Job Summary

The Associate Director, Business Career Services is a seasoned professional contributor working under limited supervision who enables successful employment outcomes for graduate students in all of Daniels Masters programs.  The Associate Director accomplishes this by developing relationships with internal (Admissions, Program Management, Student Services and Academic Directors) and external (Employers, Organizations, Alumni) that produce quality interactions that lead to employment and career growth opportunities.  This role will provide career exploration, career assessments interpretations, resume/cover letter reviews and works to enhance and build student career searching skills. The Associate Director will work as part of a dynamic team that is housed in Rawls Hall, serving the Daniels School of Business. Keeping informed and engaged on employment statuses and action plans to support student success is crucial, including industry knowledge and trends around career services.

About Mitch Daniels School of Business: The Mitch Daniels School of Business aspires to take a top 25 program and transform it into a top 10 program that competes for the best students in the country.   The key components of this transformation are:

• Academic Prowess.  Daniels School faculty are able to see and steer to what's next, imparting thought leadership to peers in an ever-growing student body. 
• Integration of STEM and Business.   Every company today is a technology organization, and business leaders must understand how specific technologies can create competitive advantage. 
• Transformational Student Experience. Some of life's most important lessons aren't found in a book or a lecture hall. Active transformational experience will produce critical thinkers who see and tackle the world's largest problems.
• Freedom and Capitalism.  Daniels' students will learn through transformative texts that free markets have raised living standards tremendously for all people.
• Powered by Business Partnerships. The Daniels School provides opportunities for industry partners and alumni to connect with students and faculty in order to provide solutions to business challenges of today and the future. 

A cover letter is required to be fully considered

What We’re Looking For:                                
Education and Experience
Qualified candidates will need:

• Bachelor's degree in Higher Education, Business, Human Resources, or a related discipline
• Five years of professional work experience in higher education, career development, and/or corporate recruiting or staffing

Skills Needed:

• Strong career coaching, collaboration, and communication skills; ability to work with mid-career professionals
• Business acumen, executive presence, and professional demeanor
• Ability to think strategically, manage projects, set priorities, and meet deadlines
• Effective collaborator with internal and external stakeholders
• High level of comfort presenting to large and small groups, both in-person and online
• Proficiency with collection, analysis and reporting of data

Additional Information: 

• To learn more about Purdue’s benefits summary CLICK HERE
• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position  
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility:  Defined Contribution Waiting Period

Career Stream

Professional 3

• Pay Band S060
• Job Code #20002165

Link to Career Path Maker: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/careerpathmaker/

EOE / AA:
Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer.