Assistant Director, Career Programs

Brandeis University, Career Center

Hiring Range $72,900 - $78,300

Empower students. Activate the alumni network. Build the partnerships that shape futures.

Brandeis University is launching a bold new approach to career development as part of its vision to Reinvent the Liberal Arts. We're creating an integrated career center that serves undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni by connecting academic learning with career exploration, internships, employer partnerships, and lifelong career support. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and help shape the future of career education at one of the nation's leading liberal arts research universities.

We are hiring a dynamic, relationship-driven Assistant Director, Career Programs to connect undergraduate and graduate students to professional networks and applied learning opportunities.

About the Role:

In this role you will oversee student-facing mentoring initiatives and networking platforms, manage high-impact career programs, and collaborate with colleagues, faculty, employers, and alumni to expand opportunities for students. Using data to inform decisions and continuously improve programs, you'll help create an accessible, engaging career experience that empowers students to build meaningful connections and achieve their career goals.

What You Will Do

Networking & Mentoring (40%)

•  Lead the full lifecycle of the Rise Together Mentor Network, including alumni mentoring and networking programs, industry-aligned experiences, and coffee chats that connect students to professional networks. 

• Direct the design and continuous improvement of alumni to student and alumni to alumni mentoring initiatives, balancing platform-based engagement with high-touch in-person experiences to strengthen the broader university network with a focus on increasing student adoption, profile completion, and active outreach.

• Engage student advisors to guide the planning of student-facing activities, ensuring volunteer contributions remain aligned with evolving student career interests.

• Collaborate across Career and External Teams as well work with campus partners to build and sustain specialized alumni mentor communities within targeted academic departments and affinity groups.

• Develop and facilitate student-facing workshops and resources that prepare students for successful networking, professional etiquette, and effective use of the Rise Together Mentor Network.

• Manage a group of networking and mentoring alumni advisors to support the planning and delivery of networking and mentoring activities.

• Recruit, train, onboard, and manage a diverse group of alumni and volunteers in partnership with the External Team and Alumni Relations. Identify and engage volunteers with strong industry expertise across a broad range of professional fields. Develop and share resources, including guides, toolkits, and orientation materials, to prepare volunteers to effectively support student career development and professional growth. 

Career Programs (40%)

• Lead alumni and parent engagement efforts in support of student career programs, coordinating with the External Team on programming, campus-based events, regional events, and targeted outreach, including participation in key alumni markets as needed.

• Support the Career Programs team in the delivery of student career programs and events, including career fairs, alumni-to-student mentoring and networking programs, and industry-aligned experiences, managing logistics and ensuring high-quality execution.

• Build and maintain relationships with campus partners to support the execution of career programs, including coordination with Conferences and Events, Public Safety, and other operational units.

• Collaborate with Career and External teams as well as campus partners to share updates on student needs, align programming efforts, and respond to student and stakeholder needs to ensure events are aligned with departmental strategy and alumni and employer partners are well positioned to support student career development.

• Establish and support student peer ambassadors for alumni and career programs in creative outreach efforts, leveraging social media, classroom visits, and peer-to-peer marketing to promote mentor initiatives.

Program Administration (10%)

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