Director, Career Services (Senior Director, Career & Professional Development)

Agency

Department

Responsibilities:

Departmental Leadership

• Provides visionary strategic leadership to ensure that department is innovative and continuously improving to assist students with their career development needs.
• Builds strong relationships with students staff employers alumni and faculty.
• Develops departmental strategic plans and learning outcomes on a yearly basis and develops procedures and programs to meet those goals and objectives.
• Creates partnerships with academic colleges employers alumni departments and student organizations to meet the strategic objectives of the department.
• Prepares and administers budgets and ensures compliance with university policies.
• Conducts periodic program evaluations of operations personnel and use of resources.
• Develops and maintains statistical records and uses the information to make data-informed decisions to expand services to additional students and employers.
• Implements engaging marketing and communication plans to tell the story of the department and to attract employers and students to departmental programs.
• Represents Career and Professional Development on campus and in the community.
• Participates in division departmental and committee meetings as needed.
• Cares for staff members of the department and oversees hiring supervision staff development and performance evaluation for those on the team.

Career & Professional Development

• Upholds the standard of excellence for customer service and all career-focused events for the department.
• Directs and assists with the planning coordination and hosting of career development programs including fairs on-campus interviews internships mock interviews professional speakers presentations and networking events.
• Works with local state and national employers to promote employment opportunities for WTAMU students and graduates of all majors.
• Facilitates relationships between employers and the University community including students faculty staff and the Alumni Association.
• Collaborates with faculty and staff to increase career development opportunities for students.
• Dynamic communicator who can present and lead events and workshops for different internal and external audiences.
• Advises students and alumni during all stages of the job search.

This document represents the major duties responsibilities and authorities of this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties as assigned.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Masters degree or equivalent combination of experience and education.

• Seven years of related experience.

• Demonstrated successful leadership experience in higher education public relations public speaking program planning records management staff supervision budget development and/or strategic planning.

• Excellent leadership skills.

• Ability to work in a team environment under pressure.

• Outstanding organizational skills including the ability to coordinate multiple demanding projects simultaneously.

• Ability to work with community leaders business and industry leaders and all levels of college personnel.

• Exceptional and authentic interpersonal public speaking and written communication skills.

• Genuine care for advising and assisting students

• Ability to use database systems and other current technologies.

• Comfortable in and familiar with a team-centered cross-trained collaborative environment.

• Professional demeanor.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or Doctorate in higher education human resources business communications student personnel administration or related field.

• Experience working with a college student population.

• Experience with career advising and/or development.

• Certified Career/Vocational Counselor.

• Knowledgeable about current trends in the job market.

Applicant Instructions:

Please include the following with your application:

• Cover letter

• Resume

• Three references

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Texas law requires all males age 18 through 25 to be properly registered with the Selective Service System.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.