Assistant Director (Student Services Professional IV)

Position Summary

The Assistant Director for the Partrick-Clayes Center for Career Development plays a key leadership role in advancing career readiness and professional success initiatives for students within the Fowler College of Business. As a member of the Partrick-Clayes Center for Career Development team, this position helps shape and deliver innovative career programming, employer engagement strategies, and workforce preparation resources that support students from exploration through post-graduation success. Working collaboratively with the Director, faculty, employers, alumni, and campus partners, the role oversees impactful events, strengthens industry relationships, and supports strategic initiatives that enhance career outcomes for Fowler students. This is an exciting opportunity for a student-centered professional who is passionate about career development, employer relations, and experiential learning in a dynamic business school environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee career readiness programming, including workshops, employer events, company visits, and professional development initiatives.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with employers, alumni, and community partners to expand career opportunities for students.
• Support the management and daily operations of the career center, including supervision of student support staff and program resources.
• Lead research and assessment efforts related to career readiness, employment outcomes, and workforce trends.
• Collaborate with faculty, departments, and campus partners to align career initiatives with student and industry needs.

Why Join Us?

• Help prepare future business leaders for meaningful careers and professional success.
• Build strong connections with employers, alumni, and industry partners in a vibrant regional economy.
• Lead innovative career programming that directly impacts student outcomes and workforce readiness.
• Work in a collaborative, student-centered environment within a nationally recognized business college.
• Join a mission-driven team committed to career development, experiential learning, and student success.

Position Information

• This is a full-time (1.0 time-base), benefits eligible, permanent/probationary position. 
• This position is designated as exempt under FLSA and is not eligible for overtime compensation. 
• Standard work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.  
• This position is approved for partial telecommuting for one day with onsite work in San Diego.

Department Summary

The Partrick-Clayes Center for Career Development (CCD) within the FCB provides career and professional development services for students in the Fowler College of Business. Activities with the Partrick-Clayes CCD include, but are not limited to, career coaching, the development and implementation of specific activities to improve job market success of students, and development and implementation of regular events to permit employers and students to interact. A critical component of the CCD as a unit is to develop an extensive list of employers and alumni and to cultivate a relationship with other career-related agencies within the university, region, and nation to improve the development and employment opportunities of students upon graduation. The CCD is also responsible for designing metrics to assess its success, and to design and implement a constant improvement system.

For more information regarding the Partrick-Clayes Center for Career Development, click here.

Education and Experience

Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field plus upper division or graduate course work in counseling techniques, interviewing and conflict resolution where such are job related.

Possession of the below required knowledge and abilities is typically demonstrated through the equivalent to four years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience which includes experience in advising students individually and in groups, and in analysis and resolution of complex student services problems.

A master’s degree in counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a job-related field may be substituted for one year of professional experience. A doctorate degree and the appropriate internship or clinical training in counseling, guidance or a job-related field may be substituted for two years of the required professional experience for positions with a