Senior Executive Director of Career Pathways and Partnerships (SAL 13)
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Location: Berea, KY 40403
Description:
Location : Berea
Job Type: Full-Time
Division: President
Department: President's Office
Opening Date: 07/26/2024
FLSA: Exempt
Salary Grade: Grade 13
Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.
Description
The Senior Executive Director has the primary responsibility of developing and implementing the College's experiential approach to students' career planning, aligning career learning and exploration with the rapidly changing world of work. The Senior Executive Director will oversee the Office of Internships and Career Development and will be a collaborative partner with the Labor Program and Academic Affairs. The leadership position will develop innovative career experiences, such as on/off-campus internships, career pathways, summer co-ops, or professional development programming. The position offers the opportunity to create innovative forms of career learning and development, such as life design or career competency approaches. The Senior Executive Director will collaborate with the College's many unique experiential employment spaces, such as the Farm, Forest, Student Craft, and Boone Tavern. A central component of the position will be creating partnerships with local and national employers. This position will lead the College in a student-focused, future-focused emphasis on new career experiences and preparations.
Examples of Duties
Typical Qualifications
Education required to ensure success in this position:
Experience required to ensure success in this position:
Special skills, knowledge and abilities:
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea's students excel in the College's supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Membership, Staff Development Fund and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at
Job Type: Full-Time
Division: President
Department: President's Office
Opening Date: 07/26/2024
FLSA: Exempt
Salary Grade: Grade 13
Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.
Description
The Senior Executive Director has the primary responsibility of developing and implementing the College's experiential approach to students' career planning, aligning career learning and exploration with the rapidly changing world of work. The Senior Executive Director will oversee the Office of Internships and Career Development and will be a collaborative partner with the Labor Program and Academic Affairs. The leadership position will develop innovative career experiences, such as on/off-campus internships, career pathways, summer co-ops, or professional development programming. The position offers the opportunity to create innovative forms of career learning and development, such as life design or career competency approaches. The Senior Executive Director will collaborate with the College's many unique experiential employment spaces, such as the Farm, Forest, Student Craft, and Boone Tavern. A central component of the position will be creating partnerships with local and national employers. This position will lead the College in a student-focused, future-focused emphasis on new career experiences and preparations.
Examples of Duties
- Oversee and support Office of Internships and Career Development
- Create and implement experiential approaches to career readiness; develop new career directions aligned with the future of work
- Collaborate closely with Labor Program as well as College's experiential work sites, including, but not limited to, the Farm, Child Development Lab, Forest, Student Craft, and the Boone Tavern.
- Collaborate closely with Academic Affairs to ensure that the career pathways and partnerships align with and enhance the curricular experiences of students.
- Engage in strategic planning; engage in grant writing; connect to professional organizations such as the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
- Develop deep partnerships with business and non-profit employers; connect with the city of Berea; and support regional Appalachian career needs
- Collaborate with the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment to ensure comprehensive tracking of career placements for graduating students in alignment with new federal "Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment" rules.
Typical Qualifications
Education required to ensure success in this position:
- Master's or bachelor's degree with relevant experience required
Experience required to ensure success in this position:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in a high-level administrative position in higher education.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience working directly with students in an educational and/or supervisory role.
Special skills, knowledge and abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills required.
- Demonstrated competencies in strategic programming and planning around educational success for students.
- Ability to effectively engage, develop, and supervise staff.
- Ability to build relationships with on- and off-campus leaders, employers, and partners.
- Ability to cultivate relationships with public and private funding partners.
- Strong collaboration skills.
- Basic computer skills with Microsoft Word and Excel experience and basic accounting knowledge and skills are required.
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea's students excel in the College's supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Membership, Staff Development Fund and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at