Associate Director, Career Services

Company: Embry-Riddle
Location: Daytona Beach
Posted on: May 24, 2023

Job Description:

Associate Director, Career Services page is loaded Associate Director, Career Services Apply locations Daytona Beach, FL time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R305822 Job DescriptionAbout Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University:Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is an independent, culturally diverse institution providing quality education and research in aviation, aerospace, engineering, and other related fields with residential campuses located in Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona. The University's Worldwide campus provides educational opportunities online and at approximately 130 locations throughout the United States, Asia, Europe, and Central/South America.As the largest and most comprehensive aviation and aerospace-focused university in the world, Embry-Riddle is a unique institution. Over the past 90 years, the University has evolved with industry to break new ground and produce top-level graduates who serve the ever-changing needs of aviation and aerospace and other STEM-related disciplines. Embry-Riddle offers programs in seven primary fields of study including: Applied Science; Aviation; Business; Computers and Technology; Engineering; Safety, Security, and Intelligence; and Space.For Academic Year 2021-22, there were over 11,100 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students that attended the University's residential campuses and approximately 20,195 students in total enrolled with the University around the world.The Opportunity:The Career Services team at our Daytona Beach Campus is currently recruiting for an Associate Director to assist the Director of Operations, and Executive Director, in carrying out the strategic initiatives and operations of Career Services for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach campus. The Associate Director will work with and advise students in various degree areas on career activities, including advising students and early alumni on their career planning and development, full-time and co-op/internship search and professional development activities. They will develop, track and strengthen relationships with employers that recruit students and alumni for career opportunities in the degrees they manage.In addition, the Associate Director will develop and manage student programming from the Daytona Beach Career Services Office and ensure a variety of programs are available to assist students with career development activities and increasing successful career opportunities. They will oversee the job shadow program, facilitate the program, and add participating companies based on student degree areas. They will be expected to follow University brand standards and utilize social media to increase overall attendance and participation in all programming.
The Associate Director is responsible for training and managing three Program Managers (Career Advisors) and will provide the team training to develop skills to advise and assist students with career preparation, knowledge and skills as well as provide them with professional development opportunities.Responsibilities include the following:

• Advise students in assigned majors on job search strategies, providing guidance to increase successful outcomes of internships and full-time positions.
• Oversee Program Managers, providing appropriate training and development to ensure quality advising of students on career-related activities and preparation.
• Develop and mange programming from the Career Services Office to students.
• Develop relationships with companies that recruit students from assigned degree areas. Increase opportunities for internship experiences and full-time recruiting.
• Oversee the Job Shadow Program, recruiting companies to participate, advertising the JSP to students, matching students to company participants and facilitating the experience.
• Assist with office operations as needed, as well as University and Career Services events.Qualifications
  • Master's degree required
  • 5+ years experience in Career Services in a higher education environment.
  • Previous leadership/management of professional personnel desired.
  • Strong organizational and technical skills are required.
  • Position requires professional dress, mannerisms, and behavior in all situations.
  • Good interpersonal and excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work with a diverse team of professionals.
  • Knowledge of social media and aviation/aerospace is preferred. About Us The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University we know today is the product of a long and prestigious history.In 1925, barnstormer John Paul Riddle met entrepreneur T. Higbee Embry, and together, they formed the Embry-Riddle Company to teach the adventurous to fly. This partnership was the beginning of a vision that has produced more than 150,000 alumni who drive innovation and keep the aerospace and related industries running safely and productively. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recognizes the value of diversity and is dedicated to fostering a positive climate in which all students, faculty, and staff are encouraged in their professional, social, and intellectual pursuits. Embry-Riddle is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action for qualified individuals. The University does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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