Director of Career Development

The McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia seeks applicants for a Director of Career Development. With its outstanding professional staff, a wide range of innovative programming, and superb technological capabilities, Commerce Career Services (CCS) is committed to helping McIntire students find careers that best match their skills and aspirations and to providing exceptional service to employers, faculty & staff, and alumni. CCS is positioned within the Student Success Unit at McIntire and collaborates with all student-facing units to deliver exceptional student experience. CCS enjoys strong support from all constituents in the McIntire community and is recognized as an industry leader for its outstanding model of service delivery along with synergistic and enduring relationships with students, employers, and alumni.

The Director of Career Development defines and implements the strategic vision for the CCS coaching team, which must support and elevate the career development journey for all pre-COMM, undergraduate, and graduate McIntire students. This vision is metrics and benchmarking-driven, student-centered, and relies on strategic collaboration with student services, faculty, affiliate partners, and other key stakeholders, including McIntire centers and alumni. Paramount to the Director's role is infusing innovation and intentionality into the programs, services, and strategies coaches prioritize, lifting the coaching team through a commitment to professional development, and ensuring that programs, initiatives, and service delivery are meaningful, measurable, and proactive in meeting the diverse and ever-evolving interests of all CCS stakeholder. Key responsibilities include the following areas:

Strategic Collaborations

• Works closely with Associate Dean for Commerce Career & Corporate Engagement, Director of Data & Operations, Associate Dean for Corporate Relations, career colleagues across Grounds, and staff and faculty partners at McIntire to ensure appropriate student success support strategy and optimal workflow.
• Works to foster and establish key industry and academic coalitions & collaborations between students, alumni, faculty, employer relations, corporate development, Student Success colleagues, and the coaching team to ensure that McIntire and its students stay on the cutting edge of industry trends and are connected to people, ideas, and resources as they explore options, self-assess and build a toolkit for long-term career resiliency.
• Supports employer development team as needed and strategic alumni mentorship priorities and programs.

Strategic Communication

• Focuses on strategies for identifying & reaching the "unreachable" or unengaged McIntire students.
• Offers strategic insights into communication priorities, innovations & best practices to ensure that communication to students is timely and relevant.

Leadership of Career Coaching

• Provides leadership, supervision, and mentoring to the career coaching team. Hires, trains, and evaluates all Career Development staff members reporting to the Director, and supports their management of other staff members within the Career Development team.
• Assesses, defines, and prioritizes strategic objectives for the coaching team, evaluating and identifying strengths and areas for improvement and growth.
• In collaboration with the Associate Dean for Career Services, defines and deploys coaching strategies and organizational structures to deliver service and programs that assist in achieving the stated strategic goals of the unit.

Data & Assessment

• Benchmarks and collaborates with various stakeholders (students, faculty, industry partners, peer institutions, alumni) to stay abreast of best practices and emerging trends in coaching, career development, industry and within McIntire to continue delivering differentiated and exceptional service to existing & emerging student populations.

Programs, Initiatives, Resources

• Drives forward the coaching mission of setting students up for long-term career and life success and related skills vs. just first-time placement. Prioritizes small group work, alumni engagement and storytelling, exploration, self-awareness, and contingency planning.

About the School: The University of Virginia is one of the highest-ranked public universities in the United States, and the McIntire School of Commerce (www.commerce.virginia.edu) awards a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, and Master of Science degrees in the Management of Information Technology, Business Analytics, Commerce, Accounting, Business Analytics, and Global Commerce. McIntire is recognized for excellence and innovation in undergraduate and graduate business education and scholarship. The McIntire School is dedicated to educating and inspiring students to become visionary leaders who shape global business with integrity, purpose, intercultural fluency, and a fundamental understanding of how commerce can contribute to the common good for all.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree.
• Experience: At least seven years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in career development, counseling, and/or professional experience in industry.
• High level of diplomacy and evidence of successful strategic collaboration with a variety of stakeholders and priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop complex teams.
• Evidence of innovation, curiosity, and commitment to continued learning.
• Ability to make researched, data-driven decisions that drive change and strategic priorities.
• Student development theory focused.
• Knowledge of current and potential platforms of interest (e.g. Handshake, Vault, 12twenty, etc.).

Anticipated Hiring Range: $105,000-125,000, commensurate with experience.

This position is located in Charlottesville, VA with the opportunity of a hybrid work schedule after the required in-person training and upon approval of supervisor.

This is an Exempt level, benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits.

The selected applicant will be required to complete a background check prior to their first day of employment per university policy.

References will be completed via UVA's standardized process Skill Survey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.

TO APPLY:

Please apply through Careers at UVA, and search for R0071155. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs' or through their "Jobs Hub'. Applicants must complete an application online with the following documents:

• Cover letter to include your interest in the position and how your relevant experience pertains to this position.
• Resume or CV

***Please note that you MUST upload ALL documents into the CV/Resume box. Applications that do not contain all of the required documents will not receive full consideration. ***

For questions about the application process, please contact Karon Harrington, Academic Recruiter, at fak3ph@virginia.edu.

For additional information about the position, please contact Tom Fitch, Associate Dean of Career Services and Senior Director of Operations & Analytics, at ctf5k@virginia.edu.

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see Charlottesville & Beyond and Embark Central Virginia.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally requires traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experience. We are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.