Director - Career & Professional Development

Director - Career & Professional Development
Full Time

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JOB SUMMARY
Clemson University Athletics is looking for a Director of Career and Professional Development to fulfill the duties and responsibilities outlined below.

Directs and administers programs and services to enhance the career and professional development of Clemson's football scholar-athletes

Oversees professional development programming consisting of a micro-internship and externship program, Business Week, Career Hiring Fair, shadowing opportunities, and professional skill workshops

Responsible for increasing network of program partners, professional mentors, and employers of football scholar-athletes.

JOB DUTIES
25% - Scholar-Athlete Mentorship: Provides daily mentorship counseling and support to football scholar athletes that addresses their developmental needs regarding their personal, academic, professional, leadership, spiritual, etc. wellbeing. Co-leads player relations programs such as Tigerhood mentorship and PAW Journey Ambassadors to further support the holistic development of football scholar athletes. Consistently tracks, analyzes, and evaluates the holistic needs of the entire football team as well as each individual scholar athlete to differentiate how to meet their needs on a short and long term basis with an emphasis on their career and professional development needs. Supports the career transition of football alumni and former players from college and other careers.

25% - Leads Career and Professional Development Initiatives: Leads all creation, planning, and execution of career and professional development initiatives, opportunities, and experiences for football scholar athletes, including, but not limited to: resume and interview preparation, Business Week Career Hiring Fair, micro-internships and externships, career shadowing, career aptitude assessments, and other career exploration activities. Co-leads supervision and management of PAW Journeys Coordinator, student workers, and interns.

20% - Cultivation and Stewardship: Cultivates and stewards partnerships, internal and external to Clemson Football, with emphasis on partners that will provide career exploration and employment opportunities and experiences. Collaborates with the Career Center, UPIC, Athletic Academic Services, etc. for on-campus career exploration and employment opportunities Assists with donor cultivation and stewardship and collaborates with IPTAY to achieve PAW Journeys endowment and garner new and consistent support for all PAW Journey initiatives and opportunities with emphasis on annual career and professional development initiatives and opportunities. Collaborates with Clemson Athletics Compliance to ensure all career and professional development opportunities, corporate partnerships, etc. are following required NCAA state and university protocol.

15% - Consistently Monitors Program Impact: Consistently monitors progress and assesses the success and impact of the PAW Journey curriculum with emphasis on 5th Quarter initiatives and metrics, including, but not limited to: career placement, micro-internship engagement, professional and academic indicators of employment, average compensation, typical companies and industries of interest and entry, etc. Provides sector specific statistics trends and practices that support the scholar athletes transition to the marketplace. Researches and evaluates career and professional development industry best practices to provide the most impactful opportunities and experiences to football scholar athletes consistently and with longevity.

15% - Assists with On-Campus Recruiting Visits: Assists with recruiting via on campus visits Junior Days and home football games Assists with all presentations on Clemson Footballs player relations programming to students athletic department and university staff and other partners internal and external to Clemson Assist with all media and marketing for PAW Journey and Clemson Football player relations Perform other duties as directed (e.g. assist with camps and clinics, guests of Head Coach, etc.)

JOB CODE
UH16

EMPLOYEE TYPE
Time-Limited (TLP) Staff

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree

RESPONSIBILITIES
JOB KNOWLEDGE
Firm working knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures and ability to use in varied situations.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Manages work of others including hiring, terminating, training and developing, providing constructive feedback, establishing and reviewing employee complaints, recommending rewards and recognition and administering corrective action for staff. Plans organizational structure and job content.

BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Move, transport, raise or lower 50 lbs or more: 55% Move, transport, raise or lower 30lbs or less: 5% Walk or move about: 5% Stand for Prolonged Period: 100% Sit (stationary position) for prolonged period: 100% Recognize or inspect visually: 5% Communicate, converse, give direction, express oneself: 5%

WORKING CONDITIONS
Overnight travel: 100%

WORK SCHEDULE
Standard Hours
40

COMPENSATION INFORMATION
Expected Salary Range
$69,765.00 - $96,716.00

Salary is dependent upon several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's previous experience, knowledge, skills and performance in accordance with Clemson's compensation guidelines.

ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL LEVEL
Normal Operations - Required to follow emergency facility closure and modified operations directives, and not normally expected to work on-site during emergency situations.

JOB LOCATION
Clemson, SC

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Open until filled.

MILITARY AND VETERAN
Military Equivalency
Clemson University is proud to allow educational equivalency for military technical certifications and trainings that directly relate to the job duties.

Veteran Preference
South Carolina provides employment preference to eligible veterans for qualifying full-time permanent positions. To be considered, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications, have been discharged under honorable conditions, and indicate their veteran status in the application by uploading a DD-214 for confidential review. A request for Veteran Preference can be made via the application process. Please contact hrjob@clemson.edu with any questions or issues.

CLOSING STATEMENT
Clemson University is an EEO/AA employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law including disability and protected veteran status.

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