Associate Vice President Student Professional Development

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: Generally Monday through Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: University Advancement

Department: Student Professional Development

Location: Elon Main Campus

The Associate Vice President for Student Professional Development is a senior leader responsible for advancing the university’s mission through building, scaling, and sustaining high-impact employer partnerships that drive internships, experiential learning, and full-time employment outcomes for students and alumni. This position provides strategic vision and executive oversight for all career services functions, with a focus on employer engagement, relationship management, workforce alignment, and student career outcomes.

The Associate Vice President is a builder who will serve as Elon’s chief architect of employer strategy, developing innovative, scalable partnerships that align academic programs with workforce needs, expanding meaningful experiential learning opportunities, and strengthening postgraduate employment success.

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities.

Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses.
• Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at the onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and Division I Phoenix athletics.
• Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents beginning at two years of service, and eligibility for the Tuition Exchange national scholarship program after two years of employment.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of its community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Key

Competencies:

• Relationship-building and business development
• Strategic, student-centered thinking
• Deep understanding of workforce trends and the recruiting landscape
• Inspired collaboration
• Systems orientation
• Management of multiple priorities in a highly-complex…