Career And Professional Development Programs Manager

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Career and Professional Development Programs Manager
The candidate will design and implement a comprehensive curriculum of career and professional development programs and assessment tools to guide students in the School of Law in creating a personal career plan, an employment search strategy, and in attaining the critical skills necessary to successfully execute the strategy. Design, implement, oversee, market and evaluate a comprehensive curriculum of programs and workshops to assist students in. Identify specific career and professional development programming objectives for students in each class year, and design and implement programs and events to meet those objectives. Establish, manage and market mentoring opportunities through which students connect with legal professionals on the basis of shared interest in various practice areas, settings and geographic locations, including the 3L Alumni Advisor Program and annual Career Conversations networking event. Administer the Summer Public Service Fellowship Program by drafting and editing program materials, designing and presenting related student programming, monitoring student compliance with program requirements, reviewing and approving student applications for funding, and collecting and analyzing program data. Build and maintain a network of alumni and other legal professionals to participate in career and professional development programs. Serve as the primary liaison with presenters and student participants on issues related to programming and events. Create marketing strategies, and design and distribute materials that increase awareness of and participation in CDO programs. Develop and implement assessment and evaluation strategies for CDO programs, and incorporate feedback into future programming. Design, draft, edit and distribute the Career Advisor, the Career Development Office (CDO) newsletter. Plan, draft and post content to the CDO’s social media accounts, including a Facebook page and blog. Develop, design and edit other career-related presentations, guides and resources, as needed. J.D. or L.L.M. strongly preferred. 1 – 3 years of law practice, legal recruiting, professional development, training or career advising experience strongly preferred. Demonstrated ability to plan and execute professional events is required. Experience in higher education administration preferred. Knowledge: of professional self-assessment tools (including personality, behavioral and values assessments), such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and related literature; of the legal employment market, legal hiring and professional development practices required. Strong: interpersonal and oral and written communication skills; computer skills, including use of the MSWord Suite and familiarity with web-based software required. Excellent organizational and project management skills required.

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