Details
Posted: 02-Jan-22
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: Masters
Salary: $55,000 - $72,000
Categories:
Career Services
Additional Information:
2 openings available.
Internal Number: R0031263
The McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia seeks to hire two full-time professionals to serve as integral members of the Commerce Career Services (CCS) student coaching team at the Assistant or Associate Director level. As a member of a dynamic team committed to providing exceptional service to its many stakeholders, including students, staff, faculty, alumni, and employers, the Directors must be innovative, enthusiastic and results-oriented team players. The Associate and Assistant Directors for Career Development will assume a wide variety of individual and group coaching, counseling, programming, and career placement responsibilities for both undergraduate and graduate students as needed. The Associate Director will work in close collaboration with the faculty, staff and partner school leads affiliated with McIntire’s M.S. in Commerce, M.S. in Accounting, and M.S. in Global Commerce one-year pre-experience master's programs, defining and executing on the distinctive career development needs of this diverse group of students.
The University of Virginia is one of the highest-ranked public universities in the United States, and the McIntire School of Commerce (www.commerce.virginia.edu) awards a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, and Master of Science degrees in the Management of Information Technology, Business Analytics, Commerce, Accounting, and Global Commerce. McIntire is recognized for excellence and innovation in undergraduate and graduate business education and scholarship. The McIntire School is dedicated to educating and inspiring students to become visionary leaders who shape global business with integrity, purpose, intercultural fluency, and a fundamental understanding of how commerce can contribute to the common good for all. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and welcome diversity in all forms.
Commerce Career Services offers a flexible work environment with remote work options; availability to work evenings and occasional weekends as necessary (most career-related programs are conducted after 5:00 pm) is also expected.
Please visit UVA job board: https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs and search for R0031263
Review of applicants will begin 1/3/2021, and the position will remain open until filled.
Assistant Director candidates must possess:
- Master’s degree and at least two years of experience in career development, counseling, or professional experience in a related industry
Associate Director candidates must possess:
- Master’s degree and at least five years of experience in career development, counseling, or professional experience in a related industry
Qualifications:
- High level of comfort developing and delivering presentations to both large and small groups, both in-person and online.
- Demonstrated ability to perform with a high degree of professionalism in all work settings and functions including all interactions with students, employers, faculty and alumni.
- Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and the desire to innovate, experiment, and continuously learn.
- Strong organizational skills, and a high degree of quality and attention to detail is critical, along with ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Strong customer-service orientation, a passion for helping students develop personally and professionally and a commitment to building collaborative and highly productive relationships with multiple stakeholders.
- Comfortable with, and able to address, the emotional needs and stresses of highly driven students in the early stages of their professional journey.
