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DIRECTOR / CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Position Number: S-3452

Position Summary:

Manages the operational, budget, and personnel functions of the career development center. Provides career development programming and internship, mentoring, and employment opportunities for the students at Central Michigan University at the main campus in Mount Pleasant and at any off-site locations around the US. Serves as a leader in the Division of Student Recruitment and Retention responsible for operating a unit that enhances student learning, retention, and successful outcomes. 

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in business, educational administration, counseling, college student personnel, or related field required. A minimum of five (5) years of experience in career planning and employment work, preferable in a centralized operation. Experience in program development, supervision and evaluation, and budgeting. Ability to use current technology and adapt to emerging technologies Ability to interact effectively with people, possess excellent communication skills and leadership ability, and be dedicated to the University's Leadership Standards and the National Association of Colleges and Employer's principles and practices of career planning, employment, and recruitment. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with campus partners to raise funds to support initiatives 

Duties & Responsibilities:

Leads operations of the career development center to ensure efficient, timely, and effective services and initiatives in line with leading-edge practices in career education and workplace learning. Leads in the development and articulation of the vision and mission of the university's career development center. Provides strategic vision and planning for career development, including internal and external initiatives and programs. The strategic direction will be based on career development research, economic and workforce conditions, current trends and issues in today's and tomorrow's work world, and benchmarking our programs and services with key educational institutions. Goals and initiatives will be aligned with the overall department, division, and campus strategic goals. Develops short and long-range operating plans, including budgets, programs and services, personnel, technology/other equipment, and space. Supervises staff, including training (as needed), staff evaluation, professional development, and related personnel matters. Provides career development programming as well as internship, mentoring, and employment opportunities for the students at Central Michigan University at the main campus in Mount Pleasant and at any off-site locations around the US. Plans, coordinates, and conducts all university events that prepare students for employment and provide employment opportunities. Collaborates with faculty and other stakeholders to ensure all CMU students are provided access to resources that help them explore potential careers, engage in the right kinds of experiences that will help them prepare to enter the workforce or further education, and develop a personal brand so they can articulate the value of the marketable skills they have developed in their time at the university. Leads change to remain responsive to student career development needs and evolving market trends. Oversees develops and ensures timely and accurate data collection, analysis, and reporting for assessment of the CDC initiatives and services, as well as tracking of career-related outcomes. Develops strong, ongoing relationships with regional/national employers that hire recent college graduates and alumni. Promote career services' employment-related services to this constituency. Participates in professional development activities to ensure professional growth and knowledge needed to provide effective leadership and program d