Senior Manager, Career Services

Senior Manager Of Career Services

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Grade: Management_Executive 605 Pay Range: $75,900.00 - $125,300.00

Job Profile Summary: The Senior Manager of Career Services leads WGU's career services programs and initiatives that improve student experiences and career outcomes. Oversees career services operations, and in partnership with leadership, develops strategic objectives that require cross-functional collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Leads projects and initiatives at the organizational level that are key to strategic partnerships, program development, enrollment, alumni relations, and student experiences. Advances awareness of career services programs that are responsive to emerging industries, jobs, and a changing workforce.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the leadership teams to define career service objectives and outcomes that consistently promote academic success and career development.
• Participates in developing department roadmaps and leads strategic priorities and projects.
• Manages career services employees, which includes hiring, training, developing, coaching, and managing performance.
• Oversees career services operations, develops and implements new programs, ensures business processes and technology meet program requirements, and manages vendor relationships.
• Develops department objectives and key metrics, measures program and initiative performance.
• Analyzes, interprets, and utilizes data to drive business decisions and recommendations for improvements in services offerings.
• Prepares stakeholders reports and delivers presentations on the success of career service programs and initiatives.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders on projects and initiatives, gathers stakeholder requirements, develops project timeline and deliverables, ensures stakeholders' projects align with strategic priorities.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, build consensus, and be sensitive to the needs and interests of various stakeholders.
• Current knowledge of career trends within higher education, experiential learning, and the labor market.
• Ability to develop and execute project plans including gathering requirements, collecting data, analyzing...

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