Director of Career Development Services

Description

Summary:
Develops, implements, coordinates, supervises, and evaluates the Career Development Services Center to ensure effective programs, activities, and services for students, alumni, faculty, staff community agencies, and employees. The Director of Career Development services reports to the Vice President for Student Affairs and provides University-wide leadership for all facets of cooperative education and Career Development Services.

Examples of Duties

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership for all cooperative education opportunities to ensure the delivery of high-quality co-op and internship experiences for all AAMU students.
• Provide leadership for Career Development Services to ensure high quality, relevant and timely services are delivered to undergraduate students, graduate/professional school students, alumni and employer partners.
• Develop and lead the implementation of strategies to enhance the collective effectiveness of Career Development Services including employer relations, student services, and student engagement.
• Develop and lead a multi-faceted employer outreach strategy that cuts across industries and is globally focused to increase both domestic, out of region and global co-op, internship and full-time employment opportunities.
• Prepare the annual operating budget and monitor monthly activity
• Steward gifts and sponsorships
• Writes and submits grant proposals to obtain funds to support ongoing programs and for the development of new projects
• Supervise professional and administrative office staff
• Works in tandem with Student Financial Services to support the Federal Work Study Program
• Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to grow and expand existing employer partnerships to include co-op and/or full-time positions across an organization’s business units.
• Provide leadership for the Career Advisory Cluster, grow the cluster and ensure that employers are engaged.
• Work with leaders from University Advancement, Alumni Relations, Marketing & Communications, etc. to provide leadership and strategic planning/implementation regarding initiatives that maximize AAMU’s university-wide relationships with employers.
• Work with the Vice President for Student Affairs and Deans to plan and implement initiatives that advance AAMU’s qualitative objectives and Long Range Plan goals, including:
  • Expanded global experiential learning opportunities
  • Improved engagement of students while on experiential learning opportunities
  • Improved student retention
  • Improved graduation rates
  • Effective career placement of graduates
  • Accessible and effective student advising
  • Assessment of learning outcomes for experiential education

Typical Qualifications

Minimum Position Requirements (including certifications, licenses, etc.):

• Master’s degree with seven (7) years of management and relevant job experience required.
• Ten (10) years of management and relevant job experience preferred.
• Significant professional experience in human resources, corporate outreach or related field.
• Extensive knowledge of corporate employment/hiring practices and college recruiting strategies (in the United States and globally).

Supplemental Information

Essential Functions:

• Thorough understanding of and leadership experience in corporate America or other complex organizations.
• Thorough understanding of resume building.
• A strategic thinker and doer with proven experience in bringing together groups of people with diverse viewpoints.
• Successful experience implementing large scale organizational change.
• Dynamic leader with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well individually and as a member of a team
• Strong supervision and staff development skills.
• Experience with project oversight, event planning and budgeting.