University Director, Career Development and Work-Based Learning (Career Services Leader)

VP STUDENT SUCCESS (UA-VPSS-IUBLA)

Indiana University seeks a university director of Career Development and Work-Based Learning within the university-wide Office of the Vice President for Student Success (OVPSS). The OVPSS portfolio is both the strategic home for student success initiatives, as well as a collaborative partner for campus-based student success teams. Our staff of student-focused staff are dedicated to our purpose of helping every Indiana University student to thrive.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Serves as a key member of the Office of the Vice President for Student Success Leadership team and leads/serves on other critical university-wide committees, task forces, and focus groups. Convenes the IU-wide Career Services Alliance. 
• Provides leadership and strategic direction in the areas supporting career exploration, career advising, work-based learning and career development, and job search services across IU’s campuses. 
• Creates and implements student-ready initiatives that address the career-related needs of all student populations. 
• Collaborates with and convenes campus partners and communities of practice to develop, implement and assess student-centered and national best practices that enhance the career readiness of students across IU.
• Reports to the Associate Vice President for Student Navigation and Support within the office of the Vice President for Student Success. 
• Acts as direct partner to the director of Academic Support Services and Training. 
• Leads the creation and development of comprehensive strategic initiatives to address career related needs for all students. 
• Provides vision, leadership, and direction for university-wide efforts to increase impact of career development work for students.  Works with VPSS leadership and campus colleagues to develop trainings, professional development series, educational programs and workshops for career services professionals.
• Provides leadership in the development of direct partnerships with academic advising/advisors on campuses, in support of integrated career and academic advising
• Provides collaborative leadership of staff who focus on career-related work across IU campuses including convening the IU-wide Career Services Alliance
• Establishes and maintain communication with all campus constituencies regarding career-related best practices.

General Responsibilities

• Contributes on senior leadership teams to formulate strategic planning and the highest-level operational objectives for career services areas.
• Establishes long-term business plans and long-term strategic objectives.
• Directs leadership staff who provide supervision to career services teams.
• Responsible for escalated operational issues, including human resources and/or people management situations.
• Drives innovation and excellence within the area of career services; reviews and creates policies and procedures.
• Determines overall budget for career services teams; reviews and approves financial proposals from direct reporting leaders; has significant fiscal responsibilities that require frequent interaction with executive leaders.
• Provides expertise and identifies grant and/or funding opportunities; develops business relationships across the university and externally.
• Stays up-to-date on new career services standards, technologies, policies, and procedures and works collaboratively with other career services leaders across departments and/or campuses in determining standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures; ensures the adoption and implementation by direct reporting leaders.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.  

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in business, counseling, or related field

Preferred

• Master’s degree in related field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years in career services, business, human resources, counseling, or related field
• 3 years of management experience in related field

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Effective conflict management skills
• Builds and manages effective teams
• Effective leadership skills
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Ability to build strong customer relationships
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana or Indianapolis, Indiana

$90,000 – $100,000 per year based on experience 

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure .

Career Level: Strategic

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Career Services

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This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. Indiana University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admission, as required by Title IX. Questions or complaints regarding Title IX may be referred to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights or the university Title IX Coordinator. See Indiana University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information .

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