Director of Career Education & Student Success

California State University, Monterey Bay; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation accrual 16 hours per month

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Educational incentives

CalPERS retirement

14 paid holidays

Housing near main campus

Job summary

California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is seeking a Director of Career Education to advance career readiness, internship preparation, and integrated career education initiatives. You will lead a team of career educators and co-create scalable instructional design with faculty and campus partners.

You will develop career education resources, design embedded outcomes, and coordinate with departments to align curricula with workforce preparation, ensuring inclusive, equitable student

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in counseling, higher education, human resources, or a relevant field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in career education, career coaching, higher education student development, or related areas.
• One to three years of staff supervision, team leadership, or program management experience.
• Experience teaching or facilitating career development courses, workshops, presentations, or curriculum-based instruction.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with faculty, academic departments, and campus partners.
• Experience designing or implementing career-related learning outcomes, instructional content, or student success initiatives.
• Knowledge of the student career development lifecycle, including career exploration, experiential learning, career readiness, internship preparation, and transition to employment or graduate education.
• Strong communication, presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and student success.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, mentor, support, and evaluate the performance of a team of career educators, career coaching staff, and related personnel.
• Provide strategic leadership for the design, implementation, and improvement of EAB/Navigate career strategy, including career-related workflows, student engagement campaigns, and an annual campaign calendar that aligns timely outreach, appointment, and events with key student milestones.
• Establish team priorities, performance expectations, accountability measures, and professional development plans.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and effectiveness in career coaching, workshops, classroom engagement, and student support services.
• Promote a collaborative, inclusive, and student-centered team culture.
• Utilize data, assessment findings, and student feedback to guide strategic planning and program enhancements.
• Contribute to departmental planning and strategic initiatives.
• Design and facilitate career education, workshops, presentations, and instructional content aligned with institutional learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with faculty, academic departments, and campus partners to integrate career readiness competencies into curriculum and co-curricular experiences.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and mentor student peer advisors, career ambassadors, or related student staff.
• Develop peer advisor training materials, onboarding processes, and professional development opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team supervision

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in counseling, higher education, human resources, or a relevant field

Tools

Oracle/PeopleSoft

CSU Common Management System

Job description

California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is seeking a Director of Career Education to advance career readiness, internship preparation, and integrated career education initiatives. You will lead a team of career educators and co-create scalable instructional design with faculty and campus partners.

You will develop career education resources, design embedded outcomes, and coordinate with departments to align curricula with workforce preparation, ensuring inclusive, equitable student