Associate Director, Career Management

Department
 

Booth Career Services: Career Management Evening & Weekend Programs

About the Department
 

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.
Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.
Chicago Booth is proud to claim:
-an unmatched faculty.
-degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
-a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
-strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.
As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.
For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.

Job Summary
 

The Associate Director, Career Management is part of the Chicago Booth Career Services team and primarily functions as a coach practitioner and educator for students in the Booth Evening MBA, Weekend MBA, and alumni of Booth MBA programs. They will also collaborate with Booth career coaches who are supporting the inaugural Master in Management and Master in Finance students. Students enrolling in the Master in Management (MiM) cohort will have less than two years professional work experience, Master in Finance (MiF) students represent a wider range of experience and Evening and Weekend MBA (EW) students are typically working professionals with an average of five years’ work experience.

Responsibilities

• Coaches Evening MBA students, Weekend MBA students and Booth graduates on appropriate career management and job search skills in one-on-one, small and large group settings, and virtually.
• This individual will have a specific focus on working professionals and recent alumni (those within five years of their Booth graduation).   As needed, provide incremental coaching capacity to support students in the MiM and MiF programs.
• Provides career coaching support for a wide variety of career paths and goals, including firms which regularly hire business graduates, e.g., consulting, major corporates, financial services firms, as well as firms in more specialized sectors, e.g., media / entertainment, clean tech, venture capital.
• Conceptualizes, innovates, develops, and facilitates the delivery of career education (knowledge and skill building) including workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers in person and via e-learning/media.
• Collaborates with Booth departments such as Leadership Development, Student Life, Academic Services, and Admissions to identify opportunities to enhance the EW student experience.
• Understands career interests of EW students and works closely with Operations and Employer Relations staff to facilitate connecting students to career opportunities.
• Solicits and analyzes student and alumni feedback and evaluations and helps strategize with Booth staff and student leaders to determine program and resource offerings and innovations.
• Manages or leads various special projects/programs that provide career-related support or strategic initiatives to address needs of special constituencies.  These audiences could include the general alumni population, subsets of students or alumni based on industry, geography, function, years of work experience, or other factors.   
• Conducts job search and career management related large lectures, hands-on workshops, special events, training programs, and one-on-one career coaching sessions. Acts as a resource for and directs students to other career resources as needed.
• Works, with minimal guidance, to write timely and effective articles about career management topics for a variety of student publications. Conceptualizes, develops, and delivers career management programming and published materials.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree in business, counseling, or related field.

Experience:

• A minimum eight years of experience in business or higher education.
• Background in undergraduate career management, recruiting, or student services fields.
• Experience with, knowledge of, or demonstrated interest in business careers.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience using on-line resources, spreadsheets, digital content management (website) and learning management (LMS) platforms and presentation software (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred Competencies

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, organizational, and project management skills.
• An understanding of and appreciation for the needs and concerns of a diverse student body.
• Deep commitment to customer service and the ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and work successfully in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated initiative, and work both independently and collaboratively within and across teams.

Working Conditions

• Work in-person (in the office) with students 3 days/week.  During peak times and depending on student demand, additional in-person days may be required.  This is not a virtual role.
• Flexibility to work on evenings and weekends.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST  be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Student Affairs & Services

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

37.5

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

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