Graduate Career and Professional Development Manager

About the role

The Office of the Provost is seeking a Graduate Career and Professional Development Manager to join the Graduate Studies team led by the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies. This pivotal role supports efforts across the University’s 14 graduate and professional schools to design and implement a comprehensive plan and set of programs for graduate professional development, with an emphasis on doctoral students’ career pathways. The manager will collaborate closely with career development partners across the University, basing efforts on current research and national trends in graduate student career preparation and building upon university and national resources including online platforms. The position involves developing and leading university-wide programs and workshops for graduate students in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and shifting deadlines that require flexibility, attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and highly collaborative work both within the Office of the Provost and across the University.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, administer, and design programs and resources for graduate career and professional development university-wide.
• Collaborate with school career service providers, the Career Center, administrators, university units, and external partners to design and coordinate these programs and resources.
• Manage, analyze, and communicate student outcomes data, including data collection, cleaning, visualization, and reporting.
• Teach graduate students and other members of the university community about career exploration and professional competencies through workshops, speaking engagements, and other events.
• Administer and expand University-sponsored online platforms that support students’ development of professional competencies, career exploration, and job searches.
• Serve as a university-level expert on best practices, current trends, and current research in graduate student career exploration and professional development.
• Promote programs and resources to the campus community through webpage, email, social media, and other communication strategies.
• Leverage and evaluate university, local, and national resources in programming offered to the University community including the Pittsburgh Technology Center, the Council for Graduate Studies, AURORA Beyond the Professorate, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, Imagine PhD, Accelerate to Industry, and the Graduate Career Consortium.
• Represent the University in programming sponsored by local and national organizations, including initiatives and grants.
• Utilize available survey results and collect additional student feedback to identify student needs.
• Report data and make recommendations to improve University career programming, including best practices.
• As time permits, provide individual and small group career counseling.

Key collaborations

• Career Center
• University Center for Teaching and Learning
• Health Sciences Office of Academic Career Development
• Alumni Association
• Pitt Commons
• Data Analytics Team in the Office of the Provost
• Center for the Integration of Research and Learning (CIRTL)
• Program/school career offices within all 14 graduate and professional schools

Qualifications

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Experience: 3 years

A combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/or experience requirements.

Job Classification: Staff.Manager - Career Development; Job Family: Academic & Student Services; Job Sub-Family: Career Services; Campus: Pittsburgh

Physical requirements

Must be able to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time. Light physical effort, mostly sedentary. In-person workshop and events set-up, including technical needs and carrying needed materials to on-campus locations.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Work arrangement

Hybrid: Combination of on-campus and remote work as determined by the department.

Additional requirements

• Background check required for position finalists
• PA Act 153 clearances required prior to commencement and as a condition of continued employment: PA State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance
• Required documents: Resume, Cover Letter