Assistant Director, Undergraduate Career Services

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.  Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

The Assistant Director, Undergraduate Career Services, is responsible for supporting career advising for over 2400 management undergraduates as well as over 1500 potential future minors.

Collaborate with the Career Center on planning university-wide events and assessing solutions for the over 2400 CSOM Majors and over 1500 Minors.

Advise and help to build Case Competition program for CSOM—advising student teams on presentation skills, case analysis and competition and attending competitions as a coach.

Strategize solutions to improve career exploration, preparation and education for students, such as developing and moderating discussions and panels with focus on areas of growing interest within the Carroll school.

Review & research technological options to better assist programming initiatives such as polling/survey tools, self-assessments, Chrome extensions, job sourcing websites such as LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and industry-specific hiring sites. Attend trainings and webinars on platforms to promote further engagement.

Stay current with market trends and industry recruiting practices through general reading on major news sites and company websites, conversations with recruiters directly, and following up with students inquiring about application and interview process of both on and off campus recruiters.

Collaborate with academic advisors to serve students both academically and for career-readiness, alerting cross-functional team members to any issues noted during student meetings related to either advising area.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelors’ degree
Demonstrated experience in effectively building and managing professional external relationships and partnerships
Assistant Director: minimum 1-5 years of professional experience:
Associate Director: minimum 5 plus years of professional experience:

Experience with student programming working with BC student groups
Demonstrated experience in building and executing presentations; Employer Relations Experience is a plus Public Speaking
Advanced understanding of electronic communications, and use of social media to promote directly to students
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and project management experience.
Ability to develop strong collaborative partnerships and to earn trust within an organization.
Ability to integrate and present complex information.
Ability to manage many projects, to develop appropriate priorities, and meet deadlines.
Ability to lead individuals and teams.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.

Boston College’s Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.