Director of Career Services - DWC - HigherEdJobs

Since our founding in 1965, Daniel Webster College ("DWC") has established itself as an innovative
center of higher learning. DWC maintains an active enrollment of approximately 1,000 students in
varying Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's degree programs in the following schools: Arts and
Sciences; Aviation Sciences; Business, Management and Professional Studies; Engineering and Computer
Sciences. Our programs employ traditional, accelerated and distance methodologies in a
learner-centered environment of mutual respect.

We are committed to helping men and women develop the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue opportunities in the fields of aviation, information technology, business and engineering. In our pursuit of excellence, our employees are our greatest asset. DWC is a reflection of the spirit of our college community and every employee plays an invaluable role in the achievement of our mission.

The Director of Career Services directs and oversees the campus' Career Services Department to provide career services and employment assistance to students, graduates, and alumni by building relationships with local corporate, non-profit and government employers and providing career counseling. Responsible for graduate employment results at the campus for Daniel Webster College, Inc. (DWC).

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the overall success of the Career Services Department including achieving graduate employment goals. Develops and implements marketing plans to achieve these goals.
• Provides leadership, direction, motivation and supervision of direct reports. Appraises performance, provides feedback, takes appropriate corrective actions and oversees staff development. Recruits and selects departmental employees.
• Successfully completes DWC's Presentation Skills training program. Maintains presentation skills certification. Conducts professional presentations to employers regarding hiring relationships in accordance with established standards.
• Plans, organizes and sets the Career Services Program on an annual basis. Schedules dates for employer information sessions, interviews, and fairs.
• Builds effective relationships with local and regional corporations, non-profit and government organizations and community partners to identify employment opportunities and to promote the campus' qualified students, graduates, and alumni. Solicits job leads.
• Assists graduates in securing employment in their field of training. Provides assistance in helping enrolled students obtain non-degreed employment while still enrolled at DWC.
• Provides career coaching to students, including seminars and workshops, interviewing techniques and other job search skills training.
• Oversees the up-to-date maintenance of the Career Services database, documentation, reports and student records in accordance with policies.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures, ethical practices, and the guidelines of government and accrediting organizations' criteria. Stays abreast of changes in law, regulations and policies. Provides straining, guidance and direction to direct reports to ensure that changes are reflected in policies and procedures and are communicated effectively to the campuses.
• Manages the quality survey function to measure graduates' employment success and employers' satisfaction with the quality of education provided to graduates.
• Participates in public relations activities promoting the school. Serves as a member of the campus' Advisory Committee.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a social science discipline, human resources, business, marketing, or a related area from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three years experience in recruiting, career services and employment assistance, or sales experience with demonstrated success in selling to mid- to upper-level management in the corporate sector.
• Previous proven success in presenting sales or training material.
• Experience in organizing and writing reports and presentations. Experience in presenting results to all levels of management.
• Efficiently and effectively utilize a personal computer and related software including Microsoft Office, departmental specific software and the Internet.
• Proven educational or administrative experience in solving complex problems for individuals or teams. Experience with analyzing and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of options and exercise critical thinking, problem solving, and judgment skills.
• Able to provide examples of situations which need rule interpretation and application. Proven experience in performing inductive and deductive reasoning to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions and then apply those rules to specific problems to produce answers.
• Strong work ethic, timely and accurately organize, prioritize and complete all job responsibilities.
• Experience in supervising employees including assigning work, training employees, and conducting job performance reviews. Able to recruit, interview and hire new employees for the department.
• Proven record of multi-tasking and ability to handle a high pressure environment with significant timeline pressures.
• Past history of developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
• Maintain a valid driver's license and regularly travel in a safe and expeditious manner to off-site locations.

Daniel Webster College is committed to offering our employees a benefits package that will allow them to find a balance between their professional and personal lives as well as the opportunity for career development.

For more information about Daniel Webster College, visit: https://careers-dwc.icims.com

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