Senior Associate Director for Internship Programs

Overview

The Senior Associate Director for Internship Programs oversees internship funding awarded through the Center for Career Development, and ensures that supporting infrastructures exist to enable students to reflect on and learn from their internship experiences. The person in this role works in conjunction with colleagues across the University to help build collaborative and coordinated internship policies and procedures, as appropriate. Additionally, the person in this role will work with faculty and departmental administrators who oversee Internship Milestone Credits, and create supporting materials and processes. The person in this role works directly with students, and creates programming to help students procure meaningful internships, prepare for their internships, and build on internship experiences, as well as helping to troubleshoot any challenges that arise during students’ internships. This is a three-year benefits eligible term position.

This inaugural role will require the ability to set and evolve a creative and compelling vision for the work, build effective relationships, navigate a decentralized internship environment, and thoughtfully assess ongoing planning for programs within their portfolio. The incumbent will need to execute on pieces of the programming and influence others to effectively support operational needs for the program. Serving as a member of the Center for Career Development senior leadership team, the person in this role will also contribute to the overall management of the Center.

Responsibilities