Executive Director of the Edge Career Center

Randolph-Macon College seeks a talented, innovative, and experienced leader to become the Executive Director of our highly successful Edge Career Center. Reporting to the Vice President of Student Affairs/Dean of Students, the Executive Director will lead a dedicated staff, who together has established one of the premier collegiate job programs in the country.  With a personalized roadmap for success, RMC’s career services program includes having students complete self-assessments, and do career exploration and professional development to enable them to apply their education with purpose, awareness, and confidence. 

Responsibilities Include:

• Build upon and expand the functions of Career Development and Internships, while creating new opportunities and services for students and outside constituencies. 
• Supervision of The Edge Career Center staff, in the areas of career preparation, internship coordination, entrepreneurship and pre-professional program support. 
• Establish and support relationships with business professionals in Richmond, Washington DC and other locations, with a focus on improving opportunities for internships and careers for our students.
• Expand and improve upon our extensive internship programs including coordinating closely with the College’s pre-professional programs and partner with faculty involved with the long-standing, endowed Bassett Internship Program. 
• Work to foster collaborative relationships with alumni volunteers and the RMC community at large with a focus on creating career and internship opportunities as well as mentoring opportunities for students. 
• Actively build, cultivate and nurture relationships with corporate partners, alumni, supporters, donors and volunteers to create opportunities for student success. 
• Track data on Senior outcomes and report those outcomes often.  This includes alumni classes for 3-5 years out, and the tracking of current seniors and their progress towards employment or graduate school. 
• In light of the student outcome focus RMC’s current Strategic Planning process, prepare to collaborate and implement programs in support of the Plan’s recommendations as they are developed and finalized. 
• Carry out on-going assessment to continue to develop a “world-class” career and internship program.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required. M.Ed., M.B.A or other Master’s degree preferred. 
• Successful work experience and demonstrated effectiveness with business leaders is required. 
• Experience making corporate, governmental, and non-profit connections to assist with internship development and student placement.  
• Must have a proven track record of successful program development, goal-oriented performance, and the ability to track results. 
• Ability to create new solutions in a continually challenging employment climate.  
• Demonstrated effectiveness working with students preferred.    
• Fund-raising experience is preferred.  

The College:

Founded in 1830, Randolph-Macon has approximately 1650 students and is located in Ashland, VA, a residential community 15 miles north of Richmond and 90 miles south of Washington D.C., thereby having all the benefits for its students, faculty and staff of a dynamic metropolitan area which serves as the state capitol.  Over 85% of students reside on campus. For more information about the College see www.rmc.edu.

 Randolph-Macon College, an Equal Opportunity Employer, believes students learn best in a diverse, inclusive community and is therefore committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. We welcome applications from members of underrepresented populations.

To Apply:

Submit letter of interest, resume and contact information for three professional references to: Sharon Jackson, Director of Human Resources at bit.ly/3YuvPnQ.  Screening of applicants will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.