Department
Career & Professional Development Center
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Corpus Christi, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Description:
This position is responsible for supervising the employer relations team and assisting the Director in daily operations of the department. The Associate Director will work with the Employer Relations team to develop recruiting plans and establish relationships with employers, faculty, and alumni to ensure opportunities for jobs and internships are current. This position will also assist with the tracking and reporting of graduate employment data and oversee and evaluate the effectiveness of the career center through the assessment of outcomes and evidence-based practice.
Responsibilities:
Assist the Director with day-to-day operations including strategic planning, assessment and budgeting, and supervision of staff. Assist the Director with oversight of departmental processes and management of department. Prepare monthly and annual reports on student career development data.
Oversee the Career & Professional Development Center website, ensuring the ongoing maintenance of the website and that the website is current and within university and division requirements. Supervise the IT student worker.
Oversee the university's electronic job posting system (Handshake) and encourage employer registration and use of the system.
Develop protocols to conduct, track and report successful account management and compile data regarding outreach efforts and overall impact on employment outcomes. Communicate this information to internal and external stakeholders periodically.
Tracks and reports graduate employment statistics according to all state and federally mandated gainful employment regulations. Ensures that information on graduate employment is obtained and documented in a timely manner for strategic purposes.
Updates and executes recruiting plans that bring employers on campus, either in-person or virtually.
Oversees and evaluates the effectiveness of the career center through the assessment of outcomes and evidence-based practice.
Establish relationships with employers, faculty, and alumni to ensure opportunities for jobs and internships arecurrent.
Maintains current knowledge of career trends, labor market trends, occupational information, local, state, and regional employer base and career and self-assessment instruments.
Coordinates and hosts job fairs and other employer visits/contacts.
Responds to the needs of the employers in a timely and professional manner.
Establish good working relationships across campus and in the community.
Represents TAMU-CC at campus events as needed both on campus and off-site.
Hires, supervises, develops and manages assigned staff and student workers.
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Business, Student Affairs, Communications, Counseling, or closely related fields.
Three (3) years relevant, professional experience in a public or private higher education setting showing progressive increase in responsibilities.
Additional education/experience that can be a substitution for the minimum experience requirements:
Bachelor's & Five (5) years of experience.
Master's & Three (3) years of experience.
Doctoral & One (1) year of experience.
Three years of supervisory experience of professional level staff. Experience in managing and mentoring staff.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong presentation skills, and strong interpersonal skills to be able to build relationships with students, employers, administration, faculty, staff, alumni and parents.
Excellent professional judgement skills and demonstrated effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Strong leadership skills.
Ability to perform and knowledge of administrative duties such as: budgeting and expenditures of resources, strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in Business, Students' Affairs, Communications, Counseling, or closely related fields.
Experience in a university career center.
Knowledge of employer relations, business development, campus recruitment, student development, and HR functions.
Salary:
$60,000 -$66,950/Annual
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
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