Career Development - Director of Career & Professional Development

Sacred Heart University•Fairfield, CT

20h

About The Position

Oversee career engagement, career readiness, and student development functions for the Welch College of Business and Technology (WCBT). Develop and implement comprehensive strategies to increase student engagement with career and professional development resources, programs, services, and employer opportunities. Provide career planning and job search counseling to students and alumni in assigned majors and collaborate closely with WCBT faculty, administrators, and campus partners to integrate career development into the student experience. The Director will oversee student-facing programming, workshops, class presentations, career education initiatives, internal marketing, and engagement strategies designed to prepare WCBT students for internships and post-graduate employment. The Director will use student engagement and career outcomes data to assess program effectiveness, identify opportunities for improvement, and support the strategic goals of the Center for Career & Professional Development and WCBT.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in higher education in the career development function and/or relevant corporate talent acquisition.
Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications and the Internet.
Willingness and ability to learn new software including the office’s career management system.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Comfort speaking to groups
Strong customer service orientation
Energetic and able to think ‘out of the box’
Interest in working directly with students in a student services capacity
Strong knowledge of and interest in the field of career development and job market trends

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive career coaching to WCBT students in skills such as self-exploration, branding, networking, resumes, cover letter creation, LinkedIn, interview preparation, career selection, internship and full-time employment and job offer negotiations.
Develop and implement strategies to increase student engagement with the Center for Career & Professional Development and WCBT
Create and oversee a comprehensive student engagement plan within WCBT including targeted outreach, career programing, workshops, class presentations and individual career coaching.
Work alongside Director spearheading employer relations efforts to maintain consistent communication with employer partners and proactively identify internship and full-time employment opportunities.
Partner with WCBT Director of Welch Experience on career related programming activities and events.
Proactively outreach to faculty and key administrators to increase collaboration with faculty in assigned College/majors and to support the career development needs of their students.
Identify and secure employer partners for participation in on-campus and events.
Oversee the marketing of WCBT services to employers, students and the University community.
Plan, implement and oversee office events and student programs including career fairs, etiquette dinners, employer information sessions, career panels, and on-campus interviews.
Assist with the gathering of internship and outcomes data for WCBT and for internal and external publications.
Develop and maintain an external presence with local employer partners.
Host employer partners strategy meetings to discuss student expectations and hiring process
Administer workshops, seminars and class presentations related to student and faculty needs.
Utilize Career Management Platform software to facilitate career development activities and communications.
Support Associate Directors and other Directors in execution of signature office programs/events.
Contribute to management of the departmental web site as needed.
Liaise with Alumni and leverage relationships related to existing students career planning and placement.
Attend University-wide functions or events, at the discretion of the Executive Director of Career Development or Vice-President of EP&SA.
Assist with departmental Strategic Planning and other collaboration with Executive Director and WCBT Dean.
Complete special projects as requested.
Participate and be visible in the University community, supporting the activities and achievements of students and alumni
Other duties as assigned.