Manager, Career Development, Industry, and Alumni Engagement

Chapman University Careers•Irvine, CA

About The Position

The Manager of Career Development, Industry and Alumni Engagement serves as the college’s lead professional responsible for advancing student career readiness, experiential learning, employer engagement, alumni relations, and student success initiatives. Acting as the primary liaison between the College, the Office of Career and Professional Development ( CPD ), employers, alumni, faculty, and community partners, this position develops innovative programming that supports students throughout the entire student lifecycle—from prospective student through engaged alumni. The Manager provides individualized career coaching; develops employer, internship, and graduate school partnerships; oversees internship and mentoring initiatives; creates career programming; supervises peer career advisors; analyzes outcomes and workforce trends; and collaborates with campus partners to enhance student success, belonging, and career outcomes. This position acts as a liaison between the Deans, faculty, staff, industry partners, and CPD for the purpose of identifying the unique career-related needs of undergraduate, graduate students and alumni pursuing careers in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics ( STEM ) and healthcare. This role is responsible for professional networking and a high level of outreach to STEM and healthcare employers and alumni to build and maintain industry relations to benefit our students. This role will organize and analyze data to evaluate programs and services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in education, college student affairs, counseling, human resources, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 3 years of professional experience in education, counseling, human resources, or related field, or a Master’s Degree in any of these areas.
Experience utilizing current career development principles and practices.
Knowledge of labor market trends.
Working knowledge of experiential education, career development theory, counseling techniques, interest assessments e.g. MBTI , Strong Interest.
Ability to effectively problem solve with students, faculty and staff.
Experience advising students on career decisions; resume writing, techniques, and job search.
Working knowledge of career education and services in higher education.
Strong written communication skills to include development of reports, memos, handouts, brochures, and other promotional materials.
Strong editing and proof-reading abilities.
Strong verbal communication skills to include speaking in public and presenting training programs to small and large groups.
Experience developing training programs and workshops.
Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments.
Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and execute logistics for special events.
Skill in adjusting priorities and adapting to an environment with changing needs.
Ability to use tact and diplomacy and maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Computer skills in using word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and email software, and Microsoft Office Suite software.
Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, with proven ability to work, interact, and solve problems with a diverse group of individuals at all organizational levels, both inside and outside of the University.
Technical skills to learn and use enterprise systems related to this position.

Responsibilities

Provide Schmid College undergraduate and graduate students and alumni with individual career services in developing career options, strategies, and resources in both 1:1 appointments and group settings. This includes but is not limited to resume/cover letter review, graduate school applications and preparation, interview preparation, job/internship search, career path explorations as it relates to STEM and healthcare.
Develop and implement a pilot Schmid College shadow/mentoring program where current students can shadow and /or be mentored by Schmid College alumni with a similar occupation of their interest.
Track student career outcomes and research participation.
Plan and conduct/facilitate career development workshops, classroom presentations and information sessions in partnership with Schmid faculty to integrate career readiness into curriculum.
Oversee two career seminar courses with the option to teach for SCI 301 and SCI 401.
Develop and maintain relationships with employers, industry partners, healthcare organizations, research institutions, nonprofits, and government agencies.
Expand internship, practicum, research, shadowing, and employment opportunities.
Conduct employer outreach and site visits.
Partner with Career and Professional Development on recruiting initiatives.
Coordinate employer networking events, information sessions, career fairs, and mock interviews.
Build local and regional employer partnerships.
Serve as the professional development liaison to the dean’s advisory council subcommittee.
Develop alumni engagement strategies supporting career development.
Create mentoring and job shadowing programs.
Recruit alumni speakers, panelists, mentors, and employers.
Strengthen alumni networking opportunities.
Partner with Alumni Engagement on college-specific initiatives.
Conduct annual career outcomes assessments.
Analyze workforce and employment trends.
Create dashboards and reports.
Utilize Qualtrics, Handshake, and institutional reporting tools.
Evaluate program effectiveness.
Recommend strategic improvements.
Recruit, train, supervise, and mentor student peer career advisors.
Develop a training curriculum.
Delegate projects and monitor performance.
Create leadership opportunities for student employees.
Perform other duties as assigned.