Associate Director, Career Development & Alumni Networks

Alma College; Alma (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Alma College seeks an Associate Director for Career and Personal Development to help students build meaningful connections with alumni and external partners. The role leads large-scale events, mentoring experiences, and relationship-building activities, working with Diversity and Inclusion, Student Success, Academic Affairs, and Advancement to implement a campus-wide career development curriculum.

Reporting to the Associate Provost for Student Success, the position supervises 5–7 Career Peers,

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills (interpersonal and written).
• Ability to connect and build relationships with current students.
• Experience creating, managing, and assessing events and/or programs.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with campus partners, alumni, and professional partners.
• Self-motivated and goal oriented.
• Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to work weekends and evenings as needed.
• Commitment to the mission, vision, and goals of Alma College.

Responsibilities

• Implement the First Destination Survey of Alma College graduates and prepare reports on the results as is needed.
• Supervise, train, and hire a team of 5-7 Career Peers, who provide one-on-one resume, application, and interview support to current students.
• Coordinate and market campus wide Career Fairs.
• Pair current students with Alumni mentors in support of the student's professional development.
• Oversee the creation of Parent and Supporter Portal content creation.
• Organize off campus visits to various employers to provide students with the opportunity to network and explore professional opportunities.
• Partner with Alumni Services to host Etiquette and Networking Events that feature alumni networking opportunities.
• Meet one-on-one with current Alma students and Alumni to support their internship exploration, career exploration, and job search processes.
• Support the launch of Uconnect platform.
• Serve as a member of Career Communities committees, acting as the Career and Personal Development liaison to these teams.
• Serve on divisional and college committees as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong communication

Student relationship building

Event program management

Campus relationship building

Self-motivated

Independent & teamwork

Weekend/evening availability

Mission-driven

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Alma College seeks an Associate Director for Career and Personal Development to help students build meaningful connections with alumni and external partners. The role leads large-scale events, mentoring experiences, and relationship-building activities, working with Diversity and Inclusion, Student Success, Academic Affairs, and Advancement to implement a campus-wide career development curriculum.

Reporting to the Associate Provost for Student Success, the position supervises 5–7 Career Peers,