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Associate Director, Experiential Learning- Department of Career Planning and Development

Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA · 1 mo ago
On-siteOTHRFull-time

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia.

Job Summary

Provides strategic leadership and institutional coordination for experiential learning initiatives, including internships, co-ops, fellowships, service-learning, and related programs. Leads the scalable expansion and continuous improvement of experiential learning opportunities for Kennesaw State University students by aligning industry needs with university priorities. Partners closely with academic colleges and campus stakeholders to support integration of experiential learning within the student experience while academic units retain ownership of curriculum, course sections, and enrollment decisions. Supervises the experiential learning team and uses data-informed practices to enhance student career readiness and workforce outcomes. Oversees the university's on-campus job shadowing program, OwlXperience.

Responsibilities

  • Leads the strategic planning, growth, and continuous improvement of experiential learning initiatives across the university

  • Supervises and develops assigned staff ensuring effective operational execution and high-quality service delivery

  • Develops and advances employer engagement strategies that align experiential learning opportunities with workforce needs and student career readiness goals

  • Researches, designs, and implements new initiatives and scalable models that increase student participation in experiential learning

  • Establishes and maintains program standards, guidelines, and scalable processes governing experiential learning participation and academic credit workflows

  • Analyzes participation trends, outcomes data, and program effectiveness; prepares and delivers reports and recommendations to departmental and university leadership

  • Promotes and models an inclusive, respectful, and high-performing team culture

Required Qualifications

  • Current, valid, and unrestricted driver's license

  • Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in career services, higher education, early talent development, human resources, or related fields, including experience supervising staff and managing programs or initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of Handshake, Banner, DegreeWorks, Owl Express, or other higher education student information systems

  • Experience in supporting experiential learning, student-success, academic, or related program in higher education

  • Experience collaborating with university stakeholders and faculty

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Able to create, interpret, and effectively communicate metrics associated with internships and other experiential education experiences will be essential

  • Demonstrated ability to be future-focused, detail-oriented, and thorough; skilled at anticipating and preventing potential problems and handling a wide variety of tasks with efficiency and accuracy

  • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing

  • Able to maintain confidentiality in the context of FERPA and/or other regulatory guidelines

  • Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

Other Information

  • This is a supervisory position.
  • This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
  • This position will be required to drive.
  • This role is considered a position of trust.
  • This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
  • This position may travel 25% - 49% of the time.
  • Background Check: Standard Enhanced Education MVR

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