Associate Director of Academic Advising Center and Career Services

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The Associate Director supports oversight and administration of the Academic Advising Center and Career Services including strategic and budgetary planning. The position will develop plans to enhance career advising outreach and collaboration across campus and grow career exploration and development programming. The Associate Director oversees and provides direction for the Career Services portion of the office including supervision of staff. This position represents the department on various committees and work groups and acts on behalf of the Director as requested.

The review of applications starts onMarch 23 2026. Applications received on or beforeMarch 23rdareprioritizedand review will continue until the position(s) is/are filled. Initial interviews will be conducted virtually with shortlisted candidates invited to campus.

UW-La Crosse does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this please contact Human Resources at .

Key Job Responsibilities:

Outreach:

Initiate and maintain effective working relationships with employers faculty and other campus partners. Respond to employer inquiries.

• Collaborate with Employer Relations Coordinator to create and implement employer development plans

• Identifies promotes and maintains external partnerships to understand employment needs and encourage recruitment of the institutions students

• Advise the Director on the needs and opportunities for employer development and corporate partnerships and involve the Director in the cultivation of relationships

• Assist in administration of on-campus recruiting career fairs and programming

• Provide oversight and administration of the Internship program including internship development employer development and faculty relations/training

Assessments Reports and Surveys

Coordinate the development and completion of assessments accountability reports and surveys for the Academic Advising Center and Career Services.

• Provide data for off-campus surveys as requested

• Collaborate with Institutional Research on the development and implementation of the first destination report for graduating seniors and respond to the faculty administration employers and media requesting information

• In conjunction with the Director conceptualize conduct and evaluate assessment strategies and results

Professional Development

Update position-related skills by participating in appropriate professional development offerings throughout the year. Serve on campus committees.

Supervision:

Provide office oversight and problem resolution in the absence of the Director when needed. Supervise Career Advisor staff University Staff interns and student employees.

• Oversee hiring and training of Career Advising staff university staff and student employees

• Provide on-boarding office training to direct reports in addition to on-going training as needed when new or revised office procedures are implemented

• Assign work and projects to direct reports

• Communicates performance expectations by evaluating performance providing timely feedback training and coaching and recommending personnel actions for assigned staff

• Approve hours worked and leave reports. Approve time off requests taking into consideration department coverage.

Strategic Planning:

Develop and implement strategic objectives for initiatives involving career and academic advising and exploration programming to evolve the offices services and programs.

• Coordinate and support career development activities within the office campus and system wide.

• Investigate and assess the use of new career related technology; lead the office through decision-making process when adopting new technology

• Participate in planning and coordinating internal and system-wide career-related programming and events

Advising:

Provide career advising through in-person or virtual appointments

• Provide career advising to students with a broad range of career concerns including choosing/ changing majors career exploration job/internship search strategies and planning for graduate school.

• Provide advising to students who are exploring majors and to those seeking general advising.

• Present career and academic advising related information through workshops and presentations to classes and student organizations.

• Interpret interest skills values assessment instruments (Strong Interest Inventory Focus 2).

Department:

Academic Advising Center & Career Services

Compensation:

$68000 / year

Required Qualifications:

• Masters degree
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in career services or academic advising or related student services area
• Demonstrated strong presentation or teaching skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in student affairs administration or related field
• Some experience in both academic advising and career services
• Strong understanding of career development theory
• Experience supervising professional or student staff
• Demonstrated communication skills utilized in relationship building and outreach to external constituents.

How to Apply:

Required application documents

Cover letter (that addresses the required and preferred qualifications)

CV/ Resume

Contact Information:

Becky Hinrichs

Special Notes:

Application deadlines
TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION: Priority consideration is given to those candidates who apply by the listed First Review Date. Applications received after that date may be considered at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration. If you have questions regarding this recruitment or if you are not able to complete the application online due to a disability or system problem please contact the Office of Human Resources.

Confidentiality of Applicant Materials
UWL is a state agency and subject to Wisconsins Open Records Law. UWL will not however reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsins Open Records certain circumstances the identities of final candidates and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request.

CBC & Reference Check Policy
All candidates for employment are subject to a pre-employment screening which includes a criminal background check work authorization and verification of education. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Clery Act)
For the UWL Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (i.e. Clery Report) which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies see or contact the University Police Department at 608.785.9000.

INFORMATIONABOUTYOURBENEFITS
Your benefits add an additional 40% to the overall financial package from the university.
Highlights include:

• Paid vacation for 12-month positions.

• Excellent flexible health insurance with low co-pays and good coverage.

• Paid holidays and paid sick days.

• After 5 years of employment you become vested in our retirement system which ensures income post-career.

• Benefits atUWLare highly competitive with local industry and some of the strongest in state and nation.

Benefit eligibility is determined at the point of hire. This information is provided for illustrative purposes only. Benefits are also pro-rated based on the appointment percentage.

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy disability status as a protected veteran or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.