Assistant Director of Career Experiences and Events

Job Summary:

This position manages and supports a student-facing team to implement our Career Forward signature experiences. These important student experiences include but are not limited to 5 career treks to cities across the country, a job shadowing program at 60 locations, case study competitions, and over 150 on-campus recruiting visits. This role will also partner with the Assistant Director of Career Engagement on overall career programming and oversight.

Responsibilities:

Serves as a work unit leader on career development, employer relations, and/or related service delivery. Contributes to work unit program management, strategic planning, and personnel management and strives to create a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive work environment.

• 30% Advises students, delivers career development programming for students, and/or consults with employers on recruitment strategy and planning
• 35% Manages one or more specific operational area(s) or functional area(s) or program(s) within the unit
• 10% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 5% Assists in identifying, promoting, and maintaining external partnerships to understand employment needs and encourage recruitment of the institutions students
• 5% Participates in the campus-wide career services community providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college
• 15% Contributes to the conceptualization, development and implementation of strategic initiatives for the work unit to ensure alignment of strategy and operations

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred
Master's Degree

Qualifications:

Required minimum years of experience:
- 4 years event management experience
- 4 years working in higher education environment
- 2 years working in a career service office

Preferred:
- Exceptional organizational and administrative skills
- Extensive customer service experience
- Proficient in navigating complex purchasing processes

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $72,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurance and savings accounts; and retirement benefits.

Additional Information:

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Diversity and inclusion are primary values for the Wisconsin School of Business and are integral to achieving our strategic goals. We seek candidates with an awareness of and commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion across all spectrums. Our school is committed to continuously increasing the cultural competence of its staff and faculty members through school-wide forums and professional development opportunities.

How to Apply:

Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter addressing your qualifications and experiences specifically relating to the responsibilities of this position as described along with a comprehensive resume.

Our search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. We will notify all applicants once the search is completed and we have selected a top candidate. As applicants move on to next steps in the process, they will be asked to provide names and contact information (e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address) of at least three references.

Contact:

Rima Okbazghi
okbazghi@wisc.edu
608-262-2810
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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Official Title:

Career Svcs Asst Dir(AE033)

Department(s):

A12-WISCONSIN SCH OF BUSINESS/UNDERGRADUATE PROG OFFICE

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

301899-AS

 

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