Assistant Director, Tempe - Career Readiness

Arizona State University • Tempe, AZ

6d • $67,000

About The Position

The Assistant Director for Career Readiness for the Tempe campus is a leadership position responsible for facilitating and executing the strategic vision for students’ career and professional development. The Assistant Director position will be a vital leader; building and maintaining relationships with academic and student services units aimed at tailoring career resources and support to the unique career needs for students at the Tempe location, as well as students in partner academic colleges at various locations. This position will be responsible for leading strategy, as well as, a team in a fast-paced, student centered, dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will be an organized self-starter who thrives on building innovative new relationships with staff and leadership across the university. The candidate will have strong relationship building abilities, be a sophisticated communicator and have direct experience recommending and implementing programs and services along with an ability to connect with students, staff, faculty, employers, and community partners. This position will report directly to the Associate Director of Career Readiness. In active collaboration with Career Services leadership across multiple campuses, the Assistant Director: Plans, develops and assists with directing operational and administrative activities of Career Services. Supervises and leads a diverse staff team composed of professional and student staff. Works closely with academic schools and departments, student professional organizations, community and industry partners, alumni and other entities that facilitate customized student career development, internship preparation, job search and grad/professional school prep for ASU students.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Nice To Haves

• Evidence of Master’s degree in Counseling, Behavioral Science, Higher Education or related degree AND three years of college, state, or community career center, human resources, college relations or student advisement experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least one year experience leading and managing a student services department or office.
• At least one year of supervision experience of professional staff in a higher education setting.
• Proven success building and maintaining successful relationships.
• Demonstrated presentation and public speaking skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of career development theory and practice.
• Proficiency using technology systems including Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Slack, PeopleSoft, and Handshake career management system.

Responsibilities

• Institutional & Departmental Leadership Work closely with leadership in academic colleges to design approaches and facilitate career exploration and preparation.
• Develop relationships with external organizations and donors from a diversity of industries who are interested in hiring ASU students and alumni.
• Regularly records and reports on data related to assigned college appointments, event participation, student’s career engagement, employer’s recruiting and hiring, and career outcomes.
• Assist in the preparation of departmental activity reports and budget management.
• Support and promote the goals of the University, Educational Outreach and Student Services (EOSS), and Career Services.
• Contribute to the strategic vision and long-term planning for career readiness at the Tempe campus, aligning initiatives with institutional priorities, workforce needs, and student success outcomes.
• Use data, assessment, and student outcomes to inform decision-making, evaluate program effectiveness, and continuously improve career readiness initiatives and faculty partnerships.
• The Assistant Director will become knowledgeable and understand the current EOSS initiatives. They will be highly visible and support university functions, serving as a catalyst for mobilizing groups of students to events such as: Game Day Activities, Homecoming, Fall Welcome Events, Family Weekend and other campus traditions.
• Career Education, Technology Integration and Events Support staff to identify and execute collaborative efforts across academic colleges to deliver customized career and professional development courses, technology adoption, programming, and events.
• Advance university-wide career integration efforts through training and development to collaborate with faculty on embedding career readiness and curriculum-based career content across academic programs.
• Develops and manages processes, tracking systems, and curriculum resources in partnership with Career Services curriculum team to drive, measure, and scale faculty engagement in career readiness integration across disciplines.
• Conduct ongoing research through benchmarking peer institutions, connecting with professional associations, and attending national conferences to understand and provide information about post-graduation opportunities for students.
• Remain current on career resources, student preferences and workforce trends.
• Staff Supervision and Development Collaborate in the recruiting, hiring, training, supervising and evaluating of a team of professional Career Advisors, Management Intern(s) and/or Career Peers (student employees).
• Plan and lead regular staff meetings, planning sessions and 1-1 staff meetings.
• Represent Tempe on the Career Readiness team across all locations; including participating in staff meetings, designing professional development opportunities, traveling to other locations for meetings, programs and other projects, leading project-based committees with staff from multiple locations.
• Serves as campus lead and primary point of contact for career readiness initiatives, overseeing the development, execution, and continuous improvement of cross-functional projects and programs that integrate career readiness across academic colleges and university partners.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition Reduction Program for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, available on day one.
• Low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
• Retirement program designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement.
• Paid time for volunteer and professional development.
• 10 Paid Holidays and competitive Vacation and Sick accruals each Pay Period.
• Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings.
• Disability and leave program for income protection.
• Employee assistance for free and confidential behavioral health services.
• ASU Discounts to sports/events along with discounts with ASU partnerships.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director