Senior Assistant Director, Employer Engagement and Professional Connections - The Career Center

Duties Responsibilities Leadership • Lead the Employer Relations and Professional Connections team, including oversight of team budget, direct supervision of professional staff, and indirect supervision of paraprofessionals • Serve as a member of The Career Center’s Leadership Team responsible for developing goals and strategies to reach unit objectives • Work in collaboration with other team leads to ensure services, outreach, and stakeholder engagement is coordinated, impactful, and effectively uses Center resources and staff • Oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of career development services and programs with a particular focus on job and internship search strategies and interviewing • Contribute to day-to-day operation of Handshake@Illinois within The Career Center and lead the campuswide Handshake@Illinois Users Group • Oversee the maintenance and updates to the HireIllini website • Assess, analyze, and report on engagement and impact of services, workshops, and programs to facilitate continuous improvement • Serve as an advisor and contributor of content for print and online educational resources and marketing materials • Serve on The Career Center, Student Affairs and/or campus committees, task forces, work groups, and advisory committees Engagement with Key Stakeholders • Develop, maintain, and actively cultivate relationships with external stakeholders and campus partners who provide experiential learning opportunities and/or recruit students for jobs and internships • Oversee services and events that connect students to jobs, internships, and experiential learning activities, including the oversight of three to five career fairs annually and on-campus recruiting activities • Develop and implement outreach and engagement initiatives that engage employers and external stakeholders in partnership with the broader Illinois career services community • Oversee development, maintenance, and management of contact database (CRM) • Create and deliver presentations for a variety of audiences, including parents, campus partners and external colleagues Direct Service to Students • Coach students one-on-one and in groups regarding career exploration and planning, employment/internship search, and graduate or professional school preparation and application • Deliver workshops and programs that empower career choice and action, as well as enhance the career readiness of students