Associate Director, Career Advising Operations & Data Management
Wright State University
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Posted: 11-May-24
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 19219
Affirmative Action No.:: 24P123
Department:: Career Center
Position FTE::
100%
Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate: $60,000
Job Purposes::
Wright State University has an enhanced mission to support the career and professional development needs of all students and alumni. The Associate Director of Advising Operations & Data Management is in the Division of Enrollment Management and will report to the Director of Career Education & Success. The focus areas for the Associate Director are, but not limited to, supervision and leadership of the advising team, First Destination survey data management, Handshake representative for student and alumni features, marketing and communications of career development student data and activities, and provide support for the Choose Ohio First grant.
The Associate Director will serve as the lead for the advising team. They will provide support to the Career Consultants in the following areas: program design & management, career advising techniques, program content creation, targeted marketing to specific student groups, and stakeholder engagement.
They will assist the Director with the expansion of the department's efforts in identifying and measuring outcomes of programs and services as well as the First Destination Survey.
The Associate Director collaborates with the Deans, academic departments, faculty, and other groups to coordinate and provide essential services which support the personal, career, and professional preparation needs of students.
Required Qualifications::
Master's Degree in Higher Education, College Student Personnel, Counseling, Human Resources, or closely related field
Minimum 5 years professional experience in career development, higher education, human resources, or closely related field
Knowledge of career and student development theories
Knowledge of career assessments
Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications::
Experience in a University Career office working with diverse student populations
Provide innovative and effective leadership to the daily operations and administration of the Career Center
Supervise and lead staff including mentoring, training, work assignments and overseeing productivity
Develop and implement strategic plans to improve team efficiency and effectiveness, and regularly communicate the status of office operations to key stakeholders
Collaborate with colleagues across Career Education to continuously create and improve the quality of career content and resources
Oversee project management and marketing campaigns for major student career development events, initiatives, and programs
Collaborate with the Director to hire, onboard, train, and manage a team of student staff, providing ongoing guidance and resources as needed
Co-manage the Curricular Practical Training (CPT) process in collaboration with the UCIE, providing guidance and resources
Serve as back-up career consultant providing advising to all students
Data Management & Communications (Approximately 30%)
Analyze career outcomes data year-round to update and enhance career education resources and track effectiveness of efforts to support students
Collaborate with Institutional Research & Effectiveness on the First Destination Survey
Work with Marketing & Communications to tell compelling stories about student/alumni career development
Develop a marketing/social media communications strategy for student-related stories
Technology Oversight & Support (Approximately 20%)
Manage tools and technologies to resolve issues and identify opportunities to better prioritize and streamline the team's workflow
Provide support to the Choose Ohio First grant
Manage the student service segments of Handshake
Working Conditions::
To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University before making an employment offer conduct various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.
Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.
Wright State University serves nearly 18,000 students and offers more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs through eight colleges and three schools. Located in the city of Fairborn in Greene County, Ohio, Wright State is conveniently situated adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and is less than 10 miles from downtown Dayton. One of our eight colleges, Wright State University–Lake Campus, is a university-operated regional campus on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys in Celina, Ohio. The Wright State alumni community is more than 109,000 strong. For more information please visit www.wright.edu.