Assistant Director for Career Pathways and College Relations

Job Description

Career and Professional Development (CPD) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is seeing candidates for an assistant director position. The Assistant Director of Career Pathways and College Relations will serve as the lead for the Agriculture & Food Pathway and the National Resources Sustainability and Energy Pathway.

The Career Pathways and College Relations team conceptualizes and facilitates programs services and resources that help Virginia Tech students explore gain experiences and prepare for a successful transition into careers within their designated industry cluster. This team will also provide training and upskilling for all CPD staff on best practices for serving students within a particular industry cluster. This team is responsible for connecting and maintaining relationships with the academic departments/majors that are most relevant to their assigned industry clusters making them aware of resources programs and opportunities for their students. Team members will collaborate with academic departments and student organizations.

Required Qualifications

A bachelors degree in human development sociology psychology or in a discipline relevant to one of the industry cluster areas served by this position. Experience advising or coaching others. To be successful in this fast-paced work environment candidates should be energetic organized detail oriented and possess strong interpersonal communication and team skills.

Preferred Qualifications

A masters degree in counseling higher education administration student affairs/student personnel services or related field. Experience in any of the industry areas that this assistant director will champion. Experience in university career services corporate human resources or workforce development. Familiarity with assessment tools (such as MBTI CliftonStrengths SDS and TypeFocus) is strongly preferred.

Pay Band

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Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

58000 - 62000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

0

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.