Scheduled Hours

37.5

Position Summary

The Assistant Director, Graduate Business Career Development (SMP) is an integral member of the Center for Career Engagement team and serves as a career coach for full-time graduate business students within the Specialized Masters Programs and recent alumni within the Graduate Business Career Community (e.g., finance and entrepreneurial students and student organizations) within the Olin Business School.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serves as a career advisor to degree individuals.

• Builds and develops relationships with students to (a) understand their career needs and (b) steward them through the career preparation process.

• Determines if additional resources are required for each student and guides them to other resources, within assigned career center and beyond, to prepare them for technical aspects of interviews (industry directors, specialist coaches, platform leads, etc.).

• Identifies individual needs, goals, challenges for career path.

• Reviews each students' skills and abilities, determines and develops tailored action plans to help students on career journey (identifying interests, gaining skills capabilities, networking, etc.).

• Analyzes student self-assessments and translates them into actionable insight and next steps.

• Determines other skills, etc., required to ensure students are ready and delivers actionable feedback on students’ career and preparation process.

• Provides recommendations regarding students’ readiness for interviews with employers.

• Facilitates career development content in Management Communications and Practica courses, including, but not limited to, activity design, assignment evaluation and partnering with faculty and academic advisors to develop and deliver content.

• Partners with academic advisors of personal or career issues that may affect assigned students’ academic journey.

• Informs industry directors/specialized coaches of unique or technical needs and challenges of assigned students advising and leadership initiatives.

• General academic, program and university support including, but not limited to, implement program initiatives, presentations and other university wide initiatives.

• Leadership and supervision of generalist advisors and coordination with assigned program offices.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a desk or table

Equipment

• Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree

Certifications:

No specific certification is required for this position.

Work Experience:

Higher Education Or Related Role (3 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications

• A graduate degree may be required depending upon school and/or student's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of time.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Master's degree

Certifications:

No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Skills:

Business, Career Consulting, Career Development, ESL Training, Higher Education Administration, International Travels, Interpersonal Communication, Matrix Leadership, Oral Communications, Relationship Building, Service Advising, Written Communication

Grade

G11

Salary Range

$53,100.00 - $90,600.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade ac