Associate Director of Career and Personal Development

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

POSITION SUMMARY

The Associate Director for Career and Personal Development is responsible for helping Alma College students develop meaningful connections and relationships with Alma College Alumni and other external constituents. The associate director is responsible for large scale events, networking experiences, and relationship building activities that fosters these relationships for Alma students in order to support their professional goals. This position collaborates extensively with the Diversity and Inclusion, Student Success, Academic Affairs, and Advancement as the department works to develop and implement a comprehensive, campus wide career development curriculum.

Supervision Received/Exercised:

This position reports to the Associate Provost for Student Success and supervises 5 - 7 Career Peers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• 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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Previous higher education experience in an area related to career development.
• 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with underrepresented, first-generation, Pell-eligible, and diverse populations.

Alma College is classified as a selective Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Alma is committed to academic excellence and the development of responsible leaders; our students thrive on challenging academic programs in a supportive, small-college environment emphasizing active, collaborative learning and close student-faculty interaction. Alma is a private Phi Beta Kappa institution located in the center of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

Alma College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.

Alma College recognizes that we are all transformed when we celebrate and value the varied identities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives in our campus community. We are committed to recognizing and removing barriers to success and providing equitable access to opportunities through education and advocacy. In our increasingly diverse campus and world, we pledge to create a climate where everyone is safe and free to grow intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally.