Associate Director – Graduate Student Advising and Programming – Graduate Career Management Center

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Description

The Goizueta Business School is in search of an Associate Director - Graduate Student Advising and Programming to join the Graduate Career Management Center (GCMC). This full-time role is ideal for a candidate with a robust industry background and a foundation in coaching/mentoring, who is passionate about supporting early-career college and international students.

The Associate Director will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing a range of activities and events aimed at enhancing career advising and preparation for graduate students in our Specialized Master’s Programs, including the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) and the Master of Finance (MF) programs. This role requires an individual adept at leveraging industry insights to prepare students for successful careers and to connect them meaningfully with professional opportunities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct one-on-one/group coaching appointments with students, guiding them through all stages of the professional development curriculum. Support students’ career exploration, skill-building, and job search strategies, offering tailored feedback to enhance their career readiness.
• Develops and implements a comprehensive student advising strategy, covering pre-orientation requirements, CMC engagement education, orientation programming, communication plans, and year-round workshops and resources to support career preparation.
• Communicates the engagement plan for incoming and current students to ensure an accurate understanding of CMC services and student expectations and responsibilities.
• Participates in the development of departmental goals and objectives.
• Prepares statistical reports and develops, completes and analyzes surveys.
• Leads special projects.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree in business administration or a field related to advising area and three years of career planning or related business/industry experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• An MBA is preferred.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience advising or coaching students about employer hiring practices, job roles, career tracks, and professional expectations.
• Experience working with early career college and international students, including working knowledge of coaching and student development theories and practices.
• Professional experience in career coaching and counseling, career development, experiential learning, educational program development and delivery, corporate recruiting, industry, or related fields is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to work across diverse international groups and contribute to inclusivity in the campus community.
• Strong communication, presentation, writing, project management, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience developing collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders; ideally working with faculty, alumni, and employers within the industry cluster.
• Experience working with web-based career management, communication, and collaboration tools such as 12Twenty, Handshake, LinkedIn, and course management systems.

NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location. Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

Additional Details

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