University of Chicago - Chicago, IL
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Chicago, IL
Educational Services
About the position
The Assistant Director of Career Advancement at the University of Chicago is responsible for executing career programs and events aimed at supporting the career development of first-year undergraduate students. This role involves strategic initiatives that foster early career exploration and skill development, ensuring students are well-prepared for their professional journeys post-graduation. The Assistant Director collaborates with career advisers and employer partners to enhance student success and long-term career growth.
Responsibilities
- Implements tailored programming for first-year undergraduates, focusing on career exploration, skill development, and early engagement with career resources.
- Executes a comprehensive first-year career strategy for Career Advancement advisers that aligns with the University’s commitment to student career success and professional advancement.
- Cultivates trusting and positive student relationships through pre-orientation programming, events, and student advising appointments.
- Plans and facilitates workshops, events, and career-related activities that introduce first-year students to various industries and equips them with relevant tools and resources for early careers.
- Provides individual and group career advising to first-year students, including Odyssey Scholars programming, offering guidance on resume building, internship searches, networking, and developing a career plan.
- Recommends students to employer partners, tracks their recruiting progress, ideates new opportunities, and collaborates with career advisers to support student placement and success.
- Works cross-departmentally to integrate career programming into the broader first-year experience and beyond.
- Creates and disseminates targeted email and print communications to ensure first-year students are informed of career resources and opportunities and can navigate their internship search with ease.
- Collaborates with student preparation teams to create and administer targeted programming to make undergraduate students successful in their job/internship searches.
- Supports on-campus and virtual programs for undergraduate students, assists with the planning and execution in the entirety of the event management cycle.
- Works with other event staff to assess event needs, identify and implement ideas for improvement, and solicit post-event feedback and performance.
- Executes day-to-day event logistics, reviews and finalizes the guest lists, assists with (e)mailing invitations and event brochures.
- Tracks student engagement data, develops targeted outreach to students, ensures event attendance and positive student and employer experience.
- Utilizes the undergraduate job platform, Handshake, to build reports on student and employer engagement, and implements them to capture cross-industry activities and identify trends.
- Tracks budgets, logistics, and all administrative aspects involved in the event planning process.
- Collects and analyzes data on first-year student engagement and outcomes, implementing insights to drive innovative career programming and student support.
- Assesses and analyzes student demand, career interests, and geographic interests, and supports Career Advancement's early engagement model by creating opportunities for students based on this data.
- Highlights how early engagement career cohorts align with organizations' recruiting strategies and early identification tools.
- Reviews dashboards within Salesforce to closely track student engagement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- Experience in career services, student affairs, or related fields.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships with students and employers.
- Ability to develop and implement career programming and events.
- Proficiency in data analysis and reporting, particularly using platforms like Salesforce and Handshake.
Nice-to-haves
- Master's degree in higher education, counseling, or a related field.
- Experience working with undergraduate students in a university setting.
- Familiarity with career development theories and practices.
- Knowledge of industry trends and employer expectations.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Retirement savings plan (401k)
- Paid holidays
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible scheduling
