Assistant Director, Student Career Development

University of Louisiana, Lafayette•Lafayette, LA

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Student Career Development provides high-level, specialized career coaching and tactical program leadership within the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Office of Career Services. The Assistant Director reports to the Director and leads the design and delivery of high-impact job search resources and industry-based learning initiatives, working in close coordination with faculty and Employer Engagement staff. By executing creative outreach, programming, and student engagement strategies, this role ensures that students across their designated colleges are competitively positioned for internships, co-ops, and post-graduation career success within the framework of the university’s Student Success Vision.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, psychology, communication, public relations, or other related areas.
Minimum three (3) years of experience within career development, counseling, higher education, human resources, academic advising, or other relevant corporate and community experience.
Proven knowledge of career development theories, career readiness, and career counseling skills.
Experience and ability creating and sustaining collaborative relationships with departments, organizations, or student groups.
Ability to effectively interact with faculty, staff, students, parents, and administrators.
Experience developing educational programs for large and small audiences.
Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to speak effectively before groups.
Must be a self-starter and possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to organize and work independently as a leader and as part of a team.
Should be able to work nights and weekends as needed.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in counseling, higher education administration, or related area.
Experience utilizing Clifton Strengths, Type Focus, Choices 360 are a plus.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the development and delivery of high-impact workshops and digital resources focused on the end-to-end job search process.
Direct initiatives centered on resume optimization, interview mastery, and strategic search for internships and co-ops opportunities including providing the day-to-day supervision of a graduate assistant.
Oversee the integration, tracking, documenting, and accessibility of university-wide job search platforms (e.g. Handshake).
Monitor usage data and troubleshoot day-to-day technical access issues for job search tools to provide recommendations for actionable insights for resource allocation and procurement decisions.
Partner with faculty and Employer Engagement staff to identify, promote, and expand experiential learning opportunities for students.
Oversee the tracking and documenting of experiential learning opportunities and student engagement.
Collaborate on the integration of experiential learning milestones into the student’s academic and co-curricular journey.
Serve as a primary functional point of contact for academic departments, student organizations, and student affairs areas to operationalize cross-departmental collaborations for job search and industry-based learning initiatives as needed (e.g. networking events)
Manage all Career Closet functions, including coordinating donation drives, overseeing quality control for incoming professional attire, and implementing a tracking system to maintain a high-quality, accessible resource for students.
Coordinate student staffing by overseeing hiring, onboarding, and weekly scheduling while co-developing a specialized training curriculum focused on professional styling, customer service best practice, and operational efficiency.
Implement creative job preparation and job search workshops, outreach initiatives and career programming designed to increase student participation in career services from their first semester through graduation.
Represent Career Services at recruitment events, faculty meetings, and student organization events to embed career readiness into college culture as needed.
Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director to support the mission and success of Career Services for students and alumni.