Coordinator of Career Development Services

• Lead Career Services: Develop and deliver comprehensive career services for students and alumni, including career coaching, workshops, career fairs, mock interviews, resume assistance, job-search support, and career-readiness programming.
• Build Employer Partnerships: Develop relationships with regional employers and community partners to create employment, internship, externship, job-shadowing, and work-based learning opportunities.
• Coordinate Experiential Learning: Manage internships, externships, and other work-based learning opportunities in collaboration with Academic Affairs, faculty, academic programs, and employers.
• Support Workforce Credential Attainment: Help workforce students identify, prepare for, and complete industry-recognized credentials, including coordinating testing and addressing barriers to completion.
• Promote Career Services College-Wide: Present in SDV 100 and Workforce Solutions courses, maintain Career Services visibility across MGCC locations, engage alumni, and support recruitment and College events.
• Manage Career Resources and Technology: Maintain the digital job board, career-management resources, technology platforms, and promotional materials used to deliver Career Services.
• Collect and Analyze Data: Track Career Services participation, employer engagement, experiential learning, credential attainment, and other outcomes; prepare assessment reports and support QEP activities.
• Collaborate Across the College: Partner with Academic Affairs, Workforce Solutions, Student Services, faculty, administrators, employers, and community organizations to improve student career outcomes.
• Represent MGCC Externally: Serve as a College representative at employer, workforce development, recruitment, community, and regional economic-development events.
• Provide Program Leadership: Serve as the primary coordinator and college-wide resource for career development and employer engagement while continuously evaluating and improving Career Services.

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Strong knowledge of career development, career readiness, student development, and workforce preparation.
• Understanding of employer needs, regional workforce trends, and the relationship between education and employment.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective employer and community partnerships.
• Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across departments.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong event-planning and program-coordination skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in one-on-one, small-group, classroom, and large-group settings.
• Self-motivation, initiative, determination, and persistence.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic educational environment.
• Ability to learn new processes, systems, and technologies quickly.
• Strong data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting skills.
• Ability to manage program resources and budgets effectively.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and institutional records.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, presentation software, career-management systems, digital job boards, and related technology.
• Commitment to excellent customer service and a student-centered approach.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Higher Education, Education, Career Development, Human Resources, Workforce Development, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of career development, employer needs, workforce preparation, student development, or a related area.
• Current Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Career Coach Certification, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Coach Certification, or similar career-development credential; or willingness to obtain an appropriate credential within an established timeframe.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, employers, and community partners.

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.