at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50576
Department: Career Advancement
Salary/Grade: EXS/7
The mission of Northwestern Career Advancement (NCA) is to foster excellence in career development, preparation, and professional opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and alumni by providing comprehensive services and programming and by promoting strong partnerships with employers, academic departments, and the university community. Learn more about the Northwestern Career Advancement department here: https://www.northwestern.edu/careers/
About Student Affairs: By pursuing justice, equity, and belonging, Student Affairs cultivates student programs, services, and skills; disrupts barriers; and partners across Northwestern and neighboring communities to create an inclusive culture in which all students can thrive. Learn more about the Division of Student Affairs here: https://www.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/about/strategic-plan/objectives.html
Job Summary:
The Assistant Director functions within Northwestern Career Advancement (NCA) as a member of a team that provides comprehensive career and employment services for undergraduate and graduate students across Northwestern’s academic units.
The Assistant Director manages key employer and alumni relationships and develops and cultivates new recruiting partnerships that benefit Northwestern students. This role regularly interfaces with alumni, recruiters, donors, students, and other Northwestern community members. This role manages relationships with organizations hiring positions for both undergraduate and graduate students in the following sectors: arts and culture, education/research, technology, healthcare, and environmental sciences.
The Assistant Director also leads the planning, development, and evaluation of special project areas that play a critical role in the team examples of which may include but are not limited to large-scale event planning and management (virtually and in-person) such as career fairs, coordination of strategic employer visits to campus and events therein, management of NCA’s comprehensive on-campus interview program, securing and maintaining key corporate sponsorships, programming and partnerships with the Northwestern Alumni Association. This position focuses on supporting our Ph.D. advising team by providing strategic guidance to employers that recruit advanced degree candidates.
Pay: The salary range for this Assistant Director position is $63,000-68,000 annually, depending on experience, skills, and internal equity.
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