Assistant Director, Career Programs

Brandeis University; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 72,900 - 78,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Free campus parking

Professional development

Job summary

Brandeis University in Waltham, MA invites applications for the role of Assistant Director, Career Programs. You will oversee student-facing mentoring initiatives, networking platforms, and career programs that connect undergraduate and graduate students with alumni, employers, and professional networks.

The position emphasizes mentoring network leadership, alumni engagement, event planning, and data-driven program administration, with duties spanning resource design, mentor supervision,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of experience in career services, event management, volunteer engagement, or program development, or master’s degree and 1–3 years of experience.
• Experience in alumni relations, career development, volunteer management, or employer engagement.
• Strong relationship-building skills to engage alumni, students, and campus partners.
• Experience managing technology platforms such as CRMs or mentoring systems.
• Excellent communication, program management, and strategic thinking abilities.
• Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for creating meaningful connections that benefit students.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Rise Together Mentor Network pipeline and mentoring initiatives.
• Direct design and continuous improvement of alumni-to-student and alumni-to-alumni mentoring initiatives.
• Engage student advisors for planning activities.
• Collaborate with external teams and campus partners to build specialized alumni mentor communities.
• Develop student-facing workshops and resources for professional etiquette.
• Recruit, train, and manage alumni and volunteer mentors.
• Create guides, toolkits, and orientation materials for volunteers.
• Lead alumni and parent engagement for student career programs.
• Coordinate logistics for career fairs, alumni-to-student mentoring, industry-aligned experiences.
• Build and maintain relationships with campus partners for program execution.
• Establish student peer ambassadors for outreach.
• Maintain engagement and volunteer data in systems (Graduway, CRM, Handshake).
• Deliver data-informed insights to partners.
• Align communication and the student experience across initiatives.
• Improve workflows and systems for program delivery.
• Collaborate with marketing to promote programs.
• Participate in and report on professional development activities.
• Contribute to event planning and execution.

Skills

Relationship-building

Communication

Program management

CRM platforms

Strategic thinking

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 3–5 years in career services/event management/volunteer engagement/program development

Tools

Graduway CRM

Handshake CRM

CRM platforms

Job description

About the Role

Assistant Director, Career Programs at Brandeis University responsible for overseeing student‑facing mentoring initiatives, networking platforms, and career programs that connect undergraduate and graduate students with alumni, employers, and professional networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Networking & Mentoring (40%)
  1. Lead the Rise Together Mentor Network pipeline
  2. Direct design and continuous improvement of alumni‑to‑student and alumni‑to‑alumni mentoring initiatives
  3. Engage student advisors for planning activities
  4. Collaborate with external teams and campus partners to build specialized alumni mentor communities
  5. Develop student‑facing workshops and resources for professional etiquette
  6. Recruit, train, and manage alumni and volunteer mentors
  7. Create guides, toolkits, and orientation materials for volunteers
• Career Programs (40%)
  1. Lead alumni and parent engagement for student career programs
  2. Coordinate logistics for career fairs, alumni‑to‑student mentoring, industry‑aligned experiences
  3. Build and maintain relationships with campus partners for program execution
  4. Establish student peer ambassadors for outreach
• Program Administration (10%)
  1. Maintain engagement and volunteer data in systems (Graduway, CRM, Handshake)
  2. Deliver data‑informed insights to partners
  3. Align communication and the student experience across initiatives
  4. Improve workflows and systems for program delivery
  5. Collaborate with marketing to promote programs
• Professional Development (5%)
  1. Participate in and report on professional development activities
• Other Duties (5%)
  1. Contribute to event planning and execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of experience in career services, event management, volunteer engagement, or program development, or master’s degree and 1–3 years of experience.
• Experience in alumni relations, career development, volunteer management, or employer engagement.
• Strong relationship‑building skills to engage alumni, students, and campus partners.
• Experience managing technology platforms such as CRMs or mentoring systems.
• Excellent communication, program management, and strategic thinking abilities.
• Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for creating meaningful connections that benefit students.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Tuition assistance and employee discounts
• Free campus parking
• Professional development support (training, certification, conferences)

Pay Range Disclosure

$72,900 – $78,300 (based on the role at Brandeis University). Final salary determined by experience, education, and internal equity.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law.