Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development - Business Advising and Recruitment

The Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development (CPD) – Business Advising and Recruitment supports the Director of Business Advising and Recruitment in advising students and alumni as well as facilitating events, programs, career trips, and other projects as assigned. The primary advising areas include finance, real estate, accounting, and related industries. The Assistant Director oversees operational processes and logistics for campus recruiting and alumni volunteer management in their focus areas.

W&L’s Office of Career and Professional Development allows alumni to explore the career resources available through the university’s expansive network, including job listings maintained by and, in some cases, exclusively for W&L students and alumni. The Assistant Director advises students and alumni in the areas of professional development, helps develop and execute career-related programs designed to enhance students’ knowledge of career fields, and establish links between students and employers, alumni, and professionals.

To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to foster a welcoming campus community, which recognizes the value of all persons. Our department is committed to contributing to an educational environment that is rich with a wide range of intellectual perspectives and backgrounds.

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Essential Functions:

• Serves as personal and professional development advisor to current students and alumni interested in business-related industries for summer professional full-time, and post-graduate academic opportunities.

• Counsels and provides career advice to assist students and alumni in developing and applying personal, academic and job-search competencies and decision-making skills.

• Supports and executes the CPD office recruitment strategy and serves as a liaison with external recruiters and alumni in finance, real estate, accounting, and related industries.

• Manages processes and logistics for recruitment events on- and off-campus as well as virtually.

• Facilitates recruitment by strategizing and managing relationships with select employers to determine appropriate student engagement. Posts incoming opportunities from the alumni network and other contacts for select industries.

• Develops relationships with faculty, staff, recruiters and alumni to ensure available experts/resources in desirable career fields.

• Develops, plans, markets and executes professional development and industry-specific events, programs, and career trips.

• Partners with the Office of Alumni Engagement and University Development on engagement of alumni in related career fields.

• Develops relationships with faculty, staff, recruiters and alumni to provide available experts/resources in designated career fields.

• Engages and manages alumni career volunteers and CPD event participants.

• Supports the Director in managing related communities in the CPD Canvas course and other CPD communication channels.

• Develops, collects, and maintains relevant career resource material for designated industries.

• Liaises with key internal partners (e.g., student affairs, alumni engagement, development, faculty and staff) and external partners (e.g., admissions representatives, recruiters, alumni) to create a culture of collaboration among a variety of stakeholders across the University.

• Promotes and practices NACE Principles of Professional Conduct.

• Performs additional related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• One or more years of strategic full-time experience in college/university career services with experience and expertise including working with students throughout career process from indecision/exploration through job acquisition, k