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Career Development and Life Design Program Manager



(posted 3/13/23)

Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia is seeking qualified candidates for a Career Development and Life Design Program Manager.

About the Role

The Career Development and Life Design (CDLD) Program Manager (PM) leads the event planning, coordination, and implementation for Hollins’ annual Career Connection Conference (C3), J-Term internship alumnae/i events, spring senior launch events, recruiter presentations, and year-round workshop events. The PM also coordinates events with the Student Success, Well-Being, and Belonging division such as student orientations, collaborations with HU Connect, and small events in residence halls. As the lead event planner for CDLD, the PM develops the annual events budget and stewards financial resources budgeted for office events. Additionally, the PM collaborates with other CDLD staff to provide career advising to students, facilitating a limited number of career-related workshops, and they have primary responsibility for CDLD student staff onboarding and training. This position reports to the Director of the Center for Career Development and Life Design.

Specific duties include the following:
  • Plan CDLD events and C3 in collaboration with other CDLD staff and campus partners such as Alumnae/i Relations; Admission; and Student Success, Well-Being, and Belonging.
  • Coordinate promotion and advertising of events with CDLD team and student staff responsible for communications planning.
  • Ensure that spaces are reserved, sessions are scheduled with appropriate stakeholders, materials are secured, and CDLD calendars are updated for events.
  • Draft budgets for events and track spending.
  • Design, coordinate, and deliver CDLD student staff onboarding and trainings.
  • In coordination with other CDLD staff, plan employer recruiting events held both on and off campus.
  • Collaborate with other higher education institutions to plan and promote area career fairs and other regional events.
Position Qualifications

Successful applicants must have the following qualifications and experience:
  • Associate’s degree
  • Experience planning conferences or other events with 100+ attendees
  • Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
  • Strong organizational, multitasking, detail, and accuracy skills
  • Ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships
  • Deep understanding of and commitment to working in and fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment
  • Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
  • Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed for events
Preferred candidates will have:
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience organizing hybrid conferences or events
  • Experience with students and alumnae/i in a higher education environment
  • Training and supervision experience
  • Basic proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, SharePoint, and project management platforms
Application Process

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to hollinshr@hollins.edu . Candidates are encouraged to comment in their cover letter on how their contributions will further the university’s efforts to ensure the success and inclusion of all members of its community. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Semi-final candidates will be asked to submit contact information for three references.

About Hollins

Hollins is an independent, liberal arts university offering undergraduate education for women and selected graduate programs for men and women. Founded in 1842 as Virginia’s oldest chartered women’s college, Hollins provides abundant opportunities to students for research, study abroad, and leadership training, and provides access to real-world experience through internships around the globe supported by an extensive alumnae/i network.

Hollins is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to promoting diversity and inclusivity at every level of the university. Persons of all genders; persons with disabilities; persons of all racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds; and first-generation college graduates are encouraged to apply.

For more information about Hollins, please visit our website ( www.hollins.edu ).

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