Southwestern University, located in Georgetown has an immediate opening for an Assistant Director of the Center for Career & Professional Development. This position empowers students and alumni to shape their professional identities, develop career-readiness skills, and construct well-managed professional lives by providing advising, programming, and resources to explore education and career options, and engage in successful searches for employment. The Assistant Director will serve as a point of contact for student employment resources and initiatives in keeping with University’s tactical goal to “create a more robust student training and campus employment program”. This is a full-time, fully benefited, exempt position who reports to the Director of the Center for Career & Professional Development.

Primary Duties:

• Designs and coordinates standardized student employment resources for the campus in collaboration with a group of interdepartmental staff representatives.
• Manages and updates student employment policies, procedures, and processes.
• Organizes events related to student employment, including student presentations and supervisor training.
• Provides career advising to assist current students and alumni develop career decisions and planning.
• Provides resume writing, interviewing, and job/internship search assistance.
• Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises departmental student staff.
• Develops, coordinates, and facilitates educational events related to career exploration and networking in collaboration with faculty, staff, and/or employer partners.
• Supports department marketing strategy through efforts with social and campus media.
• Participates in strategic planning and contributes input to develop and achieve objectives.
• Troubleshoots concerns and inquiries by alumni, parents, students, and employers.
• Facilitates connections between students, alumni, and employers via networking referrals.
• Assists in post-graduate survey collection and compilation of alumni career-outcomes data.
• Assists with Student Life efforts and office operations.
• May serve as a liaison to student groups and campus departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum of one year of experience in higher education, human resources, or career services.
• A minimum of one-year experience in student supervision.
• Knowledge of career-development theory and application and basic understanding of and commitment to value of career competencies and career-readiness skills.
• Ability to have professional interactions with all internal and external University constituencies by using strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral, written, listening).
• Initiative and creativity to develop and spearhead new projects.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and multitask.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive information with integrity and confidentiality.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Discernment; ability to make independent judgements.
• Demonstrate leadership skills, including a strong work ethic.
• Ability and willingness to do occasional evening and weekend work.
• Willingness to adhere to the University’s core values.
• Ability to attend work consistently and maintain a regular work schedule.
• Ability to be flexible, adjust to fluctuating priorities, and produce reliable work product.
• Proven ability to perform well in stressful situations.
• Ability and willingness to travel utilizing standard, commercial, and/or personal modes of transportation.
• Excellent computer skills utilizing software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Docs, and career-technology tools.
• Have knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of cultural differences and the diversity within the campus and community.

Position Preferred Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in higher education administration, counseling, or related field.
• Experience with student employment programs including recruitment, onboarding, training/assessment, or financial aid.

Southwestern University offers competitive salary and benefits including health, dental, life, long term disability, retirement, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, under graduate tuition assistance for yourself and your dependents, access to athletic facilities, free parking and discounted meal rates. Southwestern University is a selective, undergraduate institution committed to a broad-based liberal arts, sciences, and fine arts education. Southwestern University is deeply committed to fostering a diverse educational environment and especially encourages applications from members of groups traditionally under-represented in academia. For information concerning the University, visit our Web site at www.southwestern.edu.

To apply: The University will only accept application materials through Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/153045. Interested persons must submit a letter of interest, resume, the name and contact information of three professional references. Email and paper applications will not be accepted. Only completed applications will be reviewed by the Search Committee. The Committee will review all completed applications until the position is filled. All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of the University’s Background Check Policy process. Southwestern University is an E-Verify employer. EOE/M/F

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