Director, Career Development and Experiential

7 months ago

Toronto, Canada Northeastern University Full time

About the Opportunity

Director, Career Development and Experiential Learning

Northeastern University, Toronto Campus

Job Profile Summary

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

JOB SUMMARY

The Director, Career Development and Experiential Learning leads career services and experiential learning for Northeastern University’s Toronto Campus, collaborating with the Partnerships team, career and experiential staff, and faculty located at the Toronto Campus and across the Northeastern Global University System.

Reporting to the Associate Dean of the Toronto Campus, the focus of this position is planning, developing, and overseeing the delivery of career development programs, e.g., full-time, co-op, experiential learning, for all students at the Toronto Campus.

The Director, Career Development and Experiential Learning will lead a team of student facing co-op and career advisors and will be accountable for building and executing a best-in-class strategy to ensure career readiness for all students at the Toronto Campus. This includes the design and delivery of career development and experiential learning programming related to networking, cover letter writing, co-op, job searches, workplace skills development, resume building, mock interview preparation, career readiness, etc.

Other responsibilities include ensuring that students across all colleges and programs have consistent access to in-person and virtual career support; working with the Partnerships team and other internal partners to create and deliver events and programs to meet evolving career development needs; ensuring that co-op positions are administered in a timely, efficient manner; and ensuring that students across all colleges and programs have access to experiential learning and career opportunities.

The Director monitors trends to help shape priorities for new programs, services, and technological innovations. The position requires a minimum of three days/week on campus and some evening and weekend hours.

**Job Description**:
Master's degree preferred with professional work experience in career design, co-op, coaching, and/or human resource development.

5-10 years of professional work experience in industry, technology-related fields, and/or academia preferred.

Experience with international students is required.

Strong consulting and collaborative skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment with diverse constituents.

Experience leading, building, and supervising a team required.

Ability to effectively manage and support the performance success, and professional development of full-time staff.

Excellent skills in relationship building, stakeholder management, event planning, communication, and database management preferred.

Goal-oriented, possesses excellent presentation skills, is effective in building partnerships, extremely organized, professional, and has a high level

of customer service.

Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Salesforce, database programs and data management and analysis.

20% Leadership
- Responsible for supervising all student facing co-op and career advisors at the Toronto campus.
- Lead, engage, and motivate employees.
- Assist employees in navigating business processes and resolving issues.
- Administer and ensure compliance with university policies and procedures.
- Review staffing needs, including developing job descriptions and recruitment plans.
- Ensure that all university and college-level policies related to experiential learning are consistently applied at the Toronto Campus and clearly communicated to staff and students.
- Initiate and execute career-related collaboration across the global campus network.
- Represent the Toronto Campus to senior leadership and other key stakeholders in career-related contexts.

50% Development and Delivery of Career Services
- Design and manage overall career development and co-op programs and services for the campus, working across academic colleges. This includes managing delivery of in-person and virtual co-op and career advising for students across all colleges and programs; organizing and managing career fairs in collaboration with internal partners; and organizing/conducting co-curricular career skill development workshops.
- Design and deliver programs that can be leveraged and customized across the network of campuses. This position will work with similar roles across the global network of campuses.

30% Strategy
- Remain up to date regarding employment trends, experiential learning, workplace issues, and management philosophies to prepare students to compete for and be successful in the co-op and job search. Be proactive and incorporate the above best practices into plans.
- Support the collection, a

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