Overview
The Center for Career Services is GW’s central career services office supporting students and alumni in their career and professional development. Through personal career coaching, specialized programs, premier internship opportunities, and connections with top-tier employers, they help students realize and advance their career and professional goals. The career services team is committed to creating an anti-racist, innovative, energized, and positive environment for staff, students, and alumni to discover their best selves.
The Career Development Manager, MISPH plays a leadership role in addressing the career preparation needs of undergraduate students enrolled in GW’s Milken Institute School of Public Health (MISPH). Embedded within the school and co-reported to a member of the Dean’s leadership team, the Career Development Manager works directly with students, MISPH constituents, and the Center for Career Services (CCS) to develop the school’s career readiness goals and strategies/plans to accomplish them. This individual will partner with academic departments on the development of career readiness initiatives that may be integrated into the curricula of various academic programs; this includes but is not limited to a professional competencies framework (NACE Career Readiness Competencies) that complements academic learning outcomes. In addition to the oversight provided by the Milken Institute School of Public Health, the Career Development Manager will report to the Director of Academic Partnerships.
The Career Development Manager, MISPH will perform the following duties:
- Develop a plan to achieve the career preparation goals for students within the host college in collaboration with the Dean’s leadership team
- Collaborate with MISPH unit heads to leverage resources and services relevant to goals, including career coaching, events management, and employer relations
- Identify and create resources that address the unique interests of MISPH students, design workshops and career events tailored to MISPH students, and provide advising in both individual and group appointments
- Track the success of MISPH students, assess the effectiveness of services and programs, and author periodic reports for the dean’s leadership team
- Collaborate with development officers to engage MISPH alumni participants in career panels, mentoring roles, and recruitment efforts
- Partner with counterparts in other schools/colleges on joint career initiatives and strategize with host school on employer development targets
- Compile and present reports to host school leadership documenting the progress of initiatives
- Represent host-school career readiness priorities to parents, advisory board members, and other constituents
The Career Development Manager’s primary office will be in the school, but a landing space will be maintained in the Center for Career Services. The position is based at GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus in Washington, DC. The incumbent may perform other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
– This is a two-year limited term position with the possibility of extension contingent on funding and additional approvals.
If interested, please apply at: https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/108183
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
About The George Washington University
The George Washington University, an independent academic institution chartered by the Congress of the United States in 1821, dedicates itself to furthering human well-being. The University values a dynamic, student-focused community stimulated by cultural and intellectual diversity and built upon a foundation of integrity, creativity, and openness to the exploration of new ideas.
The George Washington University, centered in the national and international crossroads of Washington, D.C., commits itself to excellence in the creation, dissemination, and application of knowledge.
To promote the process of lifelong learning from both global and integrative perspectives, the University provides a stimulating intellectual environment for its diverse students and faculty. By fostering excellence in teaching, the University offers outstanding learning experiences for full-time and part-time students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs in Washington, D.C., the nation, and abroad. As a center for intellectual inquiry and research, the University emphasizes the linkage between basic and applied scholarship, insisting that the practical be grounded in knowledge and theory. The University acts as a catalyst for creativity in the arts, the sciences, and professions by encouraging interaction among its students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the communities it serves.
The George Washington University draws upon the rich array of resources from the National Capital Area to enhance its educational endeavors. In return, the University, through its students, faculty, staff, and alumni, contributes talent and knowledge to improve the quality of life in metropolitan Washington, D.C.
