Assistant Director of Experiential Learning

Position Summary

As part of the University’s strategic goal to prepare students for the future of work, and in alignment with the innovative 4-Dimensional student experience, the Experiential Learning team within Career & Professional Development (CPD) will offer programs and services to help students achieve their career-related experiential learning goals and will prepare faculty and staff to support them. The Assistant Director of Experiential Learning will play a key role in planning and implementing programming and provide broader support according to the needs of students and data on student engagement and workforce trends.

The position reports to the Director of Experiential Learning at CPD within the Academic Affairs Division.

• Plan and execute programs for professional development of students in experiential learning, including the Student Employees Achieve (SEA) badge, job fairs, National Student Employment Week, and Student Employment awards.
• Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of systems for student employment and internships, including managing postings and e-learning opportunities.
• Manage communications and marketing strategy for the team through newsletters, outreach, and social media in collaboration with broader Career & Professional Development efforts.
• Represent the team on working groups including the PCO User Group and at information events such as Journey to DU and Discoveries Orientation.
• Support data analysis and reporting on student success measures including retention, graduation, and career outcomes of students participating in experiential learning.

• Working knowledge of experiential learning, career development, leadership development, or related fields.
• Strong event planning and presentation skills to deliver effective professional development programs related to career skill development to all levels of employees and management, including online presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of individuals.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain good working relationships both inside and outside of the division.
• Customer-focused orientation with a high level of professionalism and discretion.
• Solid skills in marketing and communications in the higher‑ed context, especially building student engagement with programming.
• Ability to clean, gather, and analyze data to inform programmatic decisions.

• Bachelor’s degree. Relevant professional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• 2‑4 years of work experience.
• Professional experience in experiential learning, career development, leadership development, or related fields.
• Experience working with college students or related youth development experience.

• Experience with event and program planning in higher education or a similarly complex environment with multiple audiences.
• Experience working with data and using it to inform decisions.

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.

• Ability to work in front of a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m. In accordance with the University’s flexible work policy, this position is eligible to be considered for partial remote work. Further details regarding this plan will be determined with the hiring manager and are dependent on the division and team specific needs.

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) July 20, 2026.

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

The salary grade for the position is 10. The salary rate for this position is $69,938.

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