Student Career Program Manager

Job Title:Student Career Program Manager

Job :32709

Location:John Jay College

Full/Part Time:Full-Time

Regular/Temporary:Regular

John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) led by President Karol V. Mason, and an internationally recognized leader in educating for justice. John Jay is a federally designated Hispanic-serving institution, it is ranked third in the nation in Black student success, and it is a top ten institution for promoting student social mobility.

John Jay is proud to serve a diverse and dynamic student body of 15,000 students that includes nearly fifty percent students who are first in their family to attend college as well as students who are immigrants, from low-income families, or from other historically underrepresented groups.

Reporting to the Director of the Career Learning Lab, the Associate Director serves as the key link between the Career Learning Lab and academic departments campus-wide — partnering with faculty, program coordinators, advisors, and employer-facing colleagues to prepare students for paid, career-aligned experiential learning.

In this role, you'll build and lead a team of career industry advisors while cultivating strong relationships with Department Chairs, Faculty, Internship Coordinators, Academic Advisors, Program Directors, and leaders across Honors, Research, and Undergraduate/Graduate Programs. You'll work closely with academic leadership to identify and engage students for internships, apprenticeships, entry-level roles, fellowships, co-ops, capstone projects, and other applied learning opportunities.

You'll also serve as a bridge between the classroom and career readiness — learning departments' curricula, student skill sets, and career pathways inside and out, then finding creative ways to weave employer engagement and career development directly into academic life, from classroom presentations to industry-sponsored projects.

Build relationships with students beginning early in their academic careers and maintain engagement throughout their career development journey.

• Conduct targeted student outreach and recruitment
• Manage candidate communications and follow-
• Connect students to relevant internship, employment, apprenticeship, and experiential learning
• Coach students through employer and staffing-agency recruiting
• Facilitate student participation in employer recruitment
• Monitor student engagement, interview progression, and placement
• Provide appropriate referrals to Career Advisors for individualized career preparation and

Serve as a key Career Learning Lab partner to faculty and academic departments in connecting students to career and workforce opportunities.

• Partner with faculty to identify qualified and high-potential student
• Establish clear faculty-to-Career Learning Lab referral
• Introduce employers into classrooms and academic
• Coordinate employer classroom presentations and career-connected learning
• Oversee academic internship and industry immersion experience
• Support industry projects, experiential learning, and other applied learning
• Collaborate with faculty on opportunities that connect academic learning with employer needs and career
• Support faculty and departments developing student opportunities that strengthen career readiness and employment outcomes.
• Cultivate ongoing relationships with faculty, academic leadership, and internship coordinators to expand student access to career-connected opportunities.

Build strong partnerships across the college to expand awareness of and participation in internship and employment opportunities. Develop relationships with: student organizations, professional associations, cultural organizations, graduate and undergraduate programs, career advisors, peer mentors and other student success and academic support units. Collaborate with campus partners to identify students, communicate opportunities, and increase engagement in career development, internships, experiential learning, and employment pathways.

Cultivate relationships across the college to expand and strengthen the student talent pipeline.

Develop and maintain centralized talent pools and sourcing systems that enable the College to respond efficiently to employer workforce needs. Organize and maintain student talent information by:
Industry,…