Director of Career Development (Finance)
Dept Number/Name: 0-0477-000 / Career Services
College Division: Student Success
Salary Plan: Administrative
Job Code/Title: 9512 / Director of Career Development
Hiring Salary: $80,000
Position Number: 00018575
ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:
Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD), reporting to the Division of Student Success, is the university's centralized career planning and employment assistance service for USF students and alumni. The programs in the CCPD are designed to help students and graduates assess, explore, develop, and implement their career goals, gain employability skills and career-related experiences, prepare for a successful transition into graduate/professional school or the labor market, and connect with employers to obtain part-time jobs, internships, cooperative education, and professional employment. The CCPD holds the values of community, excellence, integrity, service, and well-being at the core of all they do.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The ideal candidate will report directly to the Assistant Vice President, this role works closely with the Career & Professional Development (CCPD), team and across the University, and strategic partners. In addition, they manage an Assistant Director and a team of Career Coaches and Peer Careers to:
Train new career coaches and provide ongoing professional development opportunities for team.
Strategically establish the annual program/workshop schedule
Respond to program requests and delegate to appropriate CCPD staff.
Develop partnerships with faculty and academic departments to provide students with the career knowledge and tools to successfully obtain internships, jobs, and/or graduate school admission. Develop relationships with non-academic offices on campus that have direct contact with students to collaborate on programs.
Oversee program assessment, data collection, analysis, and reporting for the Career Development team.
Coordinate involvement in Orientation and ensure all responsibilities are covered.
Provide one-on-one career coaching, develop and deliver workshops, provide assessment administration and interpretation, and conduct resume reviews. Oversee the creation of career development content for career guides, tip sheets, the website, or other modes of delivery with assistance from the marketing and communications officer.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge of student and development and career development theories, implementation of high-impact educational practices, educational best practices, client record management, and job search techniques
Experience in student and employer coaching, student and employer programming, and/or experience in a career center of a college/university or working with students in a higher education setting, or relevant role interfacing with students and employers.
Knowledge of labor market trends, and state/federal labor laws related to the recruitment and hiring process.
Knowledge of relationship management with diverse stakeholders
Proficiency in standard office applications/software, and the demonstrated ability to utilize computer applications and databases, manage data, spreadsheets, and documents, and create reports for the execution of work responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the Career Development team. Conduct weekly team meetings, ongoing training, annual performance evaluations, and one-on-one check-ins throughout the year. Provide professional development opportunities for the team addressing perceived areas of needed growth.
- Provide one-on-one coaching for students and alumni covering all topics offered. Find additional opportunities and ways to deliver content. Keep accurate data and records on students served, presentations, and other career events. Maintaining confidentiality in keeping with the FERPA and Student Affairs professional standards is a requirement.
- Proactively identify new programs/workshops and assist in the creation and delivery of content. Deliver effective and engaging presentations and workshops to faculty/staff, students, and the community on career topics. Audiences may be students, faculty, academic advisors, or outside community members. Professional presentations at local, state, regional, and national conferences are strongly supported and encouraged. Create content, assess, and update the Career Readiness Canvas module and lead efforts for 100% completion by first-year students each year.
- Collaborate with the CCPD leadership team to facilitate engagement across the University as needed to ensure strategic partnerships, signature programs, new initiatives, and externally sponsored activities foster new and expand existing relationships across the university and beyond based upon a culture of trust, collaboration and execution, and value creation.
- Support the overall success of CCPF as indicated or needed. Serves on or leads various committees/workgroups/etc. on a team, department, division, or campus-wide level as indicated. Represents CCPD in meetings on- or off-campus, and at professional conferences/meetings as needed. Assists with CCPD events and activities, and performs other duties as requested and required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Requires a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of seven years related exempt experience, including five years of managerial experience. Experience leading a team, project, program or function.
FLSB1310 Equivalency:
4 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted for bachelor's degree.
6 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted for master's degree.
PREFERRED:
Master's degree or higher.
Prior experience and solid track record as a leader in one of the following areas: Career development, curriculum planning, experiential learning/internships, or another related field.
Other valuable attributes include excellent organizational, personnel, and administrative management skills; and experience working effectively with faculty, University administrators, and advisory board members.
Experience working with faculty, University administrators, and advisory board members preferred.
Preferred Candidate Experiences:
A dynamic leader with excellent organizational and relationship skills who fosters a culture of collaboration and trust around external relationship building and management and functions with a high degree of professionalism and integrity.
Possesses a strategic mindset related to achieving goals, able to communicate vision and translate ideas into operational goals effectively.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, process-driven environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and accuracy with lean staff support.
Outstanding written, verbal, and presentation skills and the proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
SPECIAL SKILLS/TRAINING:
Graduate level course work in counseling, assessments, and career counseling.
Knowledge of career development theories, career assessments, career decision making, appropriate intervention techniques, client record management and job search techniques.
Knowledge of labor market trends, state/federal labor laws related to recruitment and hiring process.
Knowledge and experience in use of career management software
Knowledge of relationship management with diverse stakeholders
Knowledge of laws, guidelines as it relates to counseling.
Knowledge of assessments instruments and interpretation of results
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Information for Applicants
This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.
Job Opening Number: 38603
Posting Date: 1/27/2025
Posting End Date: 2/27/2025
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