Director of Business Experiences

Responsible for overseeing and managing the COB’s career and community engagement through student professional development and employer outreach. Duties include helping students discover their early career-path and develop professionalism to successfully begin their journey through that career, manage relationships with regional employers enhancing opportunities for employers to engage with the college, facilitating the experiential learning goal of 75% student participation within three years, working with departments across campus to augment existing opportunities and to incorporate up-to-date, career related and experiential learning practices in to curriculum, promote internships and co-ops for COB students, represent COB at various events including NACE, NACRO, and SHRM committees, etc.

Primary Responsibilities

Work with academic departments and allied units across campus such as Career Services to develop a robust set of student programs to augment existing Professionalism, Experiential Learning, and Career opportunities in the college. Establish, for the first time in the Haile COB, a schedule of “Information Sessions” that bring key employers into the building supplementing Career Fairs and work with Career Services to set and fill on-campus interview schedules after the fairs. Provide career guidance to Haile COB students individually and collectively, through these student programs.

Develop relationships with key employers and alumni to maximize employment relationships between the Haile/US Bank College of Business and regional businesses. Maximize communication between the region and the college so that we are responsive to employer needs and we enhance internship, experiential learning, and career opportunities for our students. Based upon these relationships select key employers and develop sponsorship programs and track contacts, progress and outcomes.

Promote internships and co-ops among COB students, faculty and area employers to ensure more opportunities and more students capitalizing on them. Maximize use of HireNKU to improve student and employer connections and record keeping for accreditation purposes and to ensure that the Haile COB becomes increasingly oriented to experiential learning and related outcomes.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Business or Higher ed or Public Administration or a related field of study preferred with a minimum three years experience. Experience in higher ed and/ or career development preferred. Must be proficient in MS Office suite of applications, SAP and have the ability to learn elements of Academic Advising, HireNKU, and other new and evolving technologies, HR, Career Development, Marketing, Client Centric and an established Employer Network. Must have excellent communication skills and ability to develop strategies, work independently, develop and complete projects. A dependable vehicle with a valid driver license is required.

Minimum Education Bachelor’s Degree Preferred Education Master’s Degree Minimum Experience 3 years Salary $44,167.50 Minimum/Annually Pay Grade S72