Career Connections Manager
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Position Summary
The Career Connections Manager oversees and implements comprehensive career and professional development programming focused on advancing the career success and progression of Walsh University students. The Manager will be an integral addition to the newly formed Office of Alumni & Career Connections to strengthenalumni student and employer connections to enhance students career preparedness. More specifically the manager will work collaboratively with campus stakeholders to maintain a universitywide career culture that engages academic and other campus partners to ensure career dialogue is engrained early and often in a students collegiate career.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include but are not limited to the following:
- Articulating pathways strategies and skill sets required to navigate from the classroom to a career or further education as a result of a comprehensive understanding of the current job market and employment trends.
- Manages the operation programming and development of career education events and services for students and alumni providing guidance concerning career and vocational decisions.
- Serves as primary point of contact and champion for Handshake LinkedIn and other technological resources showing its effective usage on campus and with employers.
- Collaborates cross enterprise to execute and track the First Destination Survey
- Collaborates with alumni career connections team faculty internship coordinators coaches and other key constituents to create crossfunctional programming and provide resources that prepare students for success after graduation engages alumni for programmatic activities and builds a universitywide career culture.
- Manages and implements Alumni in Residence Program and activate alumni network to expand work of career on campus and in the classroom.
- Manages employer relationships to create personalized approach to industry career and internship awareness and opportunities.
- Identifies and collaborates with industry leaders (I.e. professional organizations other universities peer network) and remain current on best practices and national trends related to career education early talent recruitment and workforce needs.
- Responsibly stewards allocated budget
- Regularly evaluate programs and initiatives
- Supervises student workers.
- Limited travel when needed to special events with evening and weekend availability as needed.
- Other duties as assigned or required.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other jobrelated instructions and to perform any other jobrelated duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
Required Qualifications (Knowledge Skills and Abilities)
Must understand and support the Mission Vision and Code of Ethical Conduct of Walsh University as a Catholic higher education university as expressed in Ex Corde Ecclesiae and possess the following:
- Experience in student development career development or human resources required.
- Experience building relationships with stakeholders including employers.
- Excellent communication marketing and interpersonal relations skills.
- Experience implementing and assessing program development.
- Knowledge of best practices in career development and employment trends.
- Experience with Handshake preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Able to work nights and weekends and to travel locally and nationally.
Education:
- Bachelors degree in business marketing communications or related field. Masters degree preferred.
Work Experience:
- Higher education experience preferred.
Skills and abilities:
- Excellent written oral and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency with PC applications such as Microsoft Office and Handshake
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
Ability to lift 2030 lbs. occasionally stand for long periods of time and work indoor and outdoor events at various times of the year.
Application Instructions
Applicants must submit a completed online application and any additional documents requested by the search/interview committee. This may include resume unofficial transcripts etc.
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About Walsh University
Walsh University is seeking a dynamic energetic and passionate individual who is enthusiastic about the environment found on a private values based Catholic liberal arts campus. Walsh University believes in the desirability of a small university that promotes academic excellence a diverse community and close studentteacher interactions. A commitment to the Judeo Christian tradition diversity and service learning are critical to the mission of Walsh University. Walsh University is committed to principles of equal opportunity and is an equal opportunity employer.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
