Assistant Director, Career & Professional Development

University of Hartford

Assistant Director, Career & Professional Development

Job Description
Assumes responsibility for strategically creating and guiding the work of student-focused career programming, specifically dynamic and robust career community development and related career pathway and experiential learning efforts. Performs all duties in full support of the University's mission, understanding that the positive and effective execution of these duties are instrumental to the education of the University's students.

Essential Job Duties
Job Duties
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Description of Key Responsibility: Expertly creates and/or sources web content specific to assigned career community or affinity cohort assignment drawing upon experiences and skills. Establishes, cultivates and maintains relationships with specific industry and alumni contacts in an effort to provide students with high quality networking, engagement and career-exploration opportunities which will enhance their educational experience. *
Essential Duty?: Yes
Percentage Of Time: 45%

Description of Key Responsibility: Assists the Executive Director in short- and long-range departmental planning initiatives and resource allocation. Actively supports the identification and implementation of policy and/or procedural changes designed to continuously improve departmental operations. Assists in the oversight of departmental budgets, ensuring prudent fiscal management and oversight at all times.
Essential Duty?: Yes
Percentage Of Time: 15%

Description of Key Responsibility: Collaborates effectively with peers in the Career Studio in an effort to assist in employer relations initiatives, career fairs, affinity programming, and events, as necessary and/or appropriate.
Essential Duty?: Yes
Percentage Of Time: 15%

Description of Key Responsibility: Develops and delivers career development workshops and programs which include, but are not limited to, self-assessment, occupational choice and planning post-graduation outcomes, including both relevant online content as well as printed materials. Reviews efficacy of programming and implement changes as appropriate.
Essential Duty?: Yes
Percentage Of Time: 15%

Description of Key Responsibility: Performs other related duties as assigned.
Essential Duty?: Yes
Percentage Of Time: 10%

Formal Education:
Bachelors Degree required

Work Experience:
Normal office situation, Requires travel, including overnight stays.

Impact of Actions:
Makes recommendations or decisions which usually affect the assigned department, but may at times affect operations, services, individuals or activities of others outside of the assigned department.

Complexity:
Analytical. Work is non-standardized and widely varied requiring the interpretation and application of a substantial variety of procedures, policies or precedents used in combination. Frequently, the application of multiple, technical activities is employed; therefore, analytical ability and inductive thinking are required. Problem solving involves identification and analysis of diverse issues.

Decision Making:
Analytical. Supervisor is available to establish broad objectives relative to basic position duties or departmental responsibilities. Independent judgment is required to study previously established, often partially relevant guidelines, plan for various interrelated activities and coordinate such activities within a work unit or while completing a project.

Internal Communication:
Requires regular contacts to discuss issues of moderate importance and to respond to inquiries. Occasionally requires contact with officials at higher levels on matters requiring cooperation, explanation and persuasion.

External Communication:
Requires regular external contacts to discuss issues of moderate importance and to respond to inquiries. Also requires continuing contact with the public involving enforcement of regulations, policies and procedures.

Customer Relations
Contact with customers is face-to-face or over the telephone for directly selling/representing a variety of products and capabilities.

Managerial Skills
Responsible for providing limited supervision for one or more functions within a department. Formally plans, assigns, directs and coordinates the work of these functions. Typically responsible for performing some non-supervisory duties in addition to supervisory responsibilities. May perform staff evaluations and make recommendations regarding pay and/or performance.

Knowledge and Skills
Professional Skills: Requires knowledge of theories and practices of a professional field. This level of skill is typically reserved for an individual with a four-year college degree, or a high-level vocational skill demonstrated by a number of years of on-the-job experience. Writes reports using technical data requiring considerable interpretation, developing new methods and procedures. Frequently applies knowledge to practical issues and problems.

Special Skills
The ability to work effectively with diverse groups.

Location: 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117

Job Type: Full-time