Career Development Manager

Career Development Manager

The Career Development Manager serves as a key member of Career & Professional Development and is responsible for leading the planning, implementation, and assessment of employer engagement and professional skills programming that prepares students for career success. This position serves as the primary coordinator for career fairs, mock interviews, networking events, employer panels, classroom engagement opportunities, site visits, and other career readiness initiatives that connect students with employers, alumni, and industry professionals.

In addition to managing signature career events, the Career Development Manager supports student career readiness through career advising, assessment, and strategic outreach efforts. The position serves as a liaison to designated academic programs and industry areas, collaborating with faculty to integrate career learning outcomes, support Career Everywhere initiatives, and connect academic learning with career pathways and workforce opportunities.

Through partnerships with employers, alumni, faculty, and campus stakeholders, the Career Development Manager develops high-impact experiences that increase student engagement, strengthen career readiness, and contribute to positive post-graduation outcomes.

Academic Partnerships

• Collaborate with faculty and academic departments to embed career readiness and career learning outcomes throughout the student experience.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Career & Professional Development and assigned academic areas.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with faculty, instructional staff, advisors, and academic leadership.
• Participate in departmental meetings, initiatives, and events as appropriate with faculty to integrate career development concepts and career learning outcomes into courses and co-curricular experiences.
• Support implementation of school-level career milestones and Career Everywhere initiatives.

• Educates or advises students and recent alumni individually, or in groups through various mediums about career exploration, self-assessment, skills, materials development, and career decisions

Career Events & Professional Skills Programming

Serve as the primary coordinator and lead manager for Career & Professional Development's employer engagement and professional skills events, creating high-impact experiences that prepare students for career success and meaningful professional connections.

• Lead the planning, coordination, implementation, and assessment of Career & Professional Development's employer engagement and professional skills events.
• Coordinate and execute programs including mock interview events, networking socials, employer panels, classroom engagement opportunities, career fairs, industry meet-ups, site visits, and alumni networking programs.
• Manage event logistics, timelines, registrations, communications, participant engagement, budgets, assessment activities, and event operations.
• Supervise and mentor a student employee responsible for supporting event logistics, coordinating mock interview schedules, communicating with students and employers, tracking registrations, and collecting required event documents and materials.
• Utilize event participation and assessment data to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve programming.
• Support evening and occasional weekend programs and events as needed.

Industry Expertise & Career Pathways

Develop industry-specific knowledge, resources, and connections that support student career exploration and success.

• Serve as the designated career resource for assigned academic majors and industry clusters.
• Remain current on industry trends, labor market information, employment outlooks, graduate education opportunities, and workforce needs.
• Build and maintain relationships with alumni, employers, and professionals willing to engage with students through mentoring, networking, informational interviews, job shadowing, and experiential learning opportunities.
• May identify and maintain a professional network of employers or other stakeholders to facilitate career exploration and employment opportunities for…