Career Development Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Career Development Coordinator plays a vital role in advancing student entrepreneurial success, student leadership, workforce readiness, within the Career Services & Innovation Center at Laredo College. This position oversees the coordination of all Center activities, including the Entrepreneurship Incubator, Leadership Development Incubator, and Workforce readiness initiatives. The Coordinator ensures that students gain meaningful opportunities through workshops, coaching, events, venture competitions, and applied projects that strengthen essential workplace skills such as but not limited to: resume building, interviewing, and professional communication. In addition, the Coordinator develops and manages digital marketing strategies to promote Center activities, highlight student achievements, and engage the broader community in entrepreneurship and workforce initiatives.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:

Student Support & Community Engagement

• Serve as the primary point of contact for students participating in the Entrepreneurship and Leadership Incubator programs, and Career Services Center.
• Provide individualized coaching and resources to help students strengthen workforce readiness skills
• Coordinate and participate in outreach efforts to recruit and engage students in incubator and workforce development programs
• Plan and host informational sessions, workshops, and networking events that connect students with industry professionals and community partners.
• Oversee student tracking efforts post-program to support alumni engagement, career outcomes, and entrepreneurial success.
• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with campus offices, employers, and community organizations to expand opportunities for students.
• Be available to coach, or mentor students as needed in entrepreneurship, workforce readiness, and digital marketing concepts.
• Evaluate program effectiveness through assessments, student feedback, and outcome data to improve program design and delivery.

• Ensure compliance with institutional, federal, state, and local regulations governing higher education and workforce and small business development programs.
• Maintain accurate student and program records in accordance with institutional policies and data privacy standards.
• Support compliance with safety, ethical, and reporting standards for incubator activities, workforce development initiatives, and community partnerships.

• Coordinate and manage all aspects of the Entrepreneurship & Leadership Incubators, venture competitions, & Workforce development initiatives including but not limited to: scheduling, logistics, student preparation, and event execution.
• Recruit and organize guest speakers, trainers, and expert panels to deliver high-impact workforce and entrepreneurship learning experiences.
• Support project-based learning by connecting students with nonprofits, small businesses, and employers to apply workforce and entrepreneurial skills.
• Develop and implement digital marketing campaigns (social media, website, newsletters, and print collateral) to promote Center activities, incubator sessions, and student success stories and track performance of marketing efforts
• Create and manage content strategies highlighting workshops, incubator events, workforce initiatives, and community partnerships.
• Manage financial tracking, budgeting, and resource allocation for incubators and workforce development initiatives.
• Assist the Director with creating and updating program handbooks, operational guides, and compliance reports.
• Be available to travel for professional development and community partnership building.
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Certifications/Licenses/Skills

NOTICE: Required Documents
To be considered for this position, you are required to upload your resume and unofficial transcript(s). If recommended for this position, an official transcript(s) will be required. In addition, if a license or certificate is required for this position, upload proof of your current license/certificate.

Required:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing & Communications, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• Experience in program coordination.

• A master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing & Communications and/or Organizational Leadership
• Experience with small business development and/or digital content creation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Knowledge of online technology such as Learning management systems, Zoom, MS Office, Canva, Adobe
• Time and project management skills
• Ability to work in a team

Additional Information

Supervision Exercised
Students, Employees and Coaches

Supervision Received
Career Services and Innovation Center Director

Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a standard office environment.
Work inside a well-lighted and air-conditioned area most of the time.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Safety
Required to work safely and follow safety rules.
Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.
Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Special Conditions
Immediate supervisor may assign other duties.
May be required to work outside regular working hours, as needed.
May be required to work at a different college work site or campus as needed.

EEO Statement
In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Laredo College is open to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, or national origin who are otherwise eligible for admission as students. Furthermore, Laredo College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and no applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or national origin. This institution will not enter knowingly into any contractual agreement for services or supplies with any firm failing to follow fair employment practices.

Foreign Degrees
Foreign degrees require an evaluation for United States equivalency from an approved stated education agency or having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached to your online application at the time of applying. For your convenience, we have provided the following links to assist you in complying with this requirement. However, you may use any other certified transcript evaluation service. http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Certification/Out-of-state_Certification/Foreign_Credential_Evaluation_Services/ http://www.naces.org/members.htm

Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. LC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by LC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.