Assistant Director of Coaching & Career Education (Career & Life Design) - #Staff

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We are seeking an Assistant Director of Coaching & Career Education who will partner with students through transformational coaching methods and holistic life design concepts to empower them to realize and achieve their full professional and leadership potential.

JHU Carey Business School has a rare opportunity to join the high performing team of professionals in the Career & Life Design (C&LD) department as an Assistant Director of Coaching & Career Education. Functioning as an Executive Career Coach, the Assistant Director partners with students through transformational coaching methods and holistic life design concepts to empower them to realize and achieve their full professional and leadership potential. This position is primarily aligned with the Full-time and Part-time Masters of Science (MS) populations, though subject to change based on department and school needs.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Partners with a team of program-aligned coaching and career education colleagues to provide 1:1 and group career coaching and education for full-time and part-time graduate business students and alumni.
• Provides coaching and career education programming to help students realize their potential, build their professional brand, increase their readiness to network with global employers and alumni, navigate career transition/advancement/management, and achieve their unique career goals.
• Designs and implements in-person and virtual career education and professional development programs/resources.
• Partners with cross-department colleagues to create and prepare students for networking and mentoring opportunities.
• Works with Employer Relations team members to collaborate on industry programming and promotion of industry/employer opportunities.
• Serves as primary resource/content point person for special topics within business career development (i.e. Pre-Employment Assessments, Case Interviews, International Students); identified topic areas/trends shared across the department.
• Collaborate with department, school, and JHU stakeholders on department and cross-department/university initiatives.
  
  

Career and Leadership Coaching

• Coach individuals and groups in working toward achieving their career, leadership and professional development goals.
• Utilize coaching techniques and resources that meet the needs of diverse populations, including international students.
• Administer and walk-through assessments, including Career Leader and Clifton Strengths.
• Maintain accurate and complete coaching records.
• Follow-up with students and alumni as needed to track progress and encourage engagement with resources.
• Educate students on effectively utilizing extensive school and JHU-wide career education tools and resources.
• Partner with students to identify and make referrals (where appropriate) to opportunities and resources provided by other student experience teams and throughout JHU and business ecosystems.
  
  

Career Education & Program Development

• Design and deliver in-person and virtual customized career education programs (video/online content, workshops, panels, networking events, professional development courses) and services for students.
• Develop strategic relationships and collaborate with key academic stakeholders (program directors, academic program managers, faculty, etc.) to facilitate continuous needs assessment and the effective implementation of professional development for students and alumni.
• Assist with communication efforts to promote initiatives and resources of the department via program-aligned communication channels.
• Measure the efficacy of professional development programs and use outcomes-based data to influence programming.
  
  

Project Management

• Lead and/or collaborate on projects that support the mission of the department.
• Represent the department on school and/or University-wide committees, as assigned.
• Engage internal partners within Johns Hopkins community, notably Integrative Learning and Life Design (ILLD) and career services teams across JHU graduate programs, in order to share resources and best practices. Actively engage with professional organizations in the career development field, and follow trends, resources and innovations in the career
• Performs other related duties as requested.
  
  

In addition to the above, this position is also responsible for

• Works with program-aligned colleagues to hire, train, and manage Peer Career Advisors providing career preparation support to full-time Master of Science students.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, College Student Personnel Administration, Higher Education Administration, or a related field. 
• Three years of related professional experience. 
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years professional work experience in career coaching/counseling and/or career services.
• Certification or licensure as a professional coach or counselor; preferred emphasis in career development/transition.
• Experience working in or preparing graduate-level students for employment across business industries.
• Facilitation, teaching and/or training experience presenting to both large and small groups, virtually and in-person.
• Experience working with diverse and global populations.
• Certification and/or experience utilizing varied career assessments.
  
  

Technical Skills And Expected Level Of Proficiency

• Advising - Intermediate
• Career Assessment Administration - Intermediate
• Career Coaching and Mentoring - Intermediate
• Data Management and Analysis - Intermediate
• Employer and Alumni Engagement - Intermediate
• Program Development - Intermediate
• Project Management - Intermediate
  
  

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Executive Career Coach

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Assistant Director of Coaching & Career Education (Career & Life Design)

Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/ME

Starting Salary Range: $64,600 - $113,300 Annually ($95,700 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5 or as needed weekends and evenings to support programming

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/JH at Harbor East

Department name: Career and Life Design

Personnel area: Carey Business School

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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