Assistant Director, Graduate Career Services

University of Miami•Coral Gables, FL

About The Position

The Assistant Director, Career Services, will provide career-related services and programming for University of Miami Herbert Business School graduate students and support the mission of the Unanue Graduate Career Services Center. Assist the Center by performing specific duties in identified areas and working independently toward carrying out departmental objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience (i.e. corporate/industry, recruiting, career coaching)
Knowledge of business and management principles.
Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.
Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others.
Ability to lead, motivate, develop, and train others.
Strong presentation and follow-up skills required.
Must have exceptional written and verbal communication skills and convey empathy.
Must be an energetic self-starter who will seek new and creative ways to strengthen the school’s connections to industry.
Ability to think ‘outside of the box’.
Must convey a highly professional demeanor and be a team player.
Must have the ability to handle a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects/tasks with varied deadlines and streamline processes and procedures creating efficient operations.
Entrepreneurial mindset and passionate about student success
Proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Strong editing ability

Nice To Haves

MBA/MS degree preferred
Finance, marketing or higher education experience preferred
Knowledge of data-driven decision making, including quantitative analytics preferred
Experience with career services tools such as 12Twenty is preferred.
Understanding international student visa processes is preferred.
Multilingual a bonus

Responsibilities

Provides individual career coaching to students regarding career planning and job searches, including self-assessment, career research, resume and cover letter review, interview preparation, and professional skills development.
Documents coaching sessions in department system including notes, outcomes and follow-up assignments.
Performs outreach functions with groups such as students, faculty, staff, alumni and employer recruiters to effectively engage in career-related activities.
Partners with employers to develop full-time, internship, or co-op opportunities for students.
Maintains current knowledge of recruiting trends, industry characteristics, job specifications/requirements, industry vocabulary, and industry/employer culture.
Assists with the collection and reporting of information, statistics, and data on an ongoing basis and for various annual reports.
Works some evening and weekend hours for career-related events and periodically travels to conferences and workshops.
Assists with instructing graduate level career courses, such as MGT 697 Graduate Business Career Connect, as well as other career related courses and workshops for academic and non-academic credit will be required on an as needed basis and may take place outside the normal workday based on the academic calendar and classroom availability.
Works closely with international students and international job seekers to develop programming, resources, networks and expertise specifically for these populations.
Develops programming and resources specifically to support online students with their career services needs.