Job Posting Title:
Associate Director of Career & Professional Development
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Hiring Department:
Texas Career Engagement Career Services
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details:
General Notes
Career Success at The University of Texas at Austin is a nerve center for the campus career ecosystem that collaborates with career services offices, campus partners and employer partners to develop and provide scalable resources, infrastructure and programming that can be implemented across the colleges and schools towards career success for all students. To learn more about our department, visit https://careersuccess.utexas.edu/.
You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of university staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll enjoy working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
- Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
- Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
- Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
- Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
- Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards.
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Purpose
The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an innovative career champion to work with career services professionals across campus for the shared goal of advancing student career success. This individual will lead a team that creates and develops tools, knowledge and continuing education in collaboration and partnership with faculty and staff who work directly with students in the colleges and schools.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Engagement: Work closely with the director of career and professional development to develop and lead campus collaborative strategies for scalable programs and resources that support career success across the colleges, schools and units (CSUs). Partner with leadership team to integrate career success into broader organizational goals and strategies. Identify and prioritize opportunities for collaboration within CSUs and across units.
- Research & Innovation: Conduct national and regional research related to emerging trends, workforce development, labor market insights and the support of and best practices for student career success. Develop content, collateral, programming and resources that incorporate innovative approaches and practices that can be implemented by the campus career centers to enhance career services operations. Develop innovative approaches to career success that adapts to and stays ahead of the way students engage across the university with career and professional development.
- Career Success: Collaborate with the career centers to identify opportunities for professional development, and create and deliver tailored programming – including trainings, playbooks, guides and other best practices content – to enhance career services in the CSUs. Develop and implement AI-based knowledge and trainings designed to help career centers incorporate AI into the student career development and job search and to help career centers use AI for business operations. Lead a train-the-trainer program that identifies the needs of and provides training offerings for the career centers to support new and advancing software implementations, coaching methodology, and innovations in career education. Lead an initiative to create and develop industry-specific resources and programs that can be implemented by the colleges and schools for students across academic disciplines. Develop creative solutions for connecting students with alumni for networking and career programs. Partner with career centers to evaluate utilization of career software by students, staff and faculty, and develop strategies and resources for increasing adoption rates and effective utilization. Collaborate with employer engagement teams to support campus initiatives for aligning the skills and competencies that students can acquire at UT with the needs of the labor market.
- People Leadership: Supervise, support and mentor staff to develop a team that provides top-quality support to campus career centers, campus partners and students, and a team comprised of individuals who are empowered to succeed in their roles. Maintain compliance with all related federal, state, institutional, UT System, and NACE regulations, guidelines, and best practices, and ensure staff do likewise.
- University Brand: Represent Career Success at high-profile events, committee meetings and workgroups to demonstrate best-in-class university career success operations. Attend conferences and professional development meetings pertinent to experiential learning, skill acquisition, certificates and badging and career development connections, learning and sharing best practices.
Required Qualifications
Three to five years of professional experience in career services, higher education, or related industry role performing a variety of experiential learning or career activities and programming. Professional supervisory experience with full-time and student staff. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective rapport with students, faculty and campus partners. Excellent project management, attention to detail and organizational skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and logistics within a deadline. Excellent public speaking and written communication skills. Ability to adapt to changing priorities and operate in high-pressure situations. Ability to work independently as well as within a team. Proficiency in Microsoft Office. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
The ideal candidate will exceed the required qualifications and have significant experience at an associate/assistant director level. Master's degree preferred. Experience and expertise in developing experiential learning opportunities and career development programming. Experience preparing students to learn from, reflect on and articulate the value of experiential learning. Experience working with faculty on experiential learning and career development curriculum integration. Familiarity with UT departments and campus programs. Experience organizing and implementing large events. Proficiency in data management. Experience with cloud-based software, including Handshake, Symplicity, 12Twenty, and/or Canvas.
Salary Range
$77,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- May work around standard office conditions
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
- Use of manual dexterity
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
