Executive Director for Internships & Career Development
University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY, United States
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Williamsburg, KYtime type:
Full timeposted on:
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R2997**Get Set for Cumberlands!**Join our team of student-focused individuals working together in order to encourage intellectual and spiritual growth, leadership and service.Please log into Workday and use the Career Tile to find and apply to jobs from our internal career sites.The Executive Director for Internships & Career Development provides strategic leadership for the university’s comprehensive internship and career ecosystem. This position is responsible for ensuring all undergraduate students have access to structured internal and external internship opportunities, strengthening post-graduation employment outcomes, and aligning career initiatives with institutional advancement priorities.This role oversees both employer-based experiential learning and the university’s campus-based internship model, including the strategic integration and enhancement of the University Work Study Program as a structured, career-aligned internship pathway. The Executive Director reports to the Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement and maintains a collaborative partnership with the Office of the Provost to ensure academic integration and integrity of experiential learning initiatives.**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**Strategic Leadership* Develop and implement a comprehensive internship and career development strategy.* Lead efforts to guarantee internship access for main campus undergraduate students.* Oversee transition toward potential internship-based graduation requirements.* Establish and monitor departmental KPIs, including placement outcomes.* Integrate campus-based employment and Federal Work Study into a structured internal internship model aligned with academic programs and career pathways.* Establish and monitor departmental KPIs, including internship participation rates, work study engagement, and post-graduation placement outcomes.Oversight of Internal Internship & Work Study Programs* Provide strategic oversight of the University Work Study Program, ensuring positions are aligned with meaningful skill development and career competencies.* Partner with Financial Aid to ensure compliance with Federal Work Study regulations.* Collaborate with campus departments to structure student employment roles as learning-focused internship experiences.* Ensure equitable access to paid campus-based internship opportunities.Academic & Institutional Alignment* Collaborate with the Provost’s Office to establish standards for credit-bearing internships.* Ensure experiential learning initiatives meet academic, accreditation, and institutional expectations.* Develop structured learning outcomes and assessment practices for both internal and external internships.Employer & Partnership Development* Partner with the Department of Strategic Partnerships to expand external internship pipelines.* Collaborate with the Department of Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement to secure funding for internship stipends and employer-sponsored programs.* Strengthen alumni hiring networks and employer engagement strategies.Assessment & Reporting* Track internship participation (internal and external), funding sources, and post-graduation employment outcomes.* Develop and monitor placement data and extended employment metrics.* Provide regular reports to senior leadership.Personnel Management* Oversee professional and administrative staff within the department.* Develop and manage the departmental operating budget.**Qualifications & Skills*** Master’s degree required; terminal degree preferred.* Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and managing organizational change.* Proven ability to build and sustain partnerships with academic leaders, employers, alumni, and external stakeholders.* Strong strategic planning and execution skills.* Experience with data analysis, performance metrics, and outcomes tracking.* Budget management and fiscal oversight experience.* Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.* Ability to collaborate effectively across academic and administrative units.Cumberlands is different by design. Our employees exemplify our motto in the pursuit of a“life-more-abundant.”# Located in the heart of Appalachia, University of the Cumberlands (UC) is an institution of regional distinction that offers undergraduate degrees in more than 40 major fields of study, along with several pre-professional, graduate and doctoral programs. With a total enrollment of more than 20,000 students, UC is one of the largest and fastest growing private universities in Kentucky and is devoted to preparing students for the future through hands-on, experiential learning and research.# # The University of the Cumberlands does not illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, veteran status,
because a person is a smoker or nonsmoker, or any other basis on which the University
is prohibited from discrimination under local, state, or federal law, in its employment or in the provision of its services, including but not limited to its programs and activities, admissions, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University -administered programs.
In order to fulfill its purpose, the University may legally discriminate on the basis of religion in employment, and the University has sought and been granted exemption from certain regulations promulgated under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which conflict with the University's religious tenets. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Williamsburg, KYtime type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted 4 Days Agojob requisition id:
R2997**Get Set for Cumberlands!**Join our team of student-focused individuals working together in order to encourage intellectual and spiritual growth, leadership and service.Please log into Workday and use the Career Tile to find and apply to jobs from our internal career sites.The Executive Director for Internships & Career Development provides strategic leadership for the university’s comprehensive internship and career ecosystem. This position is responsible for ensuring all undergraduate students have access to structured internal and external internship opportunities, strengthening post-graduation employment outcomes, and aligning career initiatives with institutional advancement priorities.This role oversees both employer-based experiential learning and the university’s campus-based internship model, including the strategic integration and enhancement of the University Work Study Program as a structured, career-aligned internship pathway. The Executive Director reports to the Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement and maintains a collaborative partnership with the Office of the Provost to ensure academic integration and integrity of experiential learning initiatives.**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**Strategic Leadership* Develop and implement a comprehensive internship and career development strategy.* Lead efforts to guarantee internship access for main campus undergraduate students.* Oversee transition toward potential internship-based graduation requirements.* Establish and monitor departmental KPIs, including placement outcomes.* Integrate campus-based employment and Federal Work Study into a structured internal internship model aligned with academic programs and career pathways.* Establish and monitor departmental KPIs, including internship participation rates, work study engagement, and post-graduation placement outcomes.Oversight of Internal Internship & Work Study Programs* Provide strategic oversight of the University Work Study Program, ensuring positions are aligned with meaningful skill development and career competencies.* Partner with Financial Aid to ensure compliance with Federal Work Study regulations.* Collaborate with campus departments to structure student employment roles as learning-focused internship experiences.* Ensure equitable access to paid campus-based internship opportunities.Academic & Institutional Alignment* Collaborate with the Provost’s Office to establish standards for credit-bearing internships.* Ensure experiential learning initiatives meet academic, accreditation, and institutional expectations.* Develop structured learning outcomes and assessment practices for both internal and external internships.Employer & Partnership Development* Partner with the Department of Strategic Partnerships to expand external internship pipelines.* Collaborate with the Department of Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement to secure funding for internship stipends and employer-sponsored programs.* Strengthen alumni hiring networks and employer engagement strategies.Assessment & Reporting* Track internship participation (internal and external), funding sources, and post-graduation employment outcomes.* Develop and monitor placement data and extended employment metrics.* Provide regular reports to senior leadership.Personnel Management* Oversee professional and administrative staff within the department.* Develop and manage the departmental operating budget.**Qualifications & Skills*** Master’s degree required; terminal degree preferred.* Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and managing organizational change.* Proven ability to build and sustain partnerships with academic leaders, employers, alumni, and external stakeholders.* Strong strategic planning and execution skills.* Experience with data analysis, performance metrics, and outcomes tracking.* Budget management and fiscal oversight experience.* Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.* Ability to collaborate effectively across academic and administrative units.Cumberlands is different by design. Our employees exemplify our motto in the pursuit of a“life-more-abundant.”# Located in the heart of Appalachia, University of the Cumberlands (UC) is an institution of regional distinction that offers undergraduate degrees in more than 40 major fields of study, along with several pre-professional, graduate and doctoral programs. With a total enrollment of more than 20,000 students, UC is one of the largest and fastest growing private universities in Kentucky and is devoted to preparing students for the future through hands-on, experiential learning and research.# # The University of the Cumberlands does not illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, veteran status,
because a person is a smoker or nonsmoker, or any other basis on which the University
is prohibited from discrimination under local, state, or federal law, in its employment or in the provision of its services, including but not limited to its programs and activities, admissions, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University -administered programs.
In order to fulfill its purpose, the University may legally discriminate on the basis of religion in employment, and the University has sought and been granted exemption from certain regulations promulgated under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which conflict with the University's religious tenets. #J-18808-Ljbffr