Director, Career Center
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- University of Vermont
- Location
- Burlington, VT
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Job Details
Director, Career Center
Diversity Statement:The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution. Applicants are required to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal.
Posting Summary:The University of Vermont seeks an experienced and innovative career development professional who will implement our vision of a thriving career ecosystem within an equity and inclusion framework. The successful candidate will advance the Center’s goals by building and leading a shared vision for integrated, experientially-based career exploration and preparation. The Director will have the necessary skills to implement, evaluate and communicate the impact of our career-centered initiatives and data-informed actions that promote excellent campus and post-graduation outcomes. Founded in 1791, the University of Vermont is one of the nation’s oldest institutions of higher education. Located in the city of Burlington overlooking scenic Lake Champlain, UVM attracts over 10,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate, medical, and continuing education students from throughout the United States and the world, while still fulfilling its land-grant mission serving Vermont communities. It is comprised of seven undergraduate schools and colleges, an Honors College, a College of Medicine, and an active and growing Professional and Continuing Education unit. Our dynamic Career Center serves and connects students, alumni, academic partners, and employers. The staff provide direct services to students, connect with employers and experiential learning partners, and develop resources to foster faculty and staff engagement with student career development. The next Director will work with senior leaders across academic and administrative units as well as affiliated (e.g., UVM Foundation, UVM Medical Center) and external partners, with the goal of systematically weaving career exploration and preparation throughout students’ UVM academic and co-curricular experience. The Director will lead a highly qualified staff as they expand opportunities for internships, micro-internships, job shadowing, and enhanced connections with UVM’s extensive alumni network. The successful candidate will understand and employ effective technological solutions, measure and communicate impact, both qualitatively and quantitatively, and pursue strategies that ensure equity and inclusion. Reporting directly to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Student Success, the Director will manage a staff of 13, and provide strategic oversight for a budget of more than one million dollars, including developing plans for staffing, income-expense activities, and donor development. Responsibilities include strategic and budgetary planning, championing career exploration and preparation goals within the institution, and serving as a resource and partner for senior leaders seeking to improve career outcomes through targeted programs.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience):Master’s degree in higher education or related field with career services and/or career-oriented experiential learning and five years of progressively responsible relevant experience required. Theoretical and practical knowledge of student and career development theory and practice and skill in creating successful career development or career exploration experiences for students required. Experience analyzing and communicating qualitative and quantitative career and program outcomes data, demonstrated ability to lead strategic planning and implementation, and manage budgets. Experience supervising and developing staff. Ability to foster collaborations with institutional and external partners and work effectively with campus leaders. Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of managing the career center and promoting access and support for students. Familiarity with common career development technological solutions required.
Desirable Qualifications:Familiarity with Handshake, Navigate, Graduway, Skill Survey, O*Net, etc. desirable.
Other Information:- Occasional extended /weekend hours required
- Applications encouraged by 2/14/22
External candidates must complete a 4-month probationary period
FLSA:Exempt
Hiring Min (Represents full-time (12 months, 1.0 FTE) equivalent salary. Must be prorated for jobs less than 12 months or 1.0FTE (Salary/12 x # of months x FTE)):87000.00
Payband Max (Represents full-time (12 months, 1.0 FTE) equivalent salary. Must be prorated for jobs less than 12 months or 1.0FTE (Salary/12 x # of months x FTE)):182700.00
Staff Hiring Band:Hiring salary budgeted at low end to mid pay band
Staff Union Code:NU
Job Open Date:12/21/2021
Open Until Filled:No
Position Title:Classified Executive
Posting Number:S3306PO
Department:Career Center/30430
Position Number :004196
Employee FTE :1.0
Employee Term :12
Organization
The University of Vermont’s hilltop campus looks out across one of America’s most vibrant small cities to Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains beyond. Here, students’ educational experience and activities are enriched by our location — from the energy and innovation of Burlington to the forests, farms, and independent spirit of Vermont.
UVM is a Public Ivy and top 100 research university of a perfect size, large enough to offer a breadth of ideas, resources, and opportunities, yet small enough to enable close faculty-student mentorship. With a commitment to undergraduate education, UVM professors — world-class researchers, scholars, and artists — bring their discoveries into the classroom and their students into the field.
You’ll find UVM faculty and students studying the effects of climate change aboard the Melosira, a research vessel and floating lab; testing new vaccines at the on-campus medical center; launching local start-ups; and working with refugees at Burlington community centers.
Since 1791, the University of Vermont has worked to move humankind forward. The fifth oldest university in New England, UVM boasts a legacy of important firsts in education: the first college to declare public support of freedom of religion and the first to admit women and African-Americans to Phi Beta Kappa.
Today, the university continues to provide endless ways to explore the world, challenge ideas, and dig in on the most pressing issues of our time.
At a glance:
- Founded in 1791, became a Land Grant university in 1862
- Home to seven undergraduate schools and colleges, the Honors College, Graduate College, Larner College of Medicine, and Division of Continuing and Distance Education
- Enrollment: 10,267 undergraduates, 1,462 graduate students, 461 medical students, 23 post-baccalaureate certificates, 892 non-degree students
- 1,556 full- and part-time faculty
- Offering 100+ bachelor’s degree programs, 50 master’s programs, 29 accelerated master’s programs, and 22 doctoral programs
- 18 Division I athletic teams
- “UVM” stands for Universitas Viridis Montis, Latin for University of the Green Mountains
Our vision
To be among the nation’s premier small research universities, preeminent in our comprehensive commitment to liberal education, environment, health and public service.
Our mission
To create, evaluate, share and apply knowledge and to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work dedication to the global community, a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct.
About Burlington:
UVM’s hometown perennially appears on national rankings that laud its livability, access to nature and recreation (including the best skiing in the northeast), thriving food and music scene, rising identity as a technology and innovation hub, and its status as a top college town. City perks include an active pedestrian marketplace in the heart of downtown, 8 miles of waterfront along Lake Champlain featuring stunning sunsets over the Adirondacks beyond, and a 12-mile paved bike trail that runs along the lake. Burlington’s nickname, BTV, comes from the code for its airport, just 10 minutes from campus. With Montreal a 90-minute and Boston a 3.5-hour drive away, international and metropolitan culture are easily accessible for weekend adventures.
With a metro-area population of approximately 210,000, Burlington is Vermont’s largest city. In addition to UVM, large local employers include Global Foundries, GE Healthcare, Keurig Green Mountain, Dealer.com, Seventh Generation and Ben & Jerry’s Homemade. Vermont’s public K-12 schools are perennially ranked among the best in the nation.
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