Associate Director, University Career Services
- Employer
- Georgia State University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
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- Administrative Jobs
- Student Affairs, Career Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The University Career Services Office is hiring an Associate Director for Student Development. This position manages a multi-pronged and integrated, campus-wide program to support students’ career development including working collaboratively with other college departments and programs. Under the supervision of the Director of University Career Services, the Associate Director maintains center-wide responsibility for assessing and improving program effectiveness. In collaboration with the Associate Director for Employer Relations, the Associate Director for Student Development manages the initiatives related to student outreach and engagement with University Career Services.The scope of responsibilities will include these specific duties but is not limited to the following,
- Develop innovative approaches. Analyze needs and determine the appropriate career exploration programs and initiatives targeted for the 21st century student. Assess program and initiative effectiveness.
- Supervise a staff of career counselors who have a variety of responsibilities including liaison to faculty, presenting workshops, and developing programming related to student development.
- Supervise graduate students including counseling interns and managers of the career resource center and who have oversight for student peer advisors.
- Oversee the Career Resource Center which includes peer student advisors and signature initiatives.
- Supervise graduate/professional school advising and related initiatives.
- Develop and manage the presentation of career strategies-related workshops and seminars using creative methodology.
- Manage collaboration with academic advising to ensure processes that support progression to graduation and career.
- Train career services student assistants in their roles as peer advisors.
- Supervise the Marketing Specialist. Oversee marketing initiatives for student career development initiatives.
- In collaboration with the Associate Director, for Employer Relations, oversee online presence on webpage, social media and other applicable platforms.
- Collaborate with Associate Director for Employer Relations to ensure that students meet applicable for employer requirements.
- Oversee outreach to faculty and other campus constituencies such as student organizations.
- Serve on committees, advisory boards and special projects as determined by the director.
- Participate in local, state and regional meetings and professional associations as appropriate.
- Represent the director in their absence.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and four years of supervisory/management experience; or a combination of education and related experience.
College/Business Unit
05/03/21, 11:59:00 PM
College/Business Unit: Provost & VP Academic Affairs
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 04/16/21, 10:09:15 AM
Organization
Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.
Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.
More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.
The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.
Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.
The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.
The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.
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