Director, Career Center

Benefits of Working at UNCW:
Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach.Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available.Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNCW course each summer session.As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service.We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy, and the employee assistance program, many of which are offered free of charge.

Recruitment Range: Determined based on qualifications and/or experience
Vacancy Number: E1376
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Location of Workplace: Main UNCW Campus
Home Department: Career Center - 40020
Division: Student Affairs - 40000 Division

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:
The UNCW Career Center is a comprehensive career development and resource center dedicated to empowering students and alumni as active participants in development of life skills and critical competencies for career obtainment and achievement. Programs and services grounded in best practices help students as they explore their academic and career options, engage in experiential learning, and engage with the worlds of work and/or graduate education.

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University Information:
The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of 'Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity' institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

Location of Workplace: Main UNCW Campus

Brief Summary of Work for this Position:
The Director of the Career Center orchestrates the operations of the UNCW Career Center and provides leadership, vision and direction to attain the university's strategic goals through Career Center student support programs focusing on student success with career exploration, employment searches, and graduate school applications.

This position plays a central role in helping produce the successful career outcomes for UNCW's talented students with an emphasis on understanding the state's current workforce trends and demands. This position supervises 11 full-time staff, several graduate staff, and reports to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs/Dean of Students.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides leadership and oversight of the Career Center, its services, programs, events, staff, and budget in support of student and alumni career goals, and UNCW's and the Division of Student Affairs' missions and strategic initiatives.
• Implements innovative approaches to support students' experiential learning, critical competencies development, career development, and job and graduate school searches with the specific goal of improving students' career readiness and career success.
• Networks and collaborates with UNCW faculty, staff, students, employers, alumni, special guests, and other career service professionals to create career opportunities for students and help them expand their professional networks.
• Creates campus partnerships including academic deans, department chairs, and internship coordinators, campus administrators including staff within the Chancellor's and Provost's offices, enrollment management, university advising, Advancement/Alumni Relations, Military Affairs, student success staff, Athletics, and other Student Affairs departments.
• Develops and enhances employer relations for applied learning and employment opportunities through collaborations with the Career Center's Employer Development team, the Employer Advisory Board, and other relevant groups.
• Evaluates the efficacy of myriad entry points to educate students on high impact practices and NACE competencies, such as student orientations, UNI, and workshops.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Master's Degree in a related field such as Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Business Administration (MBA), or Public Administration (MPA), among others.
• Experience in career development for college populations, including adult learners, graduate students, athletes, first-generation students, and underserved communities.
• Demonstrated experience in program planning, including development, budgeting, staffing, marketing, implementation, and evaluation of career programs and services.
• Proven experience in planning and supervising professional, administrative, and student staff members.
• Experience leveraging state-of-the-art technologies to enhance daily programs and services.
• Strong experience in counseling, communication, and public relations.
• Experience applying creative approaches to soliciting broad partnerships to best engage student and alumni populations in competencies/skills (including but not limited to NACE competencies) and career obtainment and achievement.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• A doctoral degree in Higher Education, Business Administration, or related area is preferred but not required.
• Ten years of progressively responsible experience in university career services, including an administrative leadership role.
• Experience in supervision, budgeting, organizations planning, evaluation, and the use of current information technologies in career counseling and development.
• Emerging understanding of role of AI for recruiters, college students, and career-seeking alumni.
• Experience in building synergies and connections using 'hub and spokes model' of campus career services.
• Additional experience in the business/industry community, private sector hiring and recruiting, and/or career education technology and assessment planning recommended. Specialized skills in evaluating assessment data to inform program planning throughout Career Center's functional areas.

Required Certifications or Licensures:



FTE: 1.0 (40 hours per week)
Months Per Year: 12 Months
Work Days:
Work Hours:
Type of Position: Permanent
Anticipated Ending Date if Time-Limited:
Position Number: 198
Job Posting Date: 04/25/2025
Posting Close Date: 5/17/2025
Number of Openings: Single Incumbent

Special Notes to Applicants:
PLEASE NOTE: This posting will close at 11:59PM (Eastern time) on the posted closing date. To receive full consideration, please be sure you have fully completed the entire application, including the Work History' section before you apply for this position. Applications must be submitted through the online application system to be considered.

Eligibility for Employment:
Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. UNC Wilmington participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

To apply, visit https://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/36041

UNCW does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of his or her race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs.







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