Director, McDonough Career Center- McDonough School of Business

Georgetown University•Lexington, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, McDonough Career Center, is a key member of the McDonough Career Center team responsible for developing career management strategies and coaching students on their careers. Additionally, s/he will manage the employer relationships and assist with the design of marketing strategies for a group of employers within specified Industry Segments. S/he contributes career advice and industry expertise to the development and delivery of value-added, client-focused career management services for approximately 500 full-time and 380 part-time MBA students, both in person and on-line modalities. The Director supports the MBA admissions process through various prospective student career programming. The Director works closely with McDonough School of Business faculty, staff, students, employers, alumni and other stakeholders who may influence the career path of the students. The Director, along with the McDonough Career Center’s Career Coaches and student Peer Advisors, are functional and industry experts who provide career management advice to students and recruiting guidance to employers. An Operations Coordinator supports the Director in managing on-campus and virtual employer presentations, events, interviewing, and programming. The McDonough Career Center has expertise in 14 Industry Sectors. These are aligned with student demand and are: Consulting, Consumer Goods & Retail, Energy & Clean Tech, Entertainment, Media & Sports, Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Hospitality, International Development, Manufacturing & Transportation, Not-for-Profit/Social Impact, Real Estate, Technology. The Director focuses on international opportunities and management development programs, and coaches students whose focus is on a specific function vs. an industry or who are uncertain of their career focus. The Director focuses on all corporate functional areas within assigned industries. This role/ Director focuses on the Financial Services and Real Estate industries.

Requirements

5+ years in a very polished, demanding corporate environment
Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Real Estate, Marketing, Industrial Psychology, HR, Higher Education, Counseling, or equivalent degree
Experience within the MBA recruiting process
Management experience in a Human Resources environment
Extremely strong interpersonal communication abilities
Strong team orientation
Proven experience handling corporate and/university relationships
Proven leadership
Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-task environment with tight deadlines
Experience coaching and mentoring junior staff on professional development and career skills
Must be strategic, innovative, and focus on holistic, systemic solutions
Strong leadership, coaching/advising skills are required
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and deliver results by working with others
Significant experience/expertise in at least one of the industries/functions
Recruiting experience as a hiring manager or recruiting/HR professional

Nice To Haves

Experience and or strong knowledge of higher education
Strong knowledge of Microsoft (word, xls, ppt)
Understanding of general recruiting databases
Budgeting experience
Highly organized and creative
High level of flexibility and innovation
A minimum of 8+ years of professional experience, preferably in MBA career advising or coaching and/or campus recruiting
Relevant industry or function experience in a corporate business environment
Financial services experience preferred

Responsibilities

Developing career management strategies
Coaching students on their careers
Managing employer relationships
Assisting with the design of marketing strategies for a group of employers within specified Industry Segments
Contributing career advice and industry expertise to the development and delivery of value-added, client-focused career management services for approximately 500 full-time and 380 part-time MBA students, both in person and on-line modalities
Supporting the MBA admissions process through various prospective student career programming
Working closely with McDonough School of Business faculty, staff, students, employers, alumni and other stakeholders who may influence the career path of the students
Providing career management advice to students
Providing recruiting guidance to employers
Having primary responsibility for external relationships and account management on behalf of career management
Serving as key liaison between employers and students
Focusing on international opportunities and management development programs
Coaching students whose focus is on a specific function vs. an industry or who are uncertain of their career focus
Focusing on all corporate functional areas within assigned industries (Financial Services and Real Estate)