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About the Role
Oversees strategic planning and execution of events, services, and resources supporting students and alumnae in career development, graduate/professional school advising, on-campus role applications, and competitive fellowship applications. Collaborates across teams to align initiatives with institutional mission and values.
Responsibilities
- Hire, train, and manage members of the Advising and Programs Team.
- Recruit candidates and manage all aspects of the hiring process.
- Design training schedules and materials.
- Ensure staff adherence to departmental and College-wide policies.
- Lead weekly team staff meetings and one-on-one meetings.
- Conduct performance evaluations and manage performance improvement processes.
- Lead cross-departmental and cross-campus collaboration for programming and resources.
- Oversee the dissemination of career resources via College website, Handshake, Barnard Connect, and other platforms.
- Lead the creation and implementation of Beyond Barnard’s annual Focus series and other events.
- Supervise the execution of event series and manage program series/initiatives.
- Oversee advising and initiatives related to career exploration and preparation for students and alumnae.
- Manage Barnard’s Executive Mentorship Program.
- Provide leadership and oversight to the Peer Career Advisor program.
- Develop and maintain relationships with campus and external partners.
- Provide weekly one-on-one advising to students and alumnae.
- Design and implement processes for evaluating advising and programmatic initiatives.
- Present workshops and webinars on career and graduate path best practices.
- Host information sessions, workshops, fairs, or other programs for information dissemination.
- Oversee the development and updating of digital resources for career and graduate paths.
- Plan internal Beyond Barnard staff professional development workshops and trainings.
- Manage Beyond Barnard’s staff advising schedule, including drop-in advising.
- Manage in-person and virtual events on evenings and weekends as necessary.
- Support team-wide, division-wide, and College-wide events as directed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master's degree required.
- 7 years of related work experience preferably in higher education, with background in academic/career advising or teaching.
- Doctoral degree (preferred).
- Experience managing professional staff (preferred).
Skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking/presentation.
- Facility with current technology and web-based applications.
- Ability to focus and work quickly, handle multiple tasks, set priorities, and absorb detail.
- Ability to understand and adhere to college and national policy.
- Ability to decipher between confidential and need-to-know information.
- Ability to build and cultivate relationships with diverse on- and off-campus stakeholders.
- Maturity, sensitivity, tact, judgment, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to contribute to the tone of professionalism in the office.
- Ability to remain calm and flexible under pressure.
- Ability to work effectively both as an individual and in a fast-paced and evolving setting requiring extensive cooperation and collaboration.
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7 years of related work experience
Education Level
- Master's degree
- Doctoral degree
Salary/Compensations
- $105,000 - $113,000 annually
About the Company
- Barnard College