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Assoc VP Prof Development and Career Services

Employer
Kentucky State University
Location
Frankfort, KY

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Administrative Jobs
Student Affairs, Career Services
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

 KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY  

 JOB DESCRIPTION___ 

 

 

  

  TITLE: Associate Vice President Professional Development and Career Services   

DEPARTMENT: Student Support Services      

REPORTS TO: University Provost  

EFFECTIVE DATE: TBD 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time       

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Exempt     

  

  

PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF JOB: T

The Office of Professional Development and Career Services provide support and guidance and help to build a strong community of learners as they strive to become the leaders of tomorrow. 

  

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY: 

Develops and implements strategic and proactive professional development and career services opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students as well as to alumni Kentucky State University.  

  

  

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:  

  

· Develops and implements strategic and proactive career development opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students as well as to alumni Kentucky State University.  

· Manage the Director Career Services to engage in extensive outreach on and off campus, working with faculty, alumni, industry and government partners, and other relevant constituent groups to create a shared vision around career readiness and success.  

· Manager the Director Career Services to lead the ongoing development of a robust network committed to supporting that vision as an integral component of the academic mission of KSU. 

· Develops short and long-range operating plans, including budgets, programs and services, personnel technology/other equipment, and space. 

· Provides guidance and leadership to staff, including training,  

· Oversees the completion of planning and coordinating of all college events and services that prepare students for internships and employment and provide employment opportunities. 

· Monitors budget allocations for personnel, materials, supplies, travel, other contractual and meeting expenses for Career Services and any grant-related budget 

· Conducts ongoing assessments as required to identify emerging student needs in the area of career development and evaluate departmental performance. 

· Participates in local and state level professional activities which support the mission of Career Services. 

· Responsible for ensuring the completion and preparation of semi-annual job placement reports. 

· Responsible for the overall administration of a grant-related activities for Career Services including writing, monitoring,
reporting and identifying funding opportunities to assist in sustaining and growing Career Services initiatives and activities. 

· Manages Director to ensure day-to-day operations including: strategic planning, assessment and budgeting, and supervision of staff is completed 

· Manages Director with oversight of departmental processes and management of department.  

· Establish good working relationships within the Division of Student Engagement and Success and academic departments and others that are key to the department's operations. Participate in university wide events, committees, and special projects. Plan, design, and oversee the delivery of career development workshops. 

· Perform other duties as assigned.  

  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: This position has supervisory experience  

  

QUALIFICATIONS:  

· Holds a minimum educational requirement of a Master's degree in business, educational administration, counseling, college student personnel or related field. 

· Has a minimum of five (5) years of managerial experience in career planning and employment work, preferably in a centralized operation.  

  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:  

  

· Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), computers, and databases. 

· Experience supervising professional staff, including counselors and counselors-in-training. 

· Excellent verbal and written communication; strong presentation skills, and strong interpersonal skills to be able to build relationships with students, employers, administration, faculty, staff, alumni and parents. 

· Demonstrated effective problem-solving and decision-making skills. 

· Ability to perform and knowledge of administrative duties such as: budgeting and expenditures of resources, strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills. 

  

  

  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
  

    Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment. No or very limited physical effort required. No or very limited exposure to physical risk.  

   

KENTUCKY STATE UNVERSITY is an Equal Opportunity Employer The functions, qualifications, knowledge/skills, and physical requirements listed
in this job description represent the essential duties of the job, which the incumbent must be able to perform either with or without reasonable
accommodation. The Job Functions listed do not necessarily include all activities that the individual may perform. 

    

Organization

Our Mission

Kentucky State University is the state's unique, small, liberal studies institution with the lowest student-faculty ratio in the state system. The University shall serve as a residential institution with a range of traditional collegiate programs appropriate to its unique role.

Geographic Region
Kentucky State University's geographic region shall be state-wide for its liberal studies mission, its land grant functions, and its service to state government. In addition, Kentucky State University's primary service area for commuting students shall be for Franklin and contiguous counties.

Institutional Admission Standards
Kentucky State University shall admit students to the institution under selective admission standards to which exceed the minimum guidelines established by the Council on Higher Education, with only limited exceptions. Institutional policy for admitting under-prepared students, including the removal of academic deficiencies within a specified time frame. Through this approach, the University seeks to provide broad access and high-quality programs.

Degree Levels
Selected associate and baccalaureate degree programs shall be oriented toward liberal studies and selected career opportunities related to state government services. Kentucky State University shall offer selected master's degree programs based on demonstrated need, with priority given to a public administration curriculum to meet the needs of state government.

Strategic Directions/Program Priorities
The University shall focus on liberal studies programming. Drawing upon its African-American heritage, the University will promote the values and methods of interdisciplinary and multicultural education in its liberal studies offerings. All students shall participate in common curricula that explore the liberal studies. Drawing upon the multicultural strengths of the University, emphasis shall be placed on preparing minority students for careers in education and in other selected professions including business, computer science, nursing, human services, and public services. These strategic priorities translate into a core of liberal arts baccalaureate degree programs, in addition to degree programs at the associate [A], baccalaureate [B], and master's [M] levels that may include the following: education [B]; business [B]; computer science [A,B]; nursing [A]; home economics [B]; human services [B]; and public administration [B,M].

Enhancement of Instruction
The University shall emphasize teaching. Meeting student needs shall be paramount. The University shall focus on the needs of its students, which include, but are not limited to, full-time and part-time residential students, commuting students from its primary service area, and state governmental employees.

Service and Research Functions
Kentucky State University, as the 1890 land grant institution in the system, shall carry out its responsibilities under federal law and participate fully in appropriate U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, in accord with the mission of the University.

Kentucky State University shall be the major repository for the collection of books, records, and artifacts relative to the history and status of African-American citizens of the Commonwealth and elsewhere. The University shall make such materials available for casual and scholarly study.

Kentucky State University shall focus on meeting the applied research and service needs of state government.

Collaborative Ventures
The priority master's degree program offered by Kentucky State University shall be carefully articulated with related doctoral programs offered by the doctoral-granting institutions in the system. The University shall develop and employ telecommunication resources to communicate with other institutions in the fulfillment of its mission. Curriculum development shall emphasize the transfer of credits form other institutions toward degree completion.

Kentucky State University shall promote cost effectiveness in academic programming and institutional management. Strategic planning resulting in the elimination of duplicative or non-productive programs is essential while the development of carefully selected new programs compatible with the mission is appropriate. Measures of quality and performance shall be the foundation of the University's accountability system which promotes the continuous improvement of programs and services.

Efficiency and Effectiveness
Kentucky State University shall promote cost effectiveness in academic programming and institutional management. Strategic planning resulting in the elimination of duplicative or non-productive programs is essential while the development of carefully selected new programs compatible with the mission is appropriate. Measures of quality and performance shall be the foundation of the University's accountability system which promotes the continuous improvement of programs and services.

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Telephone
502-597-6000
Location
400 E Main St
Frankfort
Kentucky
40601
US

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