments, and increasing student engagement through outreach while collaborating with various college and university career services teams.
Highlights
- Develop and maintain relationships with young alumni and alumni career volunteers.
- Coordinate alumni engagement with classes and career exploration programs.
- Manage office communications via email, blog posts, LinkedIn, and social media.
- Support updating career guides and job postings specific to BSOS majors on Handshake.
- Provide individual in-person coaching focused on career and resume development.
- Assist with planning and execution of career-related events like panels, networking nights, and fairs.
- Require knowledge and skill in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Canva.
- Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and one year of administrative or coordinator experience.
- Salary range from $53,940 to $65,000 with benefits as per Regular Exempt category.
- Work in collaboration with BSOS College and Department Advisors and the centralized University Career Center.
Career Planning Coordinator Full Description
Job Description Summary
The Feller Center for Academic Advising & Career Planning is a co-located office in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS). The Career Planning team assists BSOS undergraduate students in their career planning endeavors, including career exploration, career readiness, gaining experience, and launching into their post-graduation pursuits. This position will be supervised by the Fishlinger Director of Career Planning in the Feller Center.
Position Overview and Key Responsibilities:
The Career Planning Coordinator will serve an integral role within the Feller Center's Career Planning team to support initiatives. The position will be tasked with developing alumni mentoring relationships, office administrative tasks, leading coaching appointments, and contributing to efforts to increase student engagement through outreach.
The Coordinator will collaborate with the Feller Center's Career Planning team, the BSOS College and Department Advisors, and the centralized University Career Center to support career exploration, networking events, and initiatives.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate teamwork, organization, a can-do attitude, perseverance, and the ability to think strategically and creatively.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Develop Alumni Mentoring Relationships & Support Partnerships
• Develop new relationships with young alumni by attending networking events, scheduling one-on-one meetings, and sourcing on Terrapins Connect.
• Facilitate stronger relationships with the Feller Center's current alumni career volunteers.
• Support the program aspects of the BSOS Alumni Career Mentor Networking program.
• Coordinate alumni engagement with classes, career exploration programs, and connections with students.
• Leverage social media platforms to connect students with alumni.
Administrative Support
• Manage the office's email account, the BSOS blog posts, LinkedIn group posts, the BSOS Terrapins Connect group, and alumni communications.
• Provide support for ongoing projects such as updating career guides/resources on the Feller Center's website and curating openings in Handshake specific to BSOS majors.
• Support the review process of applications submitted to BSOS specific scholarship programs.
• Contribute to yearly programming by assessing the needs and interests of students and collaborating with student groups, faculty, and administrators to identify and implement new initiatives.
• Contribute to college graduation survey efforts.
• Other tasks/projects as assigned.
Outreach/Coaching
• Provide in-person, on-campus, individual coaching for students on career and professional development, specifically resume development.
• Support ongoing career exploration efforts within BSOS undergraduate departments.
• Expand class outreach presentations with input from the Feller team.
• Support the annual updating of the Feller career planning course assignments and resources.
Engagement
• Contribute to the office's communication strategies, including developing marketing images.
• Support event logistics planning and day-of execution for events such as career exploration panels, networking nights, and career fairs.
• Support college career, curricular, and engagement initiatives.
• Represent the office at student engagement/tabling events and support BSOS and Feller Center events when needed.
Physical Demands:
Normal office environment - Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negotiable amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Ability to travel around campus for meetings and to attend to duties.
Preferences:
• Prior experience working in a higher education setting.
• Knowledge of, background in, or appreciation for behavioral and social sciences.
• Prior experience with Handshake or PeopleGrove.
Licenses/Certifications: N/A
Position Overview and Key Responsibilities:
The Career Planning Coordinator will serve an integral role within the Feller Center's Career Planning team to support initiatives. The position will be tasked with developing alumni mentoring relationships, office administrative tasks, leading coaching appointments, and contributing to efforts to increase student engagement through outreach.
The Coordinator will collaborate with the Feller Center's Career Planning team, the BSOS College and Department Advisors, and the centralized University Career Center to support career exploration, networking events, and initiatives.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate teamwork, organization, a can-do attitude, perseverance, and the ability to think strategically and creatively.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Develop Alumni Mentoring Relationships & Support Partnerships
• Develop new relationships with young alumni by attending networking events, scheduling one-on-one meetings, and sourcing on Terrapins Connect.
• Facilitate stronger relationships with the Feller Center's current alumni career volunteers.
• Support the program aspects of the BSOS Alumni Career Mentor Networking program.
• Coordinate alumni engagement with classes, career exploration programs, and connections with students.
• Leverage social media platforms to connect students with alumni.
Administrative Support
• Manage the office's email account, the BSOS blog posts, LinkedIn group posts, the BSOS Terrapins Connect group, and alumni communications.
• Provide support for ongoing projects such as updating career guides/resources on the Feller Center's website and curating openings in Handshake specific to BSOS majors.
• Support the review process of applications submitted to BSOS specific scholarship programs.
• Contribute to yearly programming by assessing the needs and interests of students and collaborating with student groups, faculty, and administrators to identify and implement new initiatives.
• Contribute to college graduation survey efforts.
• Other tasks/projects as assigned.
Outreach/Coaching
• Provide in-person, on-campus, individual coaching for students on career and professional development, specifically resume development.
• Support ongoing career exploration efforts within BSOS undergraduate departments.
• Expand class outreach presentations with input from the Feller team.
• Support the annual updating of the Feller career planning course assignments and resources.
Engagement
• Contribute to the office's communication strategies, including developing marketing images.
• Support event logistics planning and day-of execution for events such as career exploration panels, networking nights, and career fairs.
• Support college career, curricular, and engagement initiatives.
• Represent the office at student engagement/tabling events and support BSOS and Feller Center events when needed.
Physical Demands:
Normal office environment - Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negotiable amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Ability to travel around campus for meetings and to attend to duties.
Preferences:
• Prior experience working in a higher education setting.
• Knowledge of, background in, or appreciation for behavioral and social sciences.
• Prior experience with Handshake or PeopleGrove.
Licenses/Certifications: N/A
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience: One (1) year of professional administrative or coordinator experience.
Other: Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
Experience: One (1) year of professional administrative or coordinator experience.
Other: Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
Knowledge of best practices in organization, administration, and customer service.
Knowledge of proper protocol in dealing with confidential information.
Skill in oral and written communication.
Skill in the use of Microsoft Office and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, etc.)
Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
Ability to multitask while demonstrating a commitment to customer service.
Additional Job Details
Preferences:
- Excellent communication skills, including group presentation and writing skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a variety of constituents.
- Ability to work independently and think creatively to initiate new programs.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments.
- Ability to approach work with an inclusive, holistic mindset and positive, growth-oriented manner.
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office and Google Suite products, as well as Canva.
Some telework may be available, subject to departmental expectations and position requirements. This is not a remote position; the employee must report to campus to perform duties. This role may require off-campus travel and occasional evening or weekend work.
Required Application Materials:
Cover Letter
Resume
Resume
Best Consideration Date:
02/27/2026
Posting Close Date:
Open Until Filled:
No
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This Position
Financial Disclosure Required
No
For more information on Financial Disclosure, please visit Maryland's State Ethics Commission website.
For more information on Financial Disclosure, please visit Maryland's State Ethics Commission website.
Department
BSOS-College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
Worker Sub-Type
Staff Regular
Salary Range
$53,940 to $65,000
Benefits Summary
For more information on Regular Exempt benefits, select this link.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify anyone from employment. Before any adverse decision, the finalist will have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding disclosable background check information. The University reserves the right to rescind the offer of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.
Employment Eligibility
The successful candidate must complete employment eligibility verification (on Form I-9) by presenting documents that establish identity and work authorization within the timeframe required by federal immigration law, and where applicable, to demonstrate renewed employment authorization. Failure to complete employment eligibility verification or reverification within the timeframe set forth by law may result in suspension or termination of employment.
EEO Statement
The University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Please read the University's Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy.
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