Senior Director Career and Experiential Education

Leads a comprehensive career center to help students and alumni develop competencies for informed decision making. Sets the vision and strategy for the unit and aligns its goals and offerings with institutional and divisional priorities. Oversees a full career and experiential education program for students.

• Promotes a University program that encourages all students to have a culminating and integrative learning experience. Assesses and updates program design to maintain competitiveness. Promotes the program and program graduates.
• Ensures efficient, inclusive, and effective programs in alignment with University goals. Provides staff with professional development opportunities and performance evaluations. Oversees departmental hiring, training, and evaluation of staff and student employees. Stays current on industry and state trends.
• Collaborates with senior institutional leaders, colleges, and other university partners on creating relevant career education interventions, job fairs, and experiential education opportunities.
• Oversees the University’s online enterprise-wide campus engagement platform, job posting platform, and other career related technology platforms.
• Assesses the effectiveness of new technologies for delivering service. Researches tools and vendor products.
• Manages the department’s annual budget, resource allocations, and expenditures.
• Represents the University and the department in the community. Builds mutually beneficial partnerships and sponsorships with corporations, businesses, and community organizations.
• Provides direction for monitoring and increasing the number of students participating experiential education opportunities. Develops partnerships with internal partners to provide co-curricular opportunities and extra-curricular opportunities for students.
• Facilitates strategic planning activities to integrate all functions and services within the department. Utilizes data to make informed decisions with a goal of improving the effectiveness of programs and services. Conducts campus-wide assessments on stakeholder needs and existing services.
• Approves and signs community service work study contracts with area employers. Oversees work-study earnings, job location, and development activities. Ensures reporting to federal government and university offices related to these activities are complete.

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

• Master's degree in related field from an accredited institution.

• Eight years' relevant experience.
• Familiarity with career assessment instruments, career counseling techniques, career development theory and online job search strategies.
• Supervisory or lead experience.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills.
• Budget management experience.

• Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and weekends.

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2023-03-13