Student Career Program Director

Job ID

Location

CUNY School of Public Health

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

POSITION DETAILS

The Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) is dedicated to providing progressive graduate degree programs and to identifying, designing, implementing, and evaluating public health initiatives that promote equitable, efficient, and evidence-based solutions to pressing health problems facing cities. The mission of the school is to promote public health policies to improve the health of populations in New York City and around the world. CUNY SPH faculty members are recognized leaders in health policy, community health interventions, epidemiology and biostatistics, and public health informatics, among other areas. Faculty and students are actively engaged in promoting healthy cities to ultimately shape policy and practice in public health for all.

Reporting to the PSch Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, the Student Career Program Director, will fulfill the School???s commitment to student and alumni career development and experiential learning. The Director is responsible for facilitating and supporting career services for students and alumni and experiential learning opportunities for students. They will provide strategic direction and oversight for the Office, including managing a robust annual calendar of career programming and recruiting events, overseeing career coaching and fieldwork advising services, providing administrative coordination of fieldwork placements/fieldwork course enrollments, and serving as the campus resource for the development of new career and experiential learning resources, initiatives, and programs

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Manages, supervises and develops Student Career staff, ensuring they receive ongoing training/professional development in career counseling and knowledge of public health structures and organization.
• Develops and implement a comprehensive employer outreach/employer relations strategy, utilizing many sources, including alumni, with specific targets aligned with student interests, program enrollments, and job market trends
• Manages fieldwork process and requirements according to Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation standards and University requirements;
• Develops a strategic plan for the department and guides implementation
• Collaborate with Department Chairs and faculty to orient and share fieldwork experience feedback and get their input; Engage with Department faculty and staff on career programming and developing new fieldwork courses
• Implements and evaluates new career, experiential learning, and related technologies/ tools to expand capacity, resources, and services
• Partner with the SPH Foundation Director, Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, and other senior leadership in pursuit of grant and other funding opportunities, related to student workforce preparation
• Serve a liaison with employers interested in hosting students for fieldwork, disseminate information about experiential learning opportunities to individuals, community boards, businesses, and other institutions
• Represents the Department at School-wide meetings and the School at University career services leadership meetings; serves as campus liaison for programs such as the ETR Women in Public Service Program and Fulbright applications; Identifies opportunities to collaborate with other CUNY entities
• Provides fieldwork and/or career advisement to students as needed, based on department capacity

Note:

• Until further notice, work will be performed in a hybrid manner with 70% onsite presence. All CUNY employees must reside with a commutable distance to the tri-state area.
• Candidates will be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 upon commencing employment. Exemption (medical or religious) requests to this requirement will be considered in accordance with applicable law. Fully vaccinated is defined for this purpose as being at least two weeks past their final dose of and authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. Final candidates are required to be fully vaccinated as of their first day of employment.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree and eight years' related experience required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master???s degree in higher education, counseling, public health, or related field.
• Significant experience managing staff
• Experience developing and managing career services, experiential learning and/or mentoring programs in higher education, public health, health and/or human service settings
• Effective technology skills, including database management
• Program management and evaluation experience
• Knowledge of the public health field and related organizations
• Experience partnering with others around new programs and initiatives
• A strong desire to build new frameworks/structures/resources from the ground up at a young school that just celebrated its fifth anniversary
• Ability to work a 2-3 evenings each week to meet the need of working graduate students

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Directs the career services function for a College or Unit.

• Establishes goals, objectives, and plans for providing career services; assesses and reports outcomes to management and the overall College community
• Directs overall operations of physical and virtual career centers, including staff, facilities, and technologies
• Plans and implements marketing strategies for identifying and cultivating a diverse group of potential employers
• Plans, promotes, and markets services and information to students, including information resources, career counseling, informational programs, and assessment programs
• Hires, trains, and manages full- and part-time staff as well as student interns
• Collaborates with other academic and administrative units to promote the goals of the career office
• Performs related duties as assigned.

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Officer

FLSA

Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary commensurate with education and experience up to $109,372.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

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CLOSING DATE

July 18, 2022.

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