Assistant Director Experiential Learning

About the Role

Provides advice and guidance to students in specialized area(s) of academic, professional, and personal support services to overcome complex academic and non-academic barriers and enhance their skills to increase persistence and graduation rates. The Assistant Director of Experiential Learning is a highly consultative role designed to expand and elevate high-impact internship opportunities for ASU students. Operating within a collaborative university model, you will serve as a partner to employers, guiding them in designing equitable, mentorship-focused internship programs that align with ASU’s diverse academic programs, student profiles, and academic timelines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with academic units and university partners to integrate experiential learning directly into student programs of study, ensuring opportunities are aligned with academic disciplines, curriculum requirements, and career readiness goals.
• Serve as a lead primary consultant for employers, offering expert guidance, industry insights, and strategic recommendations to help organizations design, launch, or enhance high-impact experiential learning.
• Serve as a subject matter expert within Career Services on experiential learning.
• Educate and train others on best practices and evolving trends.
• Create and deliver educational resources, workshops, and toolkits for employer partners, with a focus on recruiting best practices, equitable hiring, and meaningful student mentorship.
• Bridge the gap between industry needs and academic preparation, advising employers on how to align their experiential opportunities with ASU student profiles and academic timelines.
• Partner with colleges, academic departments, and key campus stakeholders to identify, develop, and scale high-impact, on-campus internship opportunities that broaden student access to experiential learning.
• Oversee and lead the Internship Professionals Network (IPN), serving as the central convener and resource hub for internship professionals across the ASU ecosystem.
• Design, facilitate, and execute IPN quarterly meetings, workshops, and community-building initiatives to foster collaboration, share best practices, and align university-wide experiential learning standards.
• Develop and maintain consistent communication channels (e.g., newsletters, digital platforms, resource libraries) to keep IPN members informed, engaged, and connected.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved.

Qualifications

• Experience leading, growing, or facilitating a professional network, community of practice, or coalition of cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in program development, project management, and strategic planning within higher education, career services, or corporate recruiting.
• Experience consulting with external organizations, businesses, or industry partners to design, implement, or improve internship programs and talent pipelines.
• Knowledge of current industry trends, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) career readiness competencies, and equitable hiring/recruitment practices.
• Strong public speaking, presentation, and facilitation skills, with a proven track record of designing and delivering dynamic workshops, training sessions, and large-group meetings.
• Excellent written communication skills, including experience managing communication channels such as professional newsletters, digital resource libraries, or online collaboration platforms (e.g., Slack, MS Teams).
• Ability to train, supervise, and mentor staff, student workers, or volunteers.
• Demonstrated ability to foster collaborative relationships with populations like university faculty, senior leadership, corporate recruiters, and students.
• Ability to work flexible hours (including occasional evenings and weekends) and travel effectively across ASU’s multi-campus ecosystem to meet business needs.

Working Environment

• Adhering to the Career Services office dress code.
• Lifting and carrying materials, as well as pulling and pushing carts of up to 30 lbs., with or without accommodations.
• Additional movement requirements include climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching.
• Sitting and standing for prolonged periods.

Pay

Position Salary Range: $60,000 - $67,000 annually; DOE

Benefits

• Tuition Reduction Program for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, available on day one.
• Low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
• Retirement program designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement.
• Paid time for volunteer and professional development.
• 10 Paid Holidays and competitive Vacation and Sick accruals each Pay Period.
• Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings.
• Disability and leave program for income protection.
• Employee assistance for free and confidential behavioral health services.
• ASU Discounts to sports/events along with discounts with ASU partnerships.

Department Statement

The Assistant Director of Experiential Learning is part of a unified Career Services team model that provides a variety of career advice services to students and recent alumni through every step of the career & professional development process. Career Services serves ASU students and new alumni through engagement opportunities tailored to their unique backgrounds, talents, experiences, academic preparation, and professional goals. Our focus is to ensure Career Readiness as defined by the National Association of Colleges & Employers: Career Readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.

Career Services provides commensurate programs, services, and resources at all four Phoenix area locations, as well as ASU Online. Staff work collaboratively with Career Services’ leadership and staff at each location, and as part of the Educational Outreach and Student Services (EOSS) Vice Presidential area.