ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CAREER ADVISING, College of Engineering, Administration

Boston University • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Provide career advising and career education programs for College of Engineering with a primary focus on graduate students. Serve as team lead for marketing & communications. We are a six-person team running a full-service career office for students who are smart, hard-working, and in high demand for their STEM skills & education. Programs and services include: Individual advising, workshops, career courses, and online resources. Career fairs hosted in fall and spring, both in-person and virtual. Alumni mentorship & networking programs •employer outreach and event hosting. High-quality marketing to promote our events, programs, and opportunities. Survey & data collection on internship and first-destination outcomes. What we value: Diverse backgrounds & perspectives, which enables us to establish trust and rapport with all our students, and to draw on a range of strengths and viewpoints in our teamwork. The initiative to look for new ways to serve our students, the creativity to design workable solutions, and the drive, smarts, and organizational skill to implement them. Desire to grow as a professional: as a smaller office, there is great opportunity to learn new skills, take on new areas of responsibility, and improve your future career prospects. The way we work: Open & friendly: students, staff, and faculty find us approachable, welcoming, and encouraging. Collaborative & community-oriented: because each advisor oversees one of five support functions, we communicate, coordinate, and cooperate to get things done as a team; to maximize our impact, we work closely with other offices and academic departments. Agile: we plan in advance, when possible, but last-minute requests and opportunities are common; we take pride in our ability to move on these in short order.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
• 3-5 years of related experience
• Please submit resume and cover letter with your application.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 career advising for students from all College of Engineering programs, with special emphasis on advising undergraduate students.
• Create, deliver, and continually improve career education programs.
• Create, distribute, and continually improve career education content, including how-to guides and online video instruction.
• Provide outreach to student groups to deliver partnered career programs, especially events related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Serve as team lead in one of the following support functions, based on strengths and interests: 1.Event Planning & Management 2.Marketing & Communications 3.Employer Engagement 4.Alumni Engagement 5.Data & Platform Management 6.Career Education Content Management.

What This Job Offers

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