Kansas State University Career Center

Program Assistant

The Program Assistant works with Assistant Directors to serve students of the University and is accountable for assisting with events, programs, and projects related to all aspects of career development and employment services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Program Management: Coordinate the room reservations for on-campus interviews with employers and students, and the next day interviews following career fairs.

Project Management: Coordinate post-graduation collection efforts for university-wide reporting. The process includes: emailing students/graduates, searching social media, contacting faculty, and following through on other data collection strategies. Enter data and run reports based on the project timeline.

Office Operations: Provide constituents with quality customer service when they are requesting information related to the Career Center or university programs/services. Submit and manage college specific presentations in the online system to help with assessing services or trends.

Administrative Support: Monitor and accept scheduled student advising appointments through the online scheduling system for career advisors. Assist staff with logistics or other support needed for scheduled meetings and presentations. Coordinate materials for scheduled presentations.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Support designated center-wide initiatives.
2. Participate in staff meetings, team projects and other planning activities.
3. Complete an annual performance evaluation.
4. Provide back-up to other Program Assistants

The employee will provide additional services as assigned by supervisors.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a high school diploma and one year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• College or vocation technical school graduate preferred
• Three years administrative support or program/Project management
• Highly motivated, team-oriented individual
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to oversee multiple projects with attention to detail
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking and interpersonal skills for meeting the needs of a diverse student population
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is extremely helpful

Salary Range: $16.36-$20.44 hourly

Submit your application and required materials via the Kansas State University K-State Jobs applicant portal .

Application materials should include:

• Letter of interest (documents may be addressed to Kerri Keller, Executive Director)
• Resume
• Names, emails and phone numbers of three professional references

Screening of applicants begins immediately. For best consideration, apply by April 4, 2025.