Assistant Director for Experiential Learning

AST DIR, Career Services

• Responsible for implementing a comprehensive experiential learning plan to support student, industry, and campus engagement in immersive experiences and experiential learning opportunities. The incumbent will leverage partnerships with campus and the community to ensure that students have access to a variety of reputable experiential learning opportunities to support learning. Engages campus partners (i.e. alumni, staff, faculty, employers, community members) to collaborate and move forward on the Career Connections Center’s and university’s existing strategy for experiential learning. This position stays current with recent trends, resources, and compliance issues addressing student career issues, experiential education, and incorporates information into the career center. This position monitors the University of Florida’s experiential learning policy and enforces policy expectations to campus partners. Collaborates with functional areas of the career center and areas of the university to provide coordinated standards of services.

• Provides leadership, guidance, and supervision to full-time professional staff members to support experiential learning. The individual will oversee the operations of experiential education efforts to ensure best practices are being met by university entities to validate, verify, and share experiential learning opportunities for students. This position will work to incorporate experiential learning into the Career Connections Center and University student experience under the guidance of the Career Foundations team.

• Creates pathways for experiential education collaborations and standards within curricular and co-curricular experiences. Engages campus partners (i.e. alumni, staff, faculty, employers, community members) to collaborate and move forward on the Career Connections Center’s and university’s existing strategy for experiential learning. Partners with academic and research departments on campus to capture information related to existing internships, mentorship, research, and other experiential learning offerings. Conducts various consultations and meetings to discover new experiential learning opportunities and advance campus engagement. Develops and maintains relationships and resources with employers, alumni, and industry partners who provide experiential learning and post-graduation opportunities for students. Works with Senior Associate Director to cultivate relationships and build resources for employers, alumni, and industry partners who provide experiential learning and post-graduation opportunities for students.

• The individual provides coaching, training, consultations, and educational resources for students, alumni, faculty, staff and employers. Creates programs aimed at providing work-based learning opportunities for students, professional competency development, and reflection on learning. Conducts various consultations and meetings to advance experiential learning engagement. Delivers outreach presentations to classes, campus units, and organizations to advance experiential learning and career development outcomes.

• Oversees assessments, data tracking and analysis relative to experiential learning, planning, and engagement activities- including managing university-wide experiential learning reporting structure and policy. Manages a dashboard of on and off campus experiences for student engagement and university promotions. Develops collateral and web content to highlight experiential education data for internal and external stakeholders. Provides accurate reports and data related to experiential learning and stakeholder engagement.

Master’s degree in an appropriate field and three years of experience or a bachelor’s degree and five years of related experience.

EDUCATION & TRAINING: Bachelor’s degree in higher education, human resources, psychology, marketing, management or related field

• Experience in Career Services setting or industry is highly desirable
• Knowledge of stakeholder engagement, volunteer coordination, experiential learning, high impact practices, career services, campus outreach, grant-writing, and experience working with employers/student populations
• Possess strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications, multi-tasking, and teamwork skills - Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to provide intentional and ethical coaching to students
• Ability to integrate student development and career development theories when working with students - Multicultural competency and sensitivity
• Incumbent should be energetic, flexible, organized, and innovative
• Strong interest in working with employer to student education and consulting with employers.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.