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Career Services

The Career Services Manager is responsible for providing oversight and direction to career services activities, including programming, career fairs, outreach, information and resource management, department operations, and data/assessment to support career growth and enhancement for students, alumni, and/or other community members.

• Direct and manage career services employees within the areas of programming, career fairs, outreach, information and resource management, and data/assessment; provide supervision, coaching, and professional development opportunities
• Provide a vision for and oversight over career services' outreach and programming efforts; conceptualize, plan, implement, budget, and evaluate programs
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives that align with institutional goals and address the evolving career needs of students and alumni
• Oversee outreach to students, alumni, University offices, faculty/staff, and other institutions of higher education to expand career services' reach and impact
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with employers, alumni, community partners, and industry leaders to create opportunities for internships, full-time employment, and networking events
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of quality services across all areas of career services
• Ensure that services and programs provided adhere to the required laws and ethical standards of the profession
• Assess program outcomes, analyze data, and refine services to ensure alignment with goals and labor market trends
• Represent career services within national, state, and local, conferences and networks

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00