"Assistant Director of Alumni Career Engagement Programming"

Accountabilities

Colgate's four-year career development plan prepares students to achieve excellent internship and post-graduate outcomes by guiding them to engage in timely and high-impact advising, skill development, networking, and experiential learning. The assistant director of alumni career engagement programming collaborates closely with the career advising team and departmental leaders to design industry exploration and student preparation programs that leverage alumni and parent volunteers. These initiatives support students to gain perspective on career areas of interest and to hone their career readiness skills. This role reports directly to the Milone Family AVP of Career Initiatives.

To ensure coordination and quality stewardship of alumni and parent volunteers, the assistant director partners closely with Colgate's fundraising and alumni engagement colleagues to identify potential volunteers, maintain accurate records, and ensure participants are appreciated for their service. The ideal candidate will maintain strong relationships across a variety of internal and external stakeholders. They must be adept at displaying tact and political savviness in settings with key influencers.

The assistant director is responsible for partnering with members of the career services team, faculty, student life professionals, and Advancement staff (e.g., fundraisers and alumni engagement) to imagine, operationalize, and execute career exploration and preparation initiatives that leverage alumni and parents. This role manages large-scale initiatives (e.g.: Sopho*MORE* Connections) and industry-specific programming across a variety of industries.

Tapping into Colgate's uniquely dedicated alumni and parent network, the assistant director is responsible for recruiting volunteers to share their experiences and expertise with current students. This role oversees both on-site and virtual initiatives, which may include small and large-scale career panels, workshops, mock interviews, immersion trips, and job shadowing events. The assistant director is responsible for orienting volunteers to the initiative's intended student learning outcomes to ensure congruence with the team's vision.

A priority for the team is to increase the quantity, diversification, and satisfaction of volunteers engaged with Career Services initiatives. This role is responsible for managing sustained, longitudinal volunteerism across multiple segments of alumni and parents (i.e., highly-influential, representing marginalized populations, <10 years post-graduation). The assistant director will also seek out new volunteers to match students' needs. This role will ensure accurate tracking and reporting on alumni/family volunteerism with Career Services.

As a member of the Career Services operations team, during non-peak alumni/student programming periods, the assistant director will provide operational support for the team's key initiatives, such as Summer Internship Funding, communications projects, etc. This role may also supervise one or more student interns.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• Must have two years of relevant experience including demonstrated project and event management experience, and data assessment experience.
• Must have solid judgement, and the ability to manage projects independently.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills; strong organizational and analytical skills, and the ability to set priorities and take initiative.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude for building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple projects and programs simultaneously with an appropriate sense of urgency and follow-through.
• Must have demonstrated abilities to synthesize and analyze quantitative and qualitative data.
• Must be able to articulate a passion for the advantages of a liberal arts degree and market the university to potential new employers.
• Must be capable of working collegially with a diverse group of parents, alumni, employers, faculty, staff and students within a university context.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior student affairs and/or student advising, career services, or recruitment experience is preferred.
• Prior volunteer or student supervision is preferred.
• CRM technology experience is a plus.

Education

Must have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree preferred.

EEO Statement

The University recognizes that equal employment opportunity can only be achieved through demonstrated leadership. It is the Policy of the University to recruit, employ, retain, promote, and train employees on the basis of skills and experience, capacity to do the job, and valid job qualifications without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.