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Department Information
Center for Career Coaching
Job Summary
The Center for Career Coaching seeks a high-energy, student-centered professional who is excited to help build a campus-wide Career Readiness Ecosystem in which every student graduates career-ready, employable, and equipped to build a financially secure and meaningful life.
Reporting to the Director of the Center for Career Coaching, the Associate Director will help lead the implementation of the Center for Career Coaching Strategic Plan 2025-2028. This position will translate the Center's strategic vision into coordinated coaching, programming, partnerships, technology, and assessment practices that make career readiness a visible and integrated part of the student experience.
The Associate Director will supervise Career Success Coaches and student workers; support assigned academic colleges; lead scalable career education and student engagement strategies; expand experiential learning, employer, and alumni partnerships; and use data and technology to measure impact and communicate outcomes with clarity and context.
This role is designed for a collaborative leader who can serve as an educational designer, connector, relationship strategist, and steward of insight - helping the Center shift from being the sole provider of career services to serving as a facilitator, connector, and capacity-builder for a campus-wide career-everywhere ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Significant Duties and Responsibilities include: Partner with the Director to implement the Center for Career Coaching Strategic Plan 2025-2028, including priorities related to foundation building, expansion and embedding, and institutionalization of career readiness across the student experience.; Lead, supervise, and develop two to three full-time Career Success Coaches and student workers by establishing shared expectations, coaching practices, performance goals, and professional development aligned with the Career Center staff competency framework.; Serve as the primary Career Center liaison to assigned academic colleges and programs, collaborating with faculty, Academic Success Coaches, staff, and administrators to embed career readiness into courses, coaching conversations, capstones, student success initiatives, and co-curricular experiences.; Develop, revise, and deliver scalable career education content aligned with the Center's student learning outcomes: Career Design, Articulation, Connections, Launch a Campaign, and Professionalism.; Design modular, adaptable career learning resources, classroom presentations, reflection activities, and assignments that help students connect academic and experiential learning to career readiness competencies and long-term goals.; Coordinate and strengthen experiential learning systems, including internships for academic credit, externships, apprenticeships, service-learning, research, employer projects, and funding processes that support student participation in high-impact experiences.; Help implement and continuously improve the internship registration and tracking process, ensuring consistent use by academic units and accurate reporting of student participation, employer partners, and learning outcomes.; Oversee and support Cougar Career Connections and other alumni mentoring initiatives that connect students with mutually supportive relationships, career insight, and professional networks.; Cultivate strategic, reciprocal employer and alumni partnerships that support internships, externships, career fairs, career treks, mentoring, employer-led projects, and workforce-aligned learning opportunities for assigned academic areas.; Assist the Director in establishing and supporting an Employer Advisory Board and other mechanisms for gathering employer insight, strengthening workforce alignment, and expanding opportunities for CSU students.; Support the development of a Career Champions Network and faculty/staff professional development efforts, including the NACE Skills Infusion Program and resources that equip campus partners to reinforce career readiness wherever students learn and engage.; Leverage Handshake, uConnect, JobScan, Steppingblocks, LinkedIn, Banner, and other technologies to increase student engagement, provide 24/7 access to career resources, track participation, and improve the student experience.; Use data to identify participation gaps, assess learning outcomes, evaluate programming, inform resource allocation, and support evidence-based decisions related to student engagement, experiential learning, and career outcomes.; Contribute to the Center's Impact Report, First Destination Survey reporting, and other outcome narratives by collecting, analyzing, and communicating data with context by college, major, experience type, employer, and student population as appropriate.; Incorporate continuing and professional education skills certifications, micro-credentials, and other career accelerators into coaching conversations, classroom presentations, and experiential learning preparation and reflection.; Provide individual and group career coaching for students and alumni in areas including career exploration, career narrative development, networking, LinkedIn, resumes and cover letters, interviewing, professionalism, and job or graduate school search strategy.; Maintain a positive, proactive, student-centered, and highly professional work style that reflects CSU and USG values and advances the Center's role in student success, retention, employability, and long-term alumni success.
Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications include: Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.; Three or more years of professional work experience in career counseling, career coaching, advising, higher education, recruitment, workforce development, employer relations, student success, or a related field.; Demonstrated ability to lead, supervise, coach, or coordinate the work of professional staff, student workers, peer educators, or cross-functional teams through delegation, goal setting, feedback, and accountability.; Demonstrated experience using professional judgment and customer service methods to assist and serve students, faculty, staff, alumni, employers, and other stakeholders.; Proven record of resourcefulness, innovation, collaboration, and problem-solving in designing programs, improving processes, and finding lasting solutions.; Commitment to high standards of excellence in producing programs, communications, presentations, reports, and resources worthy of university audiences.; International Coaching Federation (ICF) Certification (Associate Certified Coach, Professional Certified Coach, or Master Certified Coach) or willingness and ability to complete the certification process within two years of start date.; A four-year commitment is required if CSU assists in funding ICF credentialing. If there is a separation before the four-year commitment is complete, reimbursement of costs of certification will be required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications include: Experience in curriculum design, instructional design, learning outcome assessment, faculty development, or competency-based education.; Experience applying the NACE Career Readiness Competencies or comparable career readiness, workforce readiness, or employability frameworks.; Experience developing or scaling career education in curricular and co-curricular contexts, including classroom presentations, assignments, reflection activities, online modules, or first-year/senior-year career milestones.; Experience with internships, experiential learning administration, employer engagement, alumni mentoring, career fairs, career treks, or advisory boards.; Experience using evidence, data dashboards, surveys, learning outcomes, and career outcomes reporting to inform decisions and communicate impact.; Ability to learn, use, manage, and apply technologies at an expert level, including Handshake, uConnect, JobScan, Steppingblocks, LinkedIn, Banner, Microsoft 365, AI tools, and related platforms that support student engagement and operational effectiveness.
Proposed Salary
The proposed annualized salary for this position is $70,000 and includes full benefits.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities include: Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, employers, and community partners.; Ability to translate strategic vision into operational plans, measurable goals, staff expectations, program priorities, and campus partnerships.; Strong career coaching, facilitation, public speaking, training, and presentation skills.; Knowledge of career development, career readiness, labor market trends, emerging career fields, workforce needs, employer-valued competencies, and professional standards.; Ability to design, scaffold, and assess career readiness learning across curricular and co-curricular environments.; Strong relationship-building and partnership-development skills with academic units, student success offices, alumni, employers, and community organizations.; Demonstrated excellence in event planning, project management, team leadership, program implementation, and continuous improvement.; Ability to create engagement strategies that reach students earlier, more often, and in multiple contexts, including students who may not traditionally seek career services.; Skilled in using technology platforms to track student engagement, experiential learning participation, employer activity, and career outcomes.; Ability to analyze data, identify gaps, make evidence-based decisions, and communicate outcomes with context to internal and external stakeholders.; Willingness to incorporate AI technologies into career coaching, content development, reporting, and process improvement.; Positive, proactive, professional work style and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, engaging environment while managing multiple projects and work streams.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please contact Patrick Keebler, Hiring Manager, via email at keebler_patrick@columbusstate.edu.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653 .
Institutional Values

• Excellence: Actively engaging outstanding methods in teaching, academic discovery, creative pursuits, student success, cultural enrichment and the overall campus community.
• Creativity: Pursuing distinction through inquiry and innovation, challenging convention and focusing on solutions.
• Engagement: Dynamic civic involvement and participation of students, faculty, staff and alumni in the university experience.
• Sustainability: Advancing fiscal responsibility, well-being, innovation, lifelong learning and environmental stewardship.
• Inclusion: Cultivating and championing a campus environment that welcomes diverse backgrounds, ideas, perspectives and practices.
• Servant Leadership: Leading through ethical empowerment and service.

Conditions of Employment
All selected candidates are required to submit and successfully pass a background investigation to include reference checks and verification of academic credentials (if applicable). Other additional requirements may be required based upon specific position duties:

• A credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage;
• Pre-employment drug testing for positions with high-risk responsibilities.
• Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive a Columbus State University fleet vehicle or other vehicle designated as a fleet vehicle. A successful drug screening will be required as a condition of employment a randomly thereafter.

*Applicants for positions of trust may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. *
For Faculty Hires : Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.
All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond. Additionally, all members of the USG community must adhere to