• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $76,000 - $86,500

Position Summary

Reporting to the Associate Director, the Assistant Director, Career Design Lab works as part of the Career Design Lab team in advising and educating students regarding career goals, strategies and individual professional development through individual advising sessions, small group workshops and presentations. The Assistant Director works closely with the Associate Director in marketing, facilitating and evaluating programming including workshops, panels, on-campus and online recruitment events plus networking opportunities. Supporting the web-based career management system, website and online programming as well as general employer relations, the Assistant Direct also directly supervises Student Interns.

Responsibilities

Career Services Generalist  

• Provide school-wide programs and services for students, alumni, and employers.
• Work in various Standing teams on long-term, school-wide projects, services, and programs as well as Agile Teams for short-term pilot projects and testing.

Program-Specific Support 

• Work directly with the academic director and administrators from assigned program(s) for tailored support.
• Provide career advising including individual coaching sessions to students, resume/CV critiques, and the administration of assessment inventories, mock interviews, and job search techniques.
• Develop a repository of career development resources that is available to all SPS students (e.g. external resources as well as internally produced materials).
• Develop initiatives focused on industry-specific career outreach targeted industries.
• Facilitate a wide range of recruitment opportunities for the benefit of SPS students in your assigned program(s); manage the design and delivery of recruiting activities for these students; maintain relationships to support the potential of future opportunities; uphold the quality of recruiting services provided, and retain employer related data to improve the recruiting program.
• Align qualified student talent with employer interest and needs; implement assessment-based strategies to effectively cultivate student talent; manage the coordination of program-specific career events; oversee the communication between appropriate campus departments and program participants; conduct ongoing assessment and provide feedback as to the effectiveness of such events.
• Maintain the quality of resume books and processes, resume referral, and other methods of presenting students and alumni to employers; establish and enforce guidelines for student participation in the recruiting program including recruiting deadlines, procedures, and schedules.
• May be responsible for supervising the work of one (1) or more employees.

Performs other duties and projects as assigned or requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent related experience required.
• 3 years related experience.
• A resume and cover letter with salary requirements must be submitted to be considered for the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred.
• Substantial experience with career services technology in career assessment, recruitment/job boards, Applicant Tracking System (ATS), employer outreach, marketing, social media, and program and systems assessment.

Other Requirements

• Experience with career advising in higher educational settings with strong knowledge and experience with career coaching.
• Understanding of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds and inter-generational workforce dynamics.
• Ability to work well under pressure, and balance school-wide and program-specific workloads with shifting priorities and short deadlines.
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to work independently and carefully manage multiple responsibilities. simultaneously with short deadlines in a high-volume environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills are required, particularly for building trust and effective relationships with assigned academic programs.

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