Executive Director for Internships & Career Development
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Job Location:
Williamsburg, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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The Executive Director for Internships & Career Development provides strategic leadership for the universitys comprehensive internship and career ecosystem. This position is responsible for ensuring all undergraduate students have access to structured internal and external internship opportunities strengthening post-graduation employment outcomes and aligning career initiatives with institutional advancement priorities.
This role oversees both employer-based experiential learning and the universitys campus-based internship model including the strategic integration and enhancement of the University Work Study Program as a structured career-aligned internship pathway. The Executive Director reports to the Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement and maintains a collaborative partnership with the Office of the Provost to ensure academic integration and integrity of experiential learning initiatives.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and implement a comprehensive internship and career development strategy.
- Lead efforts to guarantee internship access for main campus undergraduate students.
- Oversee transition toward potential internship-based graduation requirements.
- Establish and monitor departmental KPIs including placement outcomes.
- Integrate campus-based employment and Federal Work Study into a structured internal internship model aligned with academic programs and career pathways.
- Establish and monitor departmental KPIs including internship participation rates work study engagement and post-graduation placement outcomes.
Oversight of Internal Internship & Work Study Programs
- Provide strategic oversight of the University Work Study Program ensuring positions are aligned with meaningful skill development and career competencies.
- Partner with Financial Aid to ensure compliance with Federal Work Study regulations.
- Collaborate with campus departments to structure student employment roles as learning-focused internship experiences.
- Ensure equitable access to paid campus-based internship opportunities.
Academic & Institutional Alignment
- Collaborate with the Provosts Office to establish standards for credit-bearing internships.
- Ensure experiential learning initiatives meet academic accreditation and institutional expectations.
- Develop structured learning outcomes and assessment practices for both internal and external internships.
Employer & Partnership Development
- Partner with the Department of Strategic Partnerships to expand external internship pipelines.
- Collaborate with the Department of Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement to secure funding for internship stipends and employer-sponsored programs.
- Strengthen alumni hiring networks and employer engagement strategies.
Assessment & Reporting
- Track internship participation (internal and external) funding sources and post-graduation employment outcomes.
- Develop and monitor placement data and extended employment metrics.
- Provide regular reports to senior leadership.
Personnel Management
- Oversee professional and administrative staff within the department.
- Develop and manage the departmental operating budget.
Qualifications & Skills
- Masters degree required; terminal degree preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives and managing organizational change.
- Proven ability to build and sustain partnerships with academic leaders employers alumni and external stakeholders.
- Strong strategic planning and execution skills.
- Experience with data analysis performance metrics and outcomes tracking.
- Budget management and fiscal oversight experience.
- Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across academic and administrative units.
Cumberlands is different by design. Our employees exemplify our motto in the pursuit of a
life-more-abundant.
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About Company
University of the Cumberlands is an institution of regional distinction that offers undergraduate degrees in every major field of study as well as several pre-professional, graduate, and doctoral programs. With a total enrollment of more than 20,000 students, Cumberlands is the larges ... View more
