Assistant Director, BBA Career Education and Coaching, Texas McCombs

Job Posting Title:

Assistant Director, BBA Career Education and Coaching, Texas McCombs

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Hiring Department:

Red McCombs School of Business

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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

Texas McCombs is a top business school at the center of one of the most innovative cities in the U.S. The McCombs community champions hands-on experiences alongside the ground-breaking research and thought-leadership of a world-class faculty. The collaborative spirit and enterprising drive of the Longhorn alumni network, one of the largest university networks in the world, is embedded in our culture, making us human-centered and future-focused in all our endeavors. We are shaping those who will shape tomorrow, and solving challenging problems while remaining committed to creating a community that is dynamic, supportive, and challenging. What starts here really does change the world.

For more information about Texas McCombs please visit: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/

Purpose

The BBA Career Management Assistant Director position is a key member of the BBA Career Education and Coaching team which is housed within McCombs Career Management & Corporate Relations. The key purpose of this role is to assist the Director of Career Education and Coaching for BBA in executing the team’s strategic and operational initiatives, providing talent management support, and to support BBA students through one-on-one career coaching, career programming, and career education.

Responsibilities

TALENT MANAGEMENT

• Hire, train, and supervise full-time career coaches and provide mentorship to all full-time and part-time coaches.
• Nurture, retain, and grow the professional development of direct reports.
• Shadow and coach staff for advising and instruction.
• Benchmark and work with Director to provide the latest professional development and coaching resources for staff.

CAREER EDUCATION: TEACHING & RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

• Collaborate with Director and Senior Career Coach leading BA 101 career education strategy to ensure the career course is aligned with departmental goals and objectives.
• Coordinate and teach a section(s) of the BA 101: Career Planning and a Professional Development course in the fall and spring semesters.
• Responsible for managing assignments, grading, and classroom administration through Canvas across all sections.
• Oversee content development and consistency across the course and other digital channels where career education resources exist.

CAREER PROGRAMMING & ENGAGEMENT

• Benchmark industry best practices and assess new opportunities for improvement in how we educate students on navigating recruitment and their careers.
• Plan and coordinate panels, workshops, and other events for students on caseload and the broader BBA student population.
• Oversee one or more significant projects individually or in partnership with other team members and delegate and manage student workers as needed.

STRATEGY, INNOVATION, AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

• Support the Director of Career Education and Coaching in identifying ways the team can enhance the career management experience every academic year, including ways to improve career programming, utilization of technologies, and core career resources and tools.
• Assist the Director in assessing current coaching and instruction systems/data/metrics and developing recommendations for improving metrics and processes. Contribute to reporting on student engagement and student employment outcomes.
• Act as Director in the Director's absence for key meetings and decision-making for BBA career coaching, programming, and cross-departmental coordination.
• Assist the Director with internal operations and budget as needed.

CAREER COACHING

• Assist in training the team on career coaching best practices—shadow and coach staff for advising and instruction.
• Advise and educate students in their career search through individual career coaching and/or small group advising.
• Provide information to students on career-related topics such as internship and job opportunities, employer and recruiting trends, utilization of job search tools, interview preparation, offer evaluation, salary negotiation, etc.
• Participate in appropriate professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices and