Assistant Director, BBA Career Education and Coaching, Texas McCombs
Red McCombs School of Business
All Applicants
40 weekly scheduled hours
Exempt
Immediately
Expected to continue
UT Main Campus
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.
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 practicesshadow 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 trends in career coaching and undergraduate recruiting.Other related functions as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business, education, counseling or related field. Industry experience is considered a plus.Five years of work experience in career services, higher education, or human resources role tied to corporate recruiting activities or related work experience.Demonstrated excellence in student coaching, advising, or mentoring exemplified by the ability to establish trust and credibility with students, identify student needs, listen and support, offer relevant / appropriate action steps and resources, and follow up.Demonstrated leadership in past roles via examples of taking initiative, proactively identifying and implementing solutions, anticipating next steps, seeing the big picture, motivating themselves and others, and guiding and equipping others to accomplish goals.Demonstrated strong collaboration skills exemplified by seeking out feedback from relevant stakeholders, following through on commitments, welcoming ideas and suggestions from others, proactively offering to assist with tasks, and keeping team members informed about relevant information.Demonstration of strong critical thinking / problem solving skills. Maintains composure when dealing with stressful situations, uses information and context to assess a situation, identifies logical, practical actions, finds and corrects root causes, solicits support from relevant resources.Demonstrated strong communication skills shown through active listening, desire to understand others, clearly and diplomatically expresses ideas and gives feedback, keeps key stakeholders informed.Demonstrated interest and ability to contribute to overall team or departmental strategy as shown in past roles.This position will require some evening or weekend work to support student programing initiatives, staff needs, and other events or projects.Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or Master's degree in business, education, counseling or related field.Experience working with undergraduate business students as a career coach or relevant experience working in a related industry role with coaching / mentoring responsibilities.Knowledge of undergraduate business career paths and trends in career services, recruiting, job market, and relevant industries.Ability to demonstrate deep understanding of specific industries and translate that knowledge into training for coaching staff and support for students.Experience working in a corporate environment and knowledge of corporate recruiting practices.Demonstrates advanced communication skills through ability to communicate effectively in a variety of communication settings : one-on-one, small and large groups, or among broad styles and stakeholders.Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and / or other remote communication technologies, including leading large group presentations with students, members of the organization, and external guests.Experience supervising or managing full-time professional staff.Experience teaching a career course at the college level.Salary
$75,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
May work around standard office conditions with repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.Use of manual dexterity.Regular weekday hours required. Monday - Friday work hours will flex accordingly and may require evening or weekend availability.This is an Austin, TX-based position.Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.Required Materials
Resume / CV3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisorLetter of interestImportant for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers : You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
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