Associate Director, Career Exploration Center

Agnes Scott College • Decatur, GA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for external relations and proactive engagement with employers seeking to hire talent. Cultivates professional opportunities for Agnes Scott students through employer outreach, managing internship development and increasing partnership engagement. Collaborates with academic departments to develop quality internship experiences. Manages internship funding programs (both existing programs and the addition of new programs), software platforms for tracking internships, and alumni and employer engagement. Collaborates with campus partners to professionalize on-campus student work experiences. Works closely with the Director of the Career Exploration Center to promote professional success initiatives across campus within the guidelines of federal, state, and local laws, and office, division and college policies and procedures and leads the office in the director's absence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's required.
• Five years' experience in a professional environment required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with demonstrated ability to tailor messages to diverse audiences.
• Highly organized with an ability to multitask and prioritize details for multiple programs and collaborations.
• Strong intercultural competence and a desire to work with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds at various levels of experience.
• Strong digital skills with ability to adapt to new technological modes of communication, scheduling, record-keeping and digital updates.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently to lead, as well as, collaborate in a team environment to meet established goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to write and convey clear, concise, accurate and effective messaging to diverse populations.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to interact in a positive, helpful manner with a wide variety of personalities/constituencies.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends, as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred.
• Employer development, recruiting, program management, supervisory, data analysis and assessment experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Google Forms, Smartsheet, Qualtrics and Handshake, especially LinkedIn preferred.
• Ability to edit in Adobe Suite preferred.
• Experience working with students and employers is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, develops and nurtures employer/alumni relationships through on-site employer outreach to create, expand and support internship, career, and Sophomore Class Atlanta Leadership Experience opportunities.
• Identifies and attends networking events with potential employers to represent the institution and promotes its students as prospective interns/employees.
• Collaborates with career coaches and faculty/departments to expand, assess, and promote internship and other high impact learning opportunities.
• Collaborates with the Office of People and Culture to support standardized supervisor training and learning outcomes for on-campus student employment.
• Plans, publicizes and facilitates on-campus and virtual events, workshops and information sessions for students and faculty related to internships/internship preparation and career opportunities.
• Promotes career exploration, internships, and experiential education opportunities through teaching a section of the Career Exploration Lab course.
• Recruits, trains, and supervises CEC student ambassadors.
• Assists the director with overall planning and operational activities of the center, as needed.
• Provides oversight and strategy for designated funds in support of internship and experiential learning experiences, as well as the programs they support.
• Manages up-to-date employer information via Handshake platform, including ERM component (Employer Relations Module).

What This Job Offers

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