Assoc. VP, Career Services

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CORE JOB SUMMARY
The Assoc. VP, Career Services provides visionary leadership to transform and strengthen the University of Miami’s career ecosystem. This role oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of a cohesive, university-wide career services operation that ensures students are career-ready and positioned for post-graduate success. The Assoc. VP drives strategy, fosters cross-campus partnerships with academic units and career teams, and builds robust relationships with alumni and employers. The position designs and implements a comprehensive, data-driven strategy that integrates career readiness throughout the student learning experience, and mobilizes resources to advance career outcomes for all students.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
1. Develops and executes a university-wide strategy for career advancement aligned with institutional goals and the evolving job market.
2. Expands employer and alumni engagement, coordinating career services across professional schools, and establishing relationships with new and diverse employers.
3. Collaborates with academic deans, vice provosts, alumni engagement leadership, and university operations leadership to connect students with potential employers.
4. Serves all full-time undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates, through career coaching, workshops, and employer partnerships.
5. Oversees the integration of career services into academic, student affairs, and alumni initiatives.
6. Embeds explicit career instruction into academic curricula in collaboration with faculty and instructional designers.
7. Expands experiential learning opportunities, including internships, co-ops, service learning, and employer-sponsored projects.
8. Develops and maintains a network of engaged employers who provide internships, job opportunities, and real-world learning experiences.
9. Leverages alumni engagement to support mentoring, career panels, job shadowing, and recruitment pipelines.
10. Provides strategic and operational leadership.
11. Identifies, pilots, and scales high-impact initiatives to improve student career readiness and employability.
12. Maintains a student-centered, forward-thinking operation, plays a key role in student retention and success, oversees assessment functions, communicates outcomes to stakeholders, and remains accountable for career preparedness at the University of Miami.
13. Ensures internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with University policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations.  Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements and monitors controls.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Master's degree in relevant field required

Experience:
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience required

Certification and Licensing:
Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Commitment to the University's core values, mission and vision. Understands the strategic vision and major initiatives to lead and influence across departments to achieve goals and drive strategic initiatives.

• Operational Transformation: Ability to drive operational efficiency.

• Change Leadership: Ability to lead organizational change initiatives, fostering a culture of innovation and adaptability.

• Financial Stewardship: Ensures fiscal responsibility, and optimization of financial performance.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Engaging and communicating with key stakeholders, building strategic partnerships, and enhancing the university's reputation.

• Innovation: Drives innovation by encouraging/implementing innovative solutions and driving continuous improvement.

• Communication: Ability to influence others, articulate strategic vision, and ensure clear and persuasive communication.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami is recognized as one of the nation’s premier research institutions and academic health systems and is among the largest employers in South Florida.

With more than 20,000 faculty and staff, the University is committed to excellence and guided by a mission to positively impact the lives of students, patients, and communities locally and globally.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture where every individual feels valued and empowered to contribute meaningfully. United by shared values, the University community works together to build an environment defined by purpose, collaboration, and service.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff