Director of Career – Student Success

Director of Career – Student Success

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• At least three years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve on the FHSU Student Success Collaboration Team which is charged with carrying out the new FHSU Student Success Reorganization Plan.
• Facilitate and manage vision and change for career services in higher education.
• Display courageous leadership to ‘strategically stop’ and ‘strategically start’ initiatives and programs that align with needs of students and industry.
• Proactively initiate communication and collaboration with faculty, staff, employers, alumni, and professional schools as it relates to career.
• Lead, manage, and execute with a team the comprehensive career programming.
• Utilize results-oriented programs to expedite referral of qualified candidates to prospective employers.
• Facilitate the assessment of programs to understand learning from and efficacy of each program.
• Continue working to increase opportunities for all FHSU students and their use of career services offered at FHSU.
• Create cohesive, collaborative partnerships with faculty mentors, professional undergraduate advisors, and graduate advisors.
• Collaborate with our affiliates and the VP for Economic and Workforce Development to create unique internship and apprenticeships opportunities for our students.
• Coordinate alumni job network with faculty and university alumni.
• Coordinate a graduate tracking process.
• Assist in providing various opportunities to assist with preparation for the job search process and graduate/professional school admission.
• Adhere to all federal and state reporting requirements, including to the Kansas Board of Regents.
• Maintain appropriate professional organization memberships.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong collaborative skills focused on bringing a new vision for career focused services to life through strategy development with a team.
• A minimum of five years of professional work experience in both higher education and the private sector (including management and supervision in career services/counseling services, human resources, and placement or employee relations).
• Background in strategic planning and implementation.
• Ability to work independently and with a team, as well as, with various constituents.
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams.
• Experience developing and implementing strategic initiatives.
• Track record of successful collaboration across academic and administrative units.
• Knowledge of labor market trends and employer needs and an understanding of academic program structures and pathways.
• Demonstrated success building partnerships with faculty, students, staff, alumni, and employers.