Director Student Professional Readiness Series

Provides strategic leadership for the Student Professional Readiness Series (SPuRS). Oversees program vision, design, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement, while leading experiential learning and professional development initiatives. Collaborates with campus and community partners to enhance student engagement, career readiness, and program success.

• Provides strategic leadership and oversight of SPuRS, directing the design, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive career readiness and experiential education program for undergraduate business students.
• Leads a co-curricular graduation requirement that integrates career readiness, reflective learning, and professional development experiences aligned with institutional and workforce priorities.
• Leads innovative, student-centered career readiness and experiential learning initiatives that prepare students for post-graduate success. Ensures program quality and relevance through continuous assessment, strategic improvement, and alignment with employer expectations and industry best practices.
• Facilitates strategic planning, program assessment, and data-driven decision-making to evaluate program effectiveness, student learning outcomes, and compliance with co-curricular graduation requirements.
• Develops and leads strategic partnerships with University and community stakeholders to expand experiential learning opportunities, strengthen career readiness initiatives, enhance engagement, and advance the mission and visibility.
• Oversees student strengths assessment initiatives, including strategic programming, facilitator training, technology coordination, assessment support, and program implementation.
• Provides leadership and oversight for departmental operations, including staff supervision, talent management, budget administration, and resource allocation to support strategic priorities, program effectiveness, and long-term sustainability.
• Provides advising, coaching, and student success support to undergraduate business students, guiding academic and graduation requirements, career development, and transition programming.
• Leads the design and administration of student professional development initiatives, including workshop development, facilitation of learning experiences, and assessment of student outcomes in collaboration with academic partners.
• Develops and implements communications and marketing materials to engage current and prospective students, manage digital presence, and promote programs through on- and off-campus outreach and events.

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.
• Supervisory or lead experience.
• Successful program establishment and management experience.
• Significant experience working with students in mentoring, advising, counseling, or teaching roles.
• Strong organizational, planning, and project management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience building and maintaining collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, and administrators in a higher education setting.
• Demonstrated cultural competence and ability to work effectively with diverse populations.

• Gallup Strengths Certification.
• Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and occasional weekends.

Light work with some physical demands such as continuously lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds, but rarely moving more than 25 to 50 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: 2026-08-21