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Senior Associate Director, Career Education and Advising

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Senior Associate Director, Career Education and Advising designs and delivers career education programs, liaises with academic Centers & Programs, and provides one?on?one and small?group career advising and executive coaching. The role is responsible for supporting the career and professional development of Columbia Business Schools graduate business students and alumni.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with colleagues across CMC and the Business School to plan, develop, and deliver career education and professional development programs, including individual presentations, speaker series, panels, company visits, and other market?facing networking & educational events. Utilizes a variety of delivery formats such as webinars, live workshops, and short?form videos.
• Lead the planning and execution of large?scale industry and networking events in collaboration with the School and employer partners, ensuring strong representation and managing event logistics.
• Support School?wide events, including career fairs, career action groups, on?campus recruiting, and other programs as assigned.
• Provide one?on?one and small?group executive coaching and career advising on topics related to internship and full?time searches, self?assessment, self?marketing, networking, interviewing, and industry?specific job strategies.
• Advise students on broader professional development topics such as executive presence, relationship management, and key workplace success factors.
• Track job?seeking outcomes and identify trends and patterns of candidates seeking a job change; conduct analysis of the data sets and present findings regarding employment change trends to various business school stakeholders.
• Manage and support projects such as resume book production, on?campus recruiting qualification processes, and updates to online resources used by students in their job search; also conduct one?on?one resume reviews.
• Develop key messages for periodic newsletters to students and alumni, highlighting upcoming programs, job opportunities, career research, and best practices.
• Independently cultivate relationships with alumni, current students, and recruiters to source panelists for industry sessions and company visits while leveraging engagement for employer referrals; accompany student groups to company visits after regular business hours when needed.
• Build strong working relationships with the broader Career Management Center team, Office of Student Affairs, Admissions, Deans Office, and other relevant Business School departments to facilitate seamless integration of CBS resources for student and alumni stakeholders served by the CMC.
• Partner with colleagues on CMC Marketing & Communications and Strategic Partnerships teams to maintain contact databases and execute email marketing programs for employer outreach.
• Participate in ongoing professional development activities to enhance skills related to career advising and program design.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required, and a minimum of 46 years of related experience required.
• MBA or masters degree in counseling or higher education fields preferred.
• Strong program and project management skills with demonstrated experience in relationship development.
• Ability to excel in a fast?paced, high?volume environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and/or Google Slides, Google Sheets, and Google Docs.
• Strong professional demeanor, customer service orientation, and ability to engage with diverse stakeholders. Ability to manage difficult situations with firmness and diplomacy.
• Ability to balance independent work with a collaborative approach.
• Proactive, self?starter with strong problem?solving skills and the ability to navigate complex situations with tact and professionalism.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation abilities.
• Ability to work some Saturdays, some evenings, and early mornings on a seasonal basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education and corporate settings, and experience working with executive?level professionals strongly preferred.
• International experience or experience working with a diverse, global student population.
• Experience in workshop facilitation and student counseling or masters level advising.

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