AVP / Executive Director of Career Services
- Employer
- University of South Florida
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Jun 13, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Education, Education Administration & Leadership
- Employment Level
- Executive
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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The AVP / Executive Director of Career Services
will be a senior leader at USF. The AVP will report to the Vice
President for Student Success. The AVP / Executive Director is
responsible for the leadership, strategic direction, fiscal
management, supervision and overall administration of a
comprehensive nationally recognized university Career Services
department.
The AVP / Executive Director develops strategic
goals aligned with the University to ensure that policies and
programs align with our OneUSF 2022-2027 Strategic Plan.
These goals will be continually measured and monitored against
outstanding state and nationally recognized career services
programs and departments.
The AVP / Executive Director is responsible to
develop, implement and deliver a learner-centered, campus-wide
department with programs available to all students to ensure they
have the opportunity to develop, relate, refine, or redirect
academic studies that lead to successful career options and
choices. The AVP / Executive Director will ensure this is
accomplished by embedding career development into the campus
ecosystem and offering students deliberate career experiences,
advising, career fairs, internships, and cooperative education
leading to professional employment.
Drive innovation by being responsive to market
trends, benchmarking programs and services with peer and
aspirational institutions, and tracking annual student benefits and
outcomes.
Responsible for attracting, building, developing,
and maintaining community-based relationships with local, state and
national employers to promote USF and its graduates in order to
increase the exposure, accessibility and success in competing for
professional career opportunities in a highly competitive global
market.
Continuously strengthen relationships with
faculty, deans, vice presidents, vice provosts, unit directors,
other campus units, parents and student committees and clubs, to
achieve the goal of offering a comprehensive program of career
development including education, advising, and access to
internships and experiential education and connections with
employers and alumni. Develop these concepts as an integral part of
the university community.
Serve as the liaison between the various
business constituencies and internal stakeholders such as
administration, faculty, and students. Facilitates the successful
matching of business community needs with the appropriate faculty
and/or staff in the college. Collaborates with staff, faculty, and
administrators to identify and resolve issues arising from the
business engagement activities.
Serve as primary spokesperson for career
services on all three campuses. Serve in leadership roles in local,
regional, and national professional associations. Participate in
cross-university committees, addressing topics such as data
governance, alumni engagement, advancement, industry DEI pipeline
programs/program development, and strategic planning committees.
Participates as a member of various business organizations and
university committees and represents the college at various
community and university functions.
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