Assistant Director, Robert Day Scholars Coaching and External Affairs
The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California, United States, 91711
**Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Statement**
In addition to its commitment to a harassment-free educational and working environment, the College is an equal employment opportunity employer. The College is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable state and federal laws on the matter. The College does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition or medical leave, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law. The College also prohibits the harassment of any employee on any of these bases.**Location:**Claremont, CA**Job Posting Title:**Assistant Director, Robert Day Scholars Coaching and External Affairs**Job Details and Requirement:****BASIC FUNCTION:**The Assistant Director, Robert Day Scholars Coaching and External Affairs leads student career development and external relationships for CMC’s marquee scholars program, the Robert Day Scholars Program (RDS). Within CMC’s reputation as a top-10 nationally-ranked college, the Robert Day Scholars (RDS) Program selects and prepares highly motivated students for future leadership roles in a variety of industries, including financial services, consulting, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations. Students apply and are selected into this prestigious scholar program; the process mirrors and runs separately from the overall college admission program. By completing rigorous additional coursework and supplemental co-curricular programming, workshops, and events, RDS students excel with the fundamental skills necessary to navigate complex markets. Robert Day Scholars graduate with BA or MA degrees and leadership-, hard-, soft-, and critical thinking skills to get placed and excel at the start of their careers. Over the years, the RDS program has held successes with consistent job placement between 98-100%.
The Assistant Director will assist in evaluating external market trends and evolving faculty and student needs to inform and drive RDS strategies across co-curricular programming, student coaching, events, and community/stakeholder development. This role is a “player coach” requiring strategic thinking and planning combined with hands-on tactical execution and analysis. This role is neither purely strategic nor limited to student coaching.The Assistant Director will support the Director of the Robert Day Scholars Program on overall broader strategies and planning by providing new ideas and driving hands-on changes both internally and externally. This position supports broader department outcomes of student-scholar satisfaction and internships and full-time jobs placement rates.**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:****ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**Reporting to the Director of the Robert Day Scholars Program, the Assistant Director, Robert Day Scholars Coaching and External Affairs works both independently and collaboratively to perform the following essential duties and responsibilities:**Student Career Development** (40%)* Stay abreast of changing external market needs and dynamics to proactively drive or influence program changes/improvements to support student outcomes (professional development, personal development, internship, and post-grad job placement).* Provide high-engagement, high-responsiveness one-on-one career, recruiting, interviewing, and skills coaching to RDS students (in concert with the Director).* Guide, track, and report on RDS students’ career pathing, internships, and post-grad job placements, as well as longer-term progression into leadership roles.* In concert with Faculty Advisors and Dean of Students staff, assist, guide, and support students working with the team in the event of student Low Grade Notices or other challenges.* Work closely to plan and coordinate with other career coaches for a more integrated approach across the CMC Soll Center for Student Opportunity.* Establish and improve more effective ways to communicate and coordinate with students across cohorts as well as RDS alumni.* On-board and nurture each newly inducted RDS class cohort; build RDS community across cohorts and alumni.* Lead review and coordination of RDS student experiential funding requests/process.**External Relations (30%)*** Assist in developing marketing, communications, and content (external and internal) that articulates the differentiation, skills, and value proposition of the Robert Day Scholars against a competitive peer group; continuously strengthen RDS Program market positioning; work closely with Admission and CMC Strategic Communications and Marketing teams.* Proactively cultivate external companies/firms, recruiters, alumni, non-alumni, and other stakeholder relationships to assist RDS in internships/jobs pathways and placements, including proactively forging new recruiting pathways.* Manage or partner with other peer coaches in the organization for executing student networking trips including organizing company visits, alumni receptions, and individual recruiting activities for Scholars (e.g. finance in NYC, consulting/tech in San Francisco).* Rigorously monitor and track RDS student recruiting strategies, journeys, and placements, including improving processes and tools.* Provide support to the CMC on-campus recruiting program teams.* Partner with the Office of Advancement and other stakeholder departments on various RDS-related initiatives.* With the Director, steward the RDS Board of Associates planning and execution. Responsibilities include managing meeting planning, materials, Board member nominations process, documents (in concert with Office of Advancement); attend bi-annual Board meetings and manage the meeting minutes in the role of Secretary.**Programming & Project Management** **(30%)*** Proactively and continuously evaluate and improve a wide range of programs, processes, tools, and communications.* Serve as lead project manager for key initiatives throughout the year (e.g. new cohort selection process, recognition/celebration events).* Build and analyze basic reports to support the programs.* Collaborate and functionally oversee select programs and events, and tasks assigned to the Administrative Assistant and Student Intern(s), as needed.Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment. The successful candidate will also be able to perform the following essential functions:* Take and follow directions.* Work cooperatively with others.* Receive and respond appropriately to constructive criticism.* Display a positive attitude.* Balance multiple tasks and priorities.* Perform other essential duties and tasks specific to the position.**QUALIFICATION STANDARDS & SKILLS:****EDUCATION**: Bachelor’s degree or any combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is required. Graduate degree in business, counseling, or other related field is highly preferred.**EXPERIENCE:** A minimum of three years of experience in student coaching/development, career services, recruiting, or related field is required. Experience with external industry and recruiters is required.**REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:** Individual must possess knowledge, skills, and ability to be able to successfully perform the essential functions of the position, or be able to explain or demonstrate how the essential functions will be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge skills and abilities.* Track record of working with and coaching/counseling/developing #J-18808-Ljbffr
In addition to its commitment to a harassment-free educational and working environment, the College is an equal employment opportunity employer. The College is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable state and federal laws on the matter. The College does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition or medical leave, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law. The College also prohibits the harassment of any employee on any of these bases.**Location:**Claremont, CA**Job Posting Title:**Assistant Director, Robert Day Scholars Coaching and External Affairs**Job Details and Requirement:****BASIC FUNCTION:**The Assistant Director, Robert Day Scholars Coaching and External Affairs leads student career development and external relationships for CMC’s marquee scholars program, the Robert Day Scholars Program (RDS). Within CMC’s reputation as a top-10 nationally-ranked college, the Robert Day Scholars (RDS) Program selects and prepares highly motivated students for future leadership roles in a variety of industries, including financial services, consulting, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations. Students apply and are selected into this prestigious scholar program; the process mirrors and runs separately from the overall college admission program. By completing rigorous additional coursework and supplemental co-curricular programming, workshops, and events, RDS students excel with the fundamental skills necessary to navigate complex markets. Robert Day Scholars graduate with BA or MA degrees and leadership-, hard-, soft-, and critical thinking skills to get placed and excel at the start of their careers. Over the years, the RDS program has held successes with consistent job placement between 98-100%.
The Assistant Director will assist in evaluating external market trends and evolving faculty and student needs to inform and drive RDS strategies across co-curricular programming, student coaching, events, and community/stakeholder development. This role is a “player coach” requiring strategic thinking and planning combined with hands-on tactical execution and analysis. This role is neither purely strategic nor limited to student coaching.The Assistant Director will support the Director of the Robert Day Scholars Program on overall broader strategies and planning by providing new ideas and driving hands-on changes both internally and externally. This position supports broader department outcomes of student-scholar satisfaction and internships and full-time jobs placement rates.**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:****ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**Reporting to the Director of the Robert Day Scholars Program, the Assistant Director, Robert Day Scholars Coaching and External Affairs works both independently and collaboratively to perform the following essential duties and responsibilities:**Student Career Development** (40%)* Stay abreast of changing external market needs and dynamics to proactively drive or influence program changes/improvements to support student outcomes (professional development, personal development, internship, and post-grad job placement).* Provide high-engagement, high-responsiveness one-on-one career, recruiting, interviewing, and skills coaching to RDS students (in concert with the Director).* Guide, track, and report on RDS students’ career pathing, internships, and post-grad job placements, as well as longer-term progression into leadership roles.* In concert with Faculty Advisors and Dean of Students staff, assist, guide, and support students working with the team in the event of student Low Grade Notices or other challenges.* Work closely to plan and coordinate with other career coaches for a more integrated approach across the CMC Soll Center for Student Opportunity.* Establish and improve more effective ways to communicate and coordinate with students across cohorts as well as RDS alumni.* On-board and nurture each newly inducted RDS class cohort; build RDS community across cohorts and alumni.* Lead review and coordination of RDS student experiential funding requests/process.**External Relations (30%)*** Assist in developing marketing, communications, and content (external and internal) that articulates the differentiation, skills, and value proposition of the Robert Day Scholars against a competitive peer group; continuously strengthen RDS Program market positioning; work closely with Admission and CMC Strategic Communications and Marketing teams.* Proactively cultivate external companies/firms, recruiters, alumni, non-alumni, and other stakeholder relationships to assist RDS in internships/jobs pathways and placements, including proactively forging new recruiting pathways.* Manage or partner with other peer coaches in the organization for executing student networking trips including organizing company visits, alumni receptions, and individual recruiting activities for Scholars (e.g. finance in NYC, consulting/tech in San Francisco).* Rigorously monitor and track RDS student recruiting strategies, journeys, and placements, including improving processes and tools.* Provide support to the CMC on-campus recruiting program teams.* Partner with the Office of Advancement and other stakeholder departments on various RDS-related initiatives.* With the Director, steward the RDS Board of Associates planning and execution. Responsibilities include managing meeting planning, materials, Board member nominations process, documents (in concert with Office of Advancement); attend bi-annual Board meetings and manage the meeting minutes in the role of Secretary.**Programming & Project Management** **(30%)*** Proactively and continuously evaluate and improve a wide range of programs, processes, tools, and communications.* Serve as lead project manager for key initiatives throughout the year (e.g. new cohort selection process, recognition/celebration events).* Build and analyze basic reports to support the programs.* Collaborate and functionally oversee select programs and events, and tasks assigned to the Administrative Assistant and Student Intern(s), as needed.Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment. The successful candidate will also be able to perform the following essential functions:* Take and follow directions.* Work cooperatively with others.* Receive and respond appropriately to constructive criticism.* Display a positive attitude.* Balance multiple tasks and priorities.* Perform other essential duties and tasks specific to the position.**QUALIFICATION STANDARDS & SKILLS:****EDUCATION**: Bachelor’s degree or any combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is required. Graduate degree in business, counseling, or other related field is highly preferred.**EXPERIENCE:** A minimum of three years of experience in student coaching/development, career services, recruiting, or related field is required. Experience with external industry and recruiters is required.**REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:** Individual must possess knowledge, skills, and ability to be able to successfully perform the essential functions of the position, or be able to explain or demonstrate how the essential functions will be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge skills and abilities.* Track record of working with and coaching/counseling/developing #J-18808-Ljbffr