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Associate Director Career Services

Employer
Kentucky State University
Location
Kentucky, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
May 27, 2022



  • TITLE: Associate Director of Career Services

    DEPARTMENT: Career and Professional Development Center

    REPORTS TO: Director of Career Services

    EFFECTIVE DATE: TBD

    EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time

    EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Exempt



    PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

    The purpose of the position is to facilitate the career and job search strategies of students and alumni through development and access to professional personnel and resources, career advising, workshops, and campus-wide programming.

    SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

    Responsible for employer outreach, promoting Kentucky State students and alumni to employers, counseling students and alumni on career options and contacts, and assisting with overseeing career development programs.



    ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
  • Serves as the liaison between the university, its students and alumni, and potential employers on a state, regional, national, and international scale.
  • Serves as adviser and interfaces with representatives of industrial, governmental, and educational employers to assist in the most effective use of career services efforts. Also supports the marketing of other university colleges and departmental efforts.
  • Develops new contacts with external organizations for the purpose of expanding employment opportunities for students and alumni.
  • Reviews and supervises the on-campus recruitment and interviewing processes as well as resume referral and job-listing services for current students as well as alumni. Coordinates and assist with supervising staff professional development activities and training, including travel for professional development workshops, seminars, and conferences.
  • Closely coordinates communication with deans, department chairs, and other faculty to ensure that the career services department is meeting the needs and desires of the academic colleges and departments, within the limitations imposed by the size of the staff and financial support provided by the university.
  • Constantly monitors, analyzes, and evaluates the current scope of services offered through career services and plans, implements, and directs new programs under the supervision of the dean of student development and services and in coordination with other directors of student services and student activities efforts. Serves in a leadership role in various professional organizations including, but not limited to, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and those regional affiliates which provide broad opportunities for job development activities.
  • Provides career advising expertise to students and alumni regarding the job-search process, interviewing, resume, letter writing, and all other facets of career planning.


QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree strongly preferred.
  • Academic preparation in a student counseling discipline will be considered if supported by directly-related employer college relations, recruitment, or staffing experience.
  • A minimum of five (5) years of combined university career services and/or corporate recruitment management experience is preferred.




KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:
  • Thorough understanding of and commitment to the goals and responsibilities of the centralized career services concept.
  • Nationwide professional contacts in both the university and employment sectors.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Effective organizational and management skills.
  • Demonstrated public relations/marketing abilities to be used on behalf of the university as a whole and career services specifically.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :
  • Work is normally performed in a typical interior and/or office work environment.
  • No or very limited physical effort is required.
  • No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The functions, qualifications, knowledge/skills, and physical requirements listed in this job description represent the essential duties of the job, which the incumbent must be able to perform either with or without reasonable accommodation. The Job Functions listed do not necessarily include all activities that the individual may perform.

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