Director of Career Services

San Francisco Bay University (SFBU) a nonprofit WASC-accredited university situated in the heart of Silicon Valley in Fremont California seeks an innovative and experienced Director of Career Services. SFBUs mission is to offer inclusive innovative and inspirational education for lifelong careers and our vision is to set the standard as a national model of higher education in service of the common good.

At SFBU students come first. We prioritize students needs by fostering personal engagement among students faculty and staff. We are committed to providing affordable quality education with a deep commitment to diversity equity inclusion and social justice.

We encourage you to learn more about SFBU by reviewing our strategic plan at Summary:

The Director of Career Services reporting to the Dean of Students provides vision and strategic leadership for campus-wide comprehensive career services which serve all undergraduate and graduate students as well as alumni at San Francisco Bay University. This position is responsible for providing individualized career advising developing and facilitating employment training workshops and partnerships coordinating resources and engaging with faculty to enhance career programming. Additionally the Director will manage mentorship programming and contribute to the continuous improvement of career services through data-driven decision-making and strategic partnerships. This position supervises the Partnerships and Career Services position and is an exempt full-time position located in Fremont California. Candidates must reside in the local area or be willing to relocate.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serves as a University expert and thought leader on best practices in student career services.
• Develops programs based on career needs that are reflective of the diverse backgrounds experiences and social identities of SFBU students and areas of study.
• Articulates and monitors emerging career and employment trends identifies stakeholder and employment needs and communicates applicable changes in professions/industries to the campus community.
• Works with university leadership to develop employer relations strategies that expand employer involvement; sustains broadens and/or deepens employer engagement with students; and builds new employment pipelines for SFBU students.
• Ensures an employer outreach strategy identifying employers who share SFBUs commitment to diversity equity and inclusion and embrace workplace inclusion practices.
• Works with University stakeholders to develop and manage a robust program to support part-time and full-time internships cooperative education and other experiential learning opportunities. Partners with academic and advancement colleagues and identifies community/ corporate partnerships to increase access to these opportunities for all students including a focus on funding support for unpaid internships and related experiences.
• Collaborates with Alumni Relations/ VP of External Relations to maximize opportunities for alumni involvement in students career development preparation and planning as well as graduate school professional and career advising for alumni.
• Optimizes appropriate technology and databases to enhance communication interactions and activities among students alumni and employers.
• Manages the career services platform contract (Handshake) and mentorship platform contract (Mentor Collective).

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree (emphasis in educational leadership higher education student affairs counseling human resource management or related field).
• Five to seven years of relevant experience in a career office setting.
• Strong organizational program development and communication skills.
• Extensive experience with presentations workshops educational or training events.
• Creative thinking/ reasoning abilities.
• Experience in establishing community and corporate partnerships in support of student employment.
• Demonstrated competency to oversee multiple tasks with attention to detail and the ability to work effectively with a broad range of internal and external constituents including students employers alumni faculty and staff.
• Assists the Enrollment Management and Student Affairs team in other projects as assigned.

Salary Range:$100000- $125000/ year depending on qualifications and experience.

Physical Characteristics:

• The employee is required to crouch walk reach grasp carry and push.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit or stand for long periods.

Application Process:

NOTE: The supervisor/appointing authority will decide what makes the most sense in this section.

1. For full consideration please submit:
   1. Your completed application.
   2. A letter of interest that describes your experiences based on the stated responsibilities leadership approach and your demonstrated commitment to diversity equity inclusion and social justice.
   3. Current CV/ resume.
   4. Names and contact information of 3 references.

This job description is not a contract between San Francisco Bay University (SFBU) and the employee. SFBU has the right to change the employees job duties at its discretion. SFBU is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. SFBU does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

SFBU is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer: SFBU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. SFBU does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

In accordance with federal and state disability laws San Francisco Bay University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance during the application or interview process please contact SFBU Human Resources at .