Director of Cooperative Education and Career Services: Bucks County Community College

Bryn Mawr College; Brynmawr; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Director of Cooperative Education and Career Services. This role involves overseeing internship programs and career development initiatives while collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance student success post-graduation. Key responsibilities include program leadership, employer relations, and strategic alignment of services with institutional goals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in educational administration and leadership roles.
• Ability to build relationships with external stakeholders.
• Experience managing budgets and programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate career services and cooperative education programs.
• Foster relationships with employers for internships and career opportunities.
• Manage the Career Development Center's operations and budget.

Skills

Leadership

Administration

Coordination

Strategic Development

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Master's Degree in Education or related field

Job description

The Director of Cooperative Education and Career Services is responsible for the leadership, administration, and coordination of cooperative education, internships, and career services across Bucks County Community College. The Director manages personnel and offerings of the Career Development Center, amplifies such offerings by other units across the College—such as the work of career coaches, goals coaches, and job developers, and leads the development and revision of curricular content regarding careers, internships, and co-ops. The Director will foster a college-wide community of practice and sharing of resources, develop synergies, take advantage of economies of scale, and build on industry relationships across the organization that might otherwise remain siloed, underutilized, or underdeveloped.

In addition, the Director works closely with the Director of Advising and the Director of Transfer Services to help position students for post-graduation success, the Director of Student Engagement & Leadership Development to provide out-of-class offerings for students and works with instructors of COLL 101 Orientation to College and GUID 101 Introduction to Guided Studies on career-related course content. The Director represents Bucks County Community College to multiple external constituents, such as employers, chambers of commerce, and professional employer associations; serves as a central point of contact for employers, faculty, staff, and students regarding internship and co-op opportunities; recruits employers and assists them with posting opportunities and recruiting students; fosters healthy relationships with employers and productive student experiences during internship and co-op experiences and intervenes as necessary; ensures the Career Development Center’s programs, services, resources, and events are in close alignment with the goals of Bucks County Community College and national career development and cooperative education standards; and manages the unit budget and supplies.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.