University of Chicago hiring Associate Director, Career Management in Chicago, IL | LinkedIn (2024)

DepartmentBooth Career Services: Career Management Evening & Weekend Programs

About The DepartmentThe University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Chicago Booth Is Proud To Claim:

• an unmatched faculty.
• degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
• a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
• strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.

For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.

Job SummaryThe Associate Director, Career Management is part of a global MBA Career Services team and primarily functions as a coach practitioner and educator for students in the Evening MBA (~750) and Weekend MBA (~450) programs, as well as alumni (53,000+). As a coach, the AD provides one-on-one and small group support for all phases of the career and job search lifecycle. As a career educator, the AD creates and facilitates innovative career management programming including large classroom, experiential learning, special events and panels, and via e-learning media such as webinars, video casts, designed instructional tools, and sourcing expert alumni and corporate volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Coaches working, professional, domestic and international students and alumni on appropriate career management and job search skills in one-on-one, small and large group settings, and virtually.
• Provides career coaching support for a wide variety of MBA career paths and goals, including career changers, those seeking promotional advancement with their current firms, and entrepreneurs.
• Conceptualizes, innovates, develops, and facilitates the delivery of career education (knowledge and skill building) including workshops, panel discussions, large scale conferences in person and via e-learning/media.
• Creates self-guided and/or interactive learning resources, such as scripted content and video, for intranet and LMS platforms.
• Continually develops and maintains knowledge of market and industry trends, and MBA roles across a wide spectrum of industries and functions; partners with Employer Relations to stay current on firm trends and recruiting processes.
• Acquires, maintains, and applies knowledge of proprietary career research databases and resources, and utilizes with relevant constituencies through one-on-one coaching appointments, live and virtual presentations, and online and print content.
• Consults and partners with several industry, regional, and/or functional student groups to assess and support recruiting needs, and assists in planning and delivering career-management related programming.
• Collaborates with career services colleagues and across Booth to build and maintain institutional knowledge, gain synergies, and design and implement strategic and tactical solutions that advance the career goals of students and alumni.
• Solicits and analyzes student and alumni feedback and evaluations, and helps strategize with Career Management team, student organizations, or other Booth staff to determine program and resource offerings and innovations.
• Manages or leads various special projects/programs that provide career-related support or strategic initiatives to address needs of special constituencies.
• Conducts job search and career management related large lectures, hands-on workshops, special events, training programs, and one-on-one career coaching sessions. Acts as a resource for and directs students to other career resources as needed.
• Analyzes markets and trends as they relate to job searches. Assesses student feedback and evaluations and collaborates with other career services staff members, student organizations, or other staff to determine program offerings and innovations.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Education:Minimum QualificationsMinimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.