Assistant Director - Washington DC Internship Program

SUNY Brockport; Washington (District of Columbia); A distancia; USD 60.000 - 66.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Benefits eligible

Descripción de la vacante

Responsibilities include cultivating partnerships with host organizations, SUNY Brockport faculty, and DC partners, plus coordinating seminars and program communications. Remote work is currently available with eventual hybrid arrangements.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree by time of appointment.
• Valid driver's license.
• Experience working in internship programs.
• Knowledge of Washington, DC area preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee student recruitment, enrollment management, and internship placement support.
• Coordinate application reviews and advise students through the internship process.
• Develop partnerships with host organizations and SUNY Brockport faculty.
• Manage program communications, events, and seminars.

Conocimientos

Experience in internship programs

Driver's license

Strong interpersonal skills

Educación

Bachelor’s degree by time of appointment

Herramientas

Application management systems

Descripción del empleo

Assistant Director - Washington DC Internship Program

Salary: $60,245.00 - $66,269.00 Annually

Location: Washington, DC

Job Type: Professional Full-Time

Job Number: 2600472

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: Global Education and Engagement (Center for)

Opening Date: 11/05/2026

Bargaining Unit: 08 United University Professions (UUP)

Founded in 1835, State University of New York (SUNY) Brockport is an exceptional regional comprehensive public university that offers high-quality undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, business, education, health, humanities, social sciences, and STEM. The University’s curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and emphasizes experiential learning.

Located only a few miles from Lake Ontario in a quaint “Village on the Erie Canal,” SUNY Brockport is conveniently situated between the cities of Rochester and Buffalo — the fourth and second largest cities in New York State. Inspiring excellence through growth, engagement, and transformation is our mission. Join the inclusive community of dedicated faculty, staff, and students who together are Building a Better Brockport!

SUNY Brockport has a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an affirmative action equal opportunity employer. We welcome individuality and encourage you to utilize your unique talents and bring your skills as we collaboratively strive to build meaningful lives and vibrant communities.

SUMMARY

SUNY Brockport is accepting applications for an Assistant Director - Washington, DC Internship Program. The Assistant Director plays a key role in the administration and growth of the SUNY Washington Internship Program, overseeing student recruitment, enrollment management, and internship placement support. Responsibilities include recruiting prospective students, guiding them through the application and internship search processes, tracking enrollment through the application portal, and providing ongoing support to help ensure a successful and rewarding internship experience.

The Assistant Director also contributes to the continued growth and success of the program by cultivating and maintaining strong partnerships with faculty and staff at SUNY Brockport and partner institutions, as well as with current and prospective host organizations in Washington, DC. Additional responsibilities include managing the program’s social media presence, coordinating speakers for the Washington, DC seminar series, engaging with program alumni, and supporting a variety of administrative and operational functions.

JOB FUNCTIONS

Student Advisement

• Monitors the student application process via Studio Abroad application system, tracks student progress, and provides support to students during the application process.


• Responds to requests and queries from prospective students, faculty, alumni, and host organizations.


• Advises individual students accepted to the program with a focus on internship planning.


• Interviews students to better understand their goals, interests, backgrounds, and academic and work experience profiles.


• Provides resume and cover letter feedback and helps with mock phone interviews.


• Assists students with specific internship applications and placements, as needed.


• Keeps students on track and progressing at an appropriate pace to ensure they meet their application quotas.


• Reviews coursework and internship logs for enrolled students each term and provides guidance and support to students who may be experiencing academic or internship-related challenges.


• Communicates with students regularly about upcoming professional networking opportunities.

Student Recruitment

• Participates in recruitment efforts across multiple campuses throughout New York by coordinating on-campus information sessions and attending career fairs, networking events, and other recruitment activities.


• Leads student recruitment efforts, including advising on and tracking communications, marketing initiatives, and college and university outreach strategies.


• Provides periodic updates to the program website, brochures, posters, and program update emails to our campus affiliates.


• Coordinates career workshops, classroom presentations, mock interviews, and job fairs.


• Collaborates with student clubs, faculty, and administration to build program awareness.


• Develops an effective communication plan to spread awareness of the program via various social media platforms.

Internship Placement and Relationship Management

• Builds and implements a partner outreach plan, including internship site visits, to establish and nurture key relationships.


• Finds available internships for each student based on their individual backgrounds and interests.


• Maintains a database for tracking internship opportunities in the Washington, DC area.


• Maintains employer and community outreach to facilitate successful placements.


• Plans and hosts occasional receptions and other networking events.


• Attends events and fosters other opportunities to create new relationships with potential host organizations.


• Helps identify and research promising opportunities within the existing partner school network and establishes new relationships to support recruitment efforts.


• Develops and maintains productive partnerships with internship coordinators and interested faculty mentors at partner colleges and universities that send students to participate in the program.


• Assists with organizing and managing periodic annual partner school coordinator meetings.

Program Administration

• Serves as primary program administrator when Associate Director is traveling or away.


• Helps arrange political and industry guest speakers and alumni participants for the weekly seminar class.


• Provides course coverage if the Associate Director is not available.


• Helps conduct mid-semester site visits with students and their internship supervisors during each term.


• Supports day-to-day program operations through problem solving and informed decision making.


• Works to enhance the program’s internal management functions and develops an administrative infrastructure that supports efficient and effective program operations.


• Serves as a liaison between the program and key support offices across the Brockport campus, including the Center for Global Education and Engagement, Marketing and Communications, Purchasing and Procurement, Campus Conduct, and Alumni Affairs.

Alumni Engagement

• Assists with organizing and managing.


• Organizes and manages networking events.


• Engages with and systematically tracks students after graduation, in collaboration with Alumni Affairs, with a focus on creating an active alumni network and community.


• Works with the Associate Director on development and fundraising projects.

Assessment

• Participates in the development of career-related assessments and communicates with students and employers through social media and other electronic tools.


• Prepares reports relating to student placement and internship site development.


• Participates in strategic planning and implementation of key projects

Supervision

• Oversees student workers based in Brockport office.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree by time of appointment from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of education or an internationally recognized college or university


• Previous experience working in or participating in an internship program, including providing student internship advising and/or career services support


• Must have a valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of and experience working in Washington, DC, New York City, and the surrounding areas

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be detail-oriented and possess strong organizational, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills


• Effective and dynamic interpersonal skills to engage and work with faculty, staff, students, and host organizations


• Evidence of strong oral and written communication skills and a strong comfort level with group presentations


• Ability to travel domestically as needed and work occasional evenings and weekends, as required


• Sufficient technical proficiency to effectively manage application management systems, websites, and standard office software

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Work Schedule: 37.5 hours/week: Monday-Friday, 8 am-4 pm, with some nights and weekends. This position currently operates remotely and will transition to a hybrid work schedule once office space has been established.

Benefits: This position is benefits eligible. Find out more about benefits at Careers@Brockport.

Please note, if you have retired from a New York State Public Employee Retirement System (Teachers Retirement System or Employees Retirement System), you may be subject to an earnings limitation. Please familiarize yourself with the rules and regulations when applying for this position.

Background Investigation Statement

All applicants are subject to a pre-employment background check.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing

Pre-employment drug test and DOT physical may be required for positions requiring a valid Class A or B CDL driver's license with passenger endorsement.

Non-Discrimination Statement/Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

SUNY Brockport does not discriminate. SUNY Brockport is an Affine Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the university community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

Diversity Statement

SUNY Brockport is committed to creating and maintaining an equitable environment that welcomes, values, and supports individuals and communities who affirm human dignity. The University provides opportunities for engagement, learning, growth, and transformation to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive institution.

Reasonable Accommodations

SUNY Brockport provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, veterans, or wounded warriors where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Office of Human Resources or email your request to Tamara Gouger, AVP for Human Resources and ADA Coordinator, at [e-mail]. Determinations or requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

SUNY Brockport is an AA/EEO/ADA employer. The University actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the University.

Employer

SUNY Brockport NY

Address

350 New Campus Drive
Brockport, New York, 14420

Phone

[phone]

Website

brockport.edu