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Director of the Career Development Center

Thiel College is searching for an exceptionally skilled and motivated individual to re-envision and implement an innovative, highly integrative, and technology enhanced Career Development Center.

The director will support the institution’s mission of empowering individuals to reach their full potential by creating a diverse and inclusive learning environment that ensures educational excellence, stimulates global awareness, and promotes ethical leadership.  The position reports to the Associate Academic Dean for Student Success.

Credentials/ Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in student affairs, higher education administration, college student development, counseling, human resources or related field strongly preferred.  Two to five years of experience in career counseling/development, student development, higher education, counseling, recruiting or human resources.

A portfolio that includes career counseling and vocational discernment; personal and professional development; budget management; demonstrated ability to build cooperative partnerships; ability to work with persons from culturally diverse background and promote inclusive practices in all aspects of one’s work; and a thorough understanding of liberal arts education and of the implications of liberal learning for today’s career paths.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with other offices in Academic Affairs and Student Life, members of the Alumni Board, and community partners to re-envision the Career Development Center.
• Build institutional capacity through partnerships with staff and faculty members from all disciplines; provide these colleagues with training in career advising and current information on employment prospects; assist them in developing classroom and advising materials relevant to vocational discernment and job placement.
• Manage the daily operation of the Career Development Center, including the supervision of student workers, to deliver relevant and effective career services for students at all levels.
• Coordinate the Center’s marketing and communication, internal and external; Collaborate with Communications and Marketing to refine Thiel College’s Career Center website; implement campus-wide adoption of informational platforms such as College Central ®.
• Partner with local, regional, and national prospects to provide the best possible internship/job shadowing possibilities for students, to increase on-campus recruiting by prospective employers, and to strengthen relationships between Thiel College and all entities with the capacity to create career opportunities for our students.
• Provide on-site career planning assistance for students through individual appointments, research directives, and regular workshops.

Application Submission:

Email letter of interest, curriculum vita and list of professional references in a single PDF to: employment@thiel.edu (preferred method), or mail application materials to: Jennifer Clark, Director of Human Resources, Thiel College, 75 College Avenue, Greenville, PA. 16125.  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Thiel College is committed to attracting a culturally and professionally diverse faculty and staff who engage our students by providing a rich and fulfilling curricular and co-curricular experience.