Director of Career Services

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise and motivate Career Services Advisors, provide professional development opportunities and conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Develop and maintain relationships with employers through frequent communication and networking.
• Solicit and follow up on job orders from employers.
• Counsel and advise students and graduates regarding professional development and career success strategies.
• Oversee job postings, registrations and applications on job placement website.
• Follow up weekly with non-placed graduates and assist where needed.
• Research industry and employer trends.
• Cook up and manage visitors and guest speakers.
• Cook up and manage Career Fairs on campus.
• Maintain database of employer contacts and placement status of students.
• Maintain and submit Graduate Success reports on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Responsible for reporting of graduate placement rates for school wide and programmatic accreditation reports and ensure benchmark is met or exceeded.
• Responsible for ensuring required documentation standards are met for accrediting bodies.
• Actively participate in Advisory Councils.
• Keep student portal/share point sites updated with announcements, links and other employment-related documents.
• Aid in graduation process and conduct graduation sign up days for students.
• Contribute to decision-making, institutional effectiveness and strategic planning at the campus.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills/Competencies/Qualifications

• Must be self-motivated, goal oriented and have a sense of urgency.
• Well-developed oral, written and telephone communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to handle a high-pressure environment with significant timeline pressures.
• Ability to work independently and with a team as well as with various constituents.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to create and maintain relationships and trust.
• Desire to help others achieve their goals.
• Ability to quickly master computer applications.
• Excellent customer service skills; to include the ability to effectively follow up and follow through.
• Ability to conduct business with attention to ethical considerations, University policies and procedures, employment law and accreditation guidelines.

Requirements

• Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2-3 years of related experience- recruiting, staffing, business to business sales, career coaching and at least one year experience in in a supervisory role.
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or training.

Salary Description

$70k - $80k