Assistant Director, Graduate Career and Professional Development-Mitchell College of Business (MCOB) - 008666 - #1337342

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution as approved and accepted by the University of South Alabama and three years of related professional experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Preferred Qualifications A master’s degree is highly preferred
Job Description Summary The University of South Alabama’s Mitchell College of Business – Dean’s Office is seeking to hire an Assistant Director, Graduate Career and Professional Development – Mitchell College of Business (MCOB). Interested candidates should apply to be considered
Essential Functions

These are the job duties required of the position

Essential Functions

• Provides career and professional development services for Mitchell College of Business (MCOB) graduate students in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
• Works closely with the Assistant Dean on the identification and development of resources for graduate students to enhance their professional brand and marketability and will leverage existing campus resources to aid students in their job search activities.
• Develops content for and presents professional development (PD) related programs, workshops and webinars to increase the graduate program application pipeline.
• In collaboration with the Assistant Dean will be responsible for developing, collecting and maintaining measurement metrics for both career and PD programs.
• Provides strategic direction to students on conveying the value of their graduate degree, leading to the development of internal communication plans for their current and future employers.
• Works some evening and weekend hours, in order to align with student and employer schedules.
• Supervises Graduate Assistants/Student Workers to include assigning duties and checking work.
• Coaches students on creating a personal portfolio plan that leverages their current career and educational foundation and future goals.
• Prepares graduate students on current resume development techniques, effective job search strategies, and negotiation techniques.
• Consults with students on personal branding strategies to include how to best leverage Linkedln and other external social media sites.
• Assists students in developing an internal communication plan for mobility at their current company.
• Develops and updates career-related resources based on sector research and best practices within industries.
• Utilizes campus resources and alumni connections to provide networking outlets for students.
• Creates opportunities for student/organizational interaction by initiating events that bring organizations and alumni to campus for networking outlets for students.
• Works with MCOB Centers of Excellence in promoting career programming and event planning targeted towards MBA specializations.
• Works with the USA Development and Research offices, as well as other USA units in the coordination of events and programming targeted MCOB graduate students.
• Creates and delivers live in person and virtual workshops/seminars on a variety of professional development and career topics.
• Works with the USA Alumni Association and other groups on career programming, networking and corporate outreach.
• Creates a strategy to recruit and engage prospective graduate students with MCOB alumni.
• Implements strategies to continually recruit graduate applicants, appropriate industries, professions and geographic markets with relevant work experience.
• Establishes communication and outreach plan, including regular interaction and information sharing with industry partners as well as coordination with both MCOB and University marketing coordinators.
• Develops and implements opportunities for continuous improvements of the enrollment management programs through systematic collection and analysis of data.
• Assists in management of a comprehensive database platform to support and track the success of the recruiting strategy.
• Ensures the continued success of recruiting efforts by building strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including faculty, students, administrators, alumni, and other USA constituents.
• Partners with the Career Services to source job leads to the University online portal and alerts appropriate student populations to new postings.
• Attends corporate development related programs to generate new connections for graduate student populations.
• Provides support to academic programs and recruiting staff members in providing career path discussions to current and prospective students.
• Participates in Open House and other recruiting activities when applicable.
• Assists in corporate development outreach.
• Assists with special projects as needed.
• Regular and prompt attendance.
• Ability to work schedule as defined and additional hours as required.
• Related duties as required.

Posting Information

Number of Vacancies 1
Position End Date (if temporary)
Job Open Date 04/20/2024
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Working Days Monday - Friday
Working Hours 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Job Location Main Campus
Full-time or Part-Time Full Time
Regular or Temporary Regular