Assistant Director Of Career Development & Network Engagement

Date: June 12, 2024

Title: Assistant Director of Career Development & Network Engagement

Description: Hartwick College's Office of Career Development and Network Engagement supports FlightPath -- the college's future-focused approach to a liberal arts education and embedded career development. Each member of our team has a multifaceted role in helping students prepare for their careers through individual coaching and collaboration with faculty, staff, alumni and employers to integrate real world experience and network engagement into their college experience.

The Assistant Director is responsible for student-focused coaching, network collaboration and managing departmental operations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide student career-readiness support for an assigned caseload

• Collaborate and partner with individuals, campus offices and community partners

• Source and develop experiential learning, internships, and job opportunities

• Manage select projects and logistics for departmental programs and events

• Coordinate print, digital and social media communications

• Supervise student employees

• Foster a culture of professionalism, engagement and affinity for the College

• Assess and report on post-graduate destinations, department programs and service strategies

• Recommend improvements and implement changes necessary to expand career development opportunities and networks for students and alumni

• As a representative of the College, expected to comport oneself in a professional manner at all times, both on and off campus

• Comply with all applicable College, federal, state, local and associational law, rules and regulations

• Work occasional nights and weekends and participate in major campus activities, including but not limited to: Welcome Week, True Blue Weekend, and Commencement

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: Minimum requirements for this position are a Bachelor's Degree from a accredited college or university with 3+ years of experience in a similar position/related field.

Preferred Experience:

• Career/life/success/athletic coaching experience

• Experience in marketing including digital design and social media content development

• Experience in event planning and project management

• Leadership experience

• Experience with Handshake, PeopleGrove, Navigate360

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Interest and ability to work as a collaborative and productive member in a cross-functional team

• Experience interacting with diverse audiences, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, employers and community organizations

• Strong written and verbal skills

• Ability to take initiative and work independently

• Think critically and creatively and to organize and analyze data to solve problems

• Ability to organize, execute, evaluate and adapt

• Strong attention to detail

• Knowledge of and experience with office technology and collaboration tools of Microsoft Office and Google suites, video-conferencing platforms, CRM databases and digital networking applications

The College strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (full course of primary vaccination plus at least one dose of a booster).

Pay Range: $50,000 - $58,500

An independent, residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,200 full-time undergraduates, Hartwick embraces the teacher-scholar model, with teaching excellence as the first priority, and seeks to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce. The College features a Liberal Arts in Practice general education curriculum and aspires to "be the best at melding liberal arts education with experiential learning."

Hartwick operates as a community of learners where there is a very real sense of belonging and connection. By joining Hartwick, you become part of a group of people who work together, share in our successes, and a celebrate our accomplishments. All positions at Hartwick contribute to the education and development of students with the opportunity to see the impact on future leaders-what you do at Hartwick really matters.

Our beautiful 425-acre campus is located in the scenic Susquehanna River valley in Oneonta, New York-a charming town near the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Hartwick offers health benefits to domestic partners of employees, flexible scheduling, opportunities to engage in athletic and cultural events (concerts, exhibits, and lectures) and tuition benefits for eligible employees and their dependents.

Hartwick College prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression and is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to broadening "the understanding, awareness, and appreciation of diversity among all members of the Hartwick community." Women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Hartwick College is committed to providing a safe and secure educational and employment environment. Employment at Hartwick College is therefore contingent upon a successful background check on every new employee. Candidates to whom an offer of employment is made will be required to sign a Release of Information Form authorizing the College to conduct a thorough background check.

Hartwick College is committed to a diverse candidate pool, values an inclusive workforce and workplace environment, and wishes to minimize or eliminate the impact of implicit bias during the search and hiring process.

All applicants are asked to submit the following materials with their online applications:

• A cover letter;

• A resume;

• A Diversity Statement that addresses how your past and/or potential contributions to diversity will support Hartwick College's Diversity Statement (https://www.hartwick.edu/campus-life/intercultural-affairs/diversity-at-hartwick/); and

• The names and contact information for three references, with annotation regarding how the reference is related to you and your work (at least one of your references must be from a current and/or previous supervisor).

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.