Director of Career and Life Design
Core
Leads college-wide career development strategy, employer relations, and work-based learning programs to improve student post-graduation outcomes.
Role type
Senior leadership IC in higher education career services
Builds
Employer partnerships, internship programs, career counseling services, and curriculum integration for career design
Domain
Higher Education / Career Development
Deliverable
client delivery | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Strategic planning, employer relations, program management, budgeting, data analysis, public speaking, curriculum design, team leadership
Preferred skills
Doctoral degree, 7+ years in higher education, prior leadership of career education scaling, college-level teaching experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop and implement employer outreach strategies to expand work-based learning; oversee daily operations of the Career Education Office including counseling and internship programs; collaborate with faculty to integrate career perspectives into curriculum; lead data initiatives to measure post-graduation outcomes and program impact; manage office budgets and staff professional development
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with operational oversight