Job Posting Title:

Director of Career Engagement

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Hiring Department:

Education - Office of the Dean

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The university provides employees a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance (premiums covered 100% for full-time benefits-eligible employees), retirement plans, and paid leave, in addition to other programs and services. We offer robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning, professional conference opportunities, expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets. Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card. Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card. For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Purpose

To meet the needs of our growing student population in the College of Education (COE) as well as to align with the University’s goal to improve career success for all students, our College is seeking to invest and strategically grow our career services team, beginning with the hiring of a new Director. The Director of Career Engagement will lead all operations related to career services and activities within the College. The Director will be responsible for overseeing the strategic growth of the COE Career Engagement office as well as supervising career services staff and liaising with our COE student affairs team and other college partners.

Within our education majors we train pre-service teachers, mental health professionals, special educators, and youth and community-focused specialists, among other areas. In Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE) we train exercise and movement scientists, sport management professionals, health fitness instructors, and other health-allied field professionals. Our COE students require more discipline-specific career services and guidance, especially given the many areas of academic specialization represented across our five departments, 10 undergraduate majors, and dozens of graduate degrees. This means we must provide a wide range of career guidance across professions and industries.

Our college has exceled in supporting all COE undergraduate students through their degree programs, culminating in a four-year graduation rate that hovers around 80%, but we aim to do even better. To do so, our student success efforts must be complemented with robust career guidance and services across all four years and across all major fields in the College. Led by our Director of Career Engagement, we aim to do just that.

Responsibilities

The Director of COE Career Engagement will lead the following strategic areas:

Management, Operational Oversight and Collaboration:  The Director will report to the associate dean of student success, community engagement, and administration and will manage the COE Career Engagement team. The director will serve as chief point of contact for department chairs and faculty area leads on career-related issues for all COE students and will work closely with the COE assistant dean of student affairs and the academic advising team on career-related matters. The director will serve as chief liaison with Texas Career Engagement Office, including participation on appropriate university-wide committees and task forces. The director will plan and manage career engagement budget and assets, ensuring that resources are used effectively and based on proper College and university priorities, and will collaborate with COE Marketing and Communications, COE Development team, and other college units to amplify goals and visibility of COE Career Engagement efforts.

Executive Leadership: Build a strong and trusted career services team to serve all COE students. Serve on the College’s Leadership Team. Serve on the College’s Advancement Team alongside the Chief Development Officer, Director of Strategy & External Relations, Director of Marketing and Communications, and other key leaders to advise on reputational and advancement matters and integrate external-facing efforts with employers and alumni. Represent the College of Education within the UT Austin career ecosystem and in national, regional and other associations.

Employer Relations: Create and implement employer engagement strategies to cultivate and maintain cross-industry relationships with employers that align with COE student career interests and future employment trends, and whose opportunities meet our university standards for quality and impact. Host multiple annual career fairs and other employer-related events. Cultivate new opportunities for internships and career apprenticeships for COE students, which may include travel.

Coaching: Create, lead, supervise and mentor a team of career coaches and coordinator who are professionally prepared and qualified to provide high-quality career and professional development. Maintain compliance with all related federal, state, institutional, UT System and NACE regulations, guidelines, and best practices, and ensure staff do likewise. Provide College leadership within the career development space. Lead discussions on innovation and trends to help the College prepare for and change with advancements in fields of interest to College of Education majors.

Career Readiness: Integrate career competencies into the College of Education student experience and foster a College culture that uses the core competencies to articulate the strengths of various College of Education majors and degrees (e.g., education, kinesiology and health education). Develop tailored programming and resources for college-specific career needs. Partner with department chairs and faculty leaders in the College to promote career curriculum integration and career development awareness in the classroom. Coordinate career activities and services with all COE sponsored student organizations. Educate students, partners, families and others on the value of career education and preparation for post-graduation success.

Data and Assessment: Partner with the College of Education assessment team to develop a strategic plan to assess and report on the impact of career development programming in the College of Education on student learning; career decision making and management; student engagement; experiential learning; post-graduation success; and upward mobility. Lead and collaborate with Texas Career Engagement on College of Education first-destination surveys, data collection software and annual outcomes reporting.

Experiential Learning & Alumni Engagement: Provide strategic leadership to develop opportunities, programs and resources for curricular and co-curricular-integrated experiential learning for undergraduate and graduate Education majors (e.g., internships, apprenticeships, etc.). Align COE experiential learning strategies with the university strategic plan as well as with existing career-oriented efforts (e.g., teacher placements). Develop and maintain relationships with alumni and create opportunities for students to network with alumni for career and professional development in individual, group and event settings. Coordinate with COE Development team and COE Student Affairs team on alumni engagement efforts across the college.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in education, career counseling, or a related field.

At least five years of professional experience in career services, higher education or related industry role performing a variety of career coaching and/or college recruiting activities.

Proven ability to establish and maintain effective rapport with students and campus partners.

Demonstrated ability to supervise, mentor and develop staff.

Excellent event planning and project management skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and logistics for career-related programming.

Excellent public speaking and written communication skills. Ability to multi-task and operate under high-pressure situations.

Ability to work independently as well as within a team.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Ability to travel for work as necessary.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will exceed the required qualifications and have significant experience at a director or associate director level.

Experience managing or working within a college career office.

Proficient knowledge of the general job market and specialized Education and Kinesiology and Health Education industries and sectors.

Experience working with job recruiters.

Experience developing career coaching teams in a university setting.

Proficient knowledge of and experience with NACE core competencies.

Experience preparing students for post-graduation success through career education and skill and professional development.

Experience working with faculty on career education curriculum integration.

Ability to effectively interact and develop relationships with campus partners.

Experience supervising staff and graduate students.

Familiarity with UT departments and campus programs.

Salary Range

$90,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Typical office environment

Use of manual dexterity

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.