ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CAREER ADVISING, College of Engineering, Administration

Provide career advising and career education programs for College of Engineering with a primary focus on graduate students. Serve as team lead for marketing & communications. We are a six-person team running a full-service career office for students who are smart, hard-working, and in high demand for their STEM skills & education.

 Programs and services include:

• Individual advising, workshops, career courses, and online resources.
• Career fairs hosted in fall and spring, both in-person and virtual.
• Alumni mentorship & networking programs •employer outreach and event hosting.
• High-quality marketing to promote our events, programs, and opportunities.
• Survey & data collection on internship and first-destination outcomes.

What we value:

• Diverse backgrounds & perspectives, which enables us to establish trust and rapport with all our students, and to draw on a range of strengths and viewpoints in our teamwork.
• The initiative to look for new ways to serve our students, the creativity to design workable solutions, and the drive, smarts, and organizational skill to implement them.
• Desire to grow as a professional: as a smaller office, there is great opportunity to learn new skills, take on new areas of responsibility, and improve your future career prospects.

The way we work:

• Open & friendly: students, staff, and faculty find us approachable, welcoming, and encouraging.
• Collaborative & community-oriented: because each advisor oversees one of five support functions, we communicate, coordinate, and cooperate to get things done as a team; to maximize our impact, we work closely with other offices and academic departments.
• Agile: we plan in advance, when possible, but last-minute requests and opportunities are common; we take pride in our ability to move on these in short order.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide 1:1 career advising for students from all College of Engineering programs, with special emphasis on advising undergraduate students. •Create, deliver, and continually improve career education programs.
• Create, distribute, and continually improve career education content, including how-to guides and online video instruction. 
• Provide outreach to student groups to deliver partnered career programs, especially events related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Serve as team lead in one of the following support functions, based on strengths and interests: 1.Event Planning & Management 2.Marketing & Communications 3.Employer Engagement 4.Alumni Engagement 5.Data & Platform Management 6.Career Education Content Management.

Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred 3-5 years of related experience Please submit resume and cover letter with your application.