Assistant Director, Industry Advising

Location: Villanova

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Posting Number:
S

Position Title:
Assistant Director, Industry Advising

Position Type:
Staff

Location:
Villanova, PA

Recruitment Type:
Internal/External Applicants

Work Schedule:
full-time/12-months

Avg Hours Week

Department:
323-Career Services

Position Summary:

The Assistant Director, Industry Advising is responsible for managing a portfolio of employer relationships and providing career coaching to students and alumni on career decisions and job search strategies. The Assistant Director works with employers to create a customized recruiting experience to engage with students and alumni of the university, including planning on and off campus events and developing sponsorship opportunities.

The Assistant Director collaborates with campus professional development teams, faculty, student organizations, alumni, and University Advancement to promote internship and professional opportunities and meet with students to help them secure these opportunities. Some travel and overnight visits will be required.

Ignite Your Career at Villanova University!Whether undergraduate or graduate, faculty or staff, each community member brings with them a wealth of experiences that enrich our University and shift our perspectives. As a part of this community, your work will improve lives and ignite change! Villanova is a Carnegie-classified doctoral university. From its founding in 1842 to its position today as a nationally recognized leading university, Villanova University has forged a path of academic excellence.

The University is in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, home to a large concentration of universities, industries, and government labs.

• Why work at Villanova? Join a mission-driven organization. Since Villanova University's founding in 1842, we have been inspired by the values of truth, unity, and love, and are a community dedicated to service to others.
• Villanova has been included among the nation's best colleges and universities. VU's inclusion again in U.S. News & World Report's 2023 "Best Colleges" rankings is another indication of the University's continued prominence and forward momentum.
• We believe that an inclusive community fosters an understanding and appreciation for diversity among our students, faculty, staff and administrators. The UNITAS Office of Community Enrichment works to address issues of equity and justice in a variety of ways including workshops, events and employee resource groups.
• Villanova's most precious asset is our people. Even as a part-time employee, you will receive access to certain benefits, including tuition assistance and more.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. The University is an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University's mission and values.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Employer Relations & Event Management

• Create and manage relationships with employers and educate them about best practices for recruiting at the university.
• Evaluate the employers' experience and follow through on any requests or recommendations.
• Using recruiting and student interest data, identify target employers for outreach and travel to meet them. In collaboration with university faculty, staff and alumni, work to establish recruiting relationships with these organizations.
• Create sponsorship opportunites in the Career Center for any interested employer.
• Use Handshake to accurately post multiple positions, establish unique interview schedules, identify potential student candidates and collect resumes.
• Initiate and manage university-wide, industry-specific career events on and off campus.

Industry Advising

• Counsel and coach students and alumni on job search strategies and preparation using information gathered from employer conversations.
• Conduct practice interview sessions.
• Lead in-person and virtual workshops on career development subjects like resume writing, interviewing, and managing an online presence.
• Respond to student inquiries regarding job postings and interview schedules.
• Develop industry-specific content for website, handouts, and digital & print educational materials.
• Support industry-specific immersion programs and other experiential student trips, including corporate site visits.
• Work with student groups associated with the industries supported.

University Partnerships

• Serve as the Career Center's liaison to academic units and campus departments, including University Advancement and the Alumni Office, who are relevant to employer relationships.
• Collaborate with university professional development teams by enhancing student outreach and strengthening employer and alumni engagements to produce positive outcomes for students.
• Run reports for university professional development teams and to inform strategy of career & professional development
• Share employment trends and recruiting & outcomes…