Assistant Dean, Career Management Center

Northwestern University • Evanston, IL

67d • $200,000 - $220,000

About The Position

The Assistant Dean, Career Management Center (CMC) for the Kellogg School of Management (Kellogg) will be responsible for leading and overseeing all career center services, resources, and staff across all Kellogg programs, with a focus on supporting the career needs of our students from their experience as prospective students through to employment. This role leads the teams connected to our Employer Relations, Coaching & Career Education, CMC Project Management & Operations, and CMC Library and communications functions, with responsibility across our portfolio of full-time and working professional MBA programs, as well as our Masters in Management program. This incumbent will serve as the strategic thought leader in helping achieve the school's mission in fully supporting the career development goals of each of our approximately 2,900 students. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong capacity for innovation and resilience in navigating evolving market trends, and the ability to lead through change with confidence and agility. He/she will provide strategic direction and leadership to deliver a distinctive experience for our current students as well as the employers, leveraging change management best practices to adapt and optimize services in a dynamic environment. This key role will provide administrative management and coordination for all career functions reporting to the Associate Dean of Degree Programs & Operations. This role also plays a critical role in the Degree Programs & Operations leadership team and requires an executive presence to effectively represent Kellogg's values and vision in high-level interactions with both internal and external stakeholders. To achieve our goals, this role partners with a broad range of key stakeholders at Kellogg including Marketing, Corporate Partnerships, Student Affairs, Admissions, Financial Aid, Advancement, along with students and alumni. The Assistant Dean, CMC must be an energetic, sophisticated leader and a prudent risk taker; analytical and results-oriented with an appetite for data and analytics; and a driver of both conventional and innovative methods to engage current students and employers. He/she must also possess exceptional resilience and adaptability, guiding teams through uncertainty and leading transformative initiatives. As an ambassador of Kellogg, the leader we seek will represent Kellogg to external constituents and possess superb communication, presentation, and persuasion skills, as well as the executive presence necessary to inspire confidence and trust at the highest levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired.
• Minimum of 10+ years of management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Business or Higher Education or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired.
• Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills
• Brave, sophisticated manager and prudent risk taker with an appetite for innovation
• Analytic/results-oriented with a capacity to value data and getting to a better answer
• A proven track record of building and leading high-functioning teams
• Highest standards of professionalism, including tact, discretion and a customer service-oriented approach to the job
• Excellent oral and written communication, persuasion, and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Manages, designs and oversees all aspects of the career process including employer relations, coaching, operations, communications and CMC library.
• Supervises Director level staff setting the vision and strategy across all programs.
• Provides strategic direction and thought leadership for a large-scale, top tier business school off- and on-campus recruiting function that serves the full-time employment and internship needs of the student population.
• Manage and build relationships with Kellogg centers and faculty in support of student and alumni career outcomes.
• Accountability for the full range of employment outcomes tied to all degree programs and instrumental in the rankings for the Kellogg school overall.
• Leads the strategic direction for employer relations and development to bolster our on- and off-campus recruiting program and generate an increasing number of new relationships with a diverse array of employers.
• Lead exploration and vision related to scalable educational technology solutions designed to build a more effective and efficient support environment for students.
• Create a culture of high performing coaching and employer relations teams.
• Drive innovation and expansion of current offerings to meet varied needs of special populations (i.e. international students, first year students, 1Y, etc.)
• Drives the strategic planning, project planning, budgeting and resource prioritization to achieve goals for each program.
• Serves as a Kellogg ambassador in interactions with current students and key stakeholders (prospective students, current students, alumni, media, employers, Kellogg staff, professors, and trustees).
• Successfully works with a wide variety of constituents to assess current initiatives and explore new opportunities to support Kellogg program demands, operational excellence and best-in-class experiences for the students.
• Researches and contributes to discussions on best practices in career management and uses those findings to inform strategies, and to lead change as appropriate.
• Partner with peer leaders at the top 30 business schools to share best practices, benchmark services and resources, and ensure the CMC is on the cutting edge of career services delivery
• Embodies the Kellogg School culture and brand in their work
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more!
• Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
• We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care.
• Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees