Director of the Professional Connections Office

Job Description

Salary
$55,000/year. Salaried non-exempt.

Hours
Full-time (40 hours/week)
Employee is expected to work 8 hours/day Monday-Friday, during business hours (between 8am and 6pm). Work hours may occasionally be moved outside business hours to cover special events.

Location
This position requires an on-campus presence. Remote hours may be approved on rare occasions (e.g. necessary travel)
Limited Travel. DPC will travel locally (within Escondido) to meet with contacts and potential employers as necessary. DPC may occasionally travel further for events, conferences, etc.

Job Duties
The DPC oversees professional development for students at JPCatholic and serves as a liaison between students and professional contacts. The DPC's domains include career services, internship coordination, the professional speaker series, and related projects. The DPC will also collaborate with the Director of Alumni Relations (remote employee) and assist with professional development/career services for alumni, particularly as an on-campus presence.

Part-time jobs
Goal: improve part-time job placement rate
Primary tasks:

Monitor local part-time job opportunities
Build relationships with local businesses to place students for jobs, serve as point of contact for potential employers
Lead career workshops (for example, resume workshops) and meet with students one-on-one to provide accountability and guide them through:
Creating an excellent resume and cover letter (if needed)
Building a part-time job search plan
Application and Interview processes
Share job opportunities with students via email, instagram page, and/or individual meetings
Connect part-time job employers with candidates who match their needs
Manage contact and employment data in Keap (CRM System) for students and employers
Monitor Keap automations when needed (meeting reminders and job placement surveys)

Internships
Goal: Increase internship awareness and placement

Primary tasks:

Build and maintain intern relationships with companies, maintain communication with intern supervisors at companies
Collaborate with companies or individuals to create internship experiences that follow JPCatholic's requirements
Manage internship timeline and sequences (reminding students of deadlines)
Communicate JPCatholic's internship process and requirements to students, staff, and companies via individual meetings, phone calls, and class presentations
Review and approve internship experiences for students. Sign off on paperwork, follow up with other parties if needed.
Send surveys and follow up with students and companies after internships
Promote and manage the LA Internship Program (Execute the new iteration of the BTS experience for students)

Full-time Jobs
Goal: Build relationships with companies for full-time job placement, council students

Primary tasks:

Serve as a liaison between students and companies when needed
Council graduating seniors seeking assistance in their full-time job search
Manage survey for graduating seniors and offer career workshop(s) to address their common needs/concerns
Stay aware of hiring standards and trends to best inform students
Collaborate with Director of Alumni Relations (remote employee) and meet with alumni seeking career advice/professional development

Professional Speaker Series
Goal: Build relationships with professionals who want to "give back" and offer value for students, particularly as a professional connection or potential intern contact for the future. Simultaneously, create value for students through high-quality events

Primary tasks:
Plan, execute, and host 2-3 speaker events per quarter
Effectively market events to students (in collaboration with marketing team and Student Life)

Documentation
Goal: Maintain and improve documentation of companies and contacts
Primary tasks:

Maintain contact and company profiles in Keap

JPCatholic is a lay run Roman Catholic institution with a primary focus on shaping future creators and innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs within a faith-filled Catholic campus environment. Our faculty and staff passionately support the mission and vision of the University; they transmit that passion to our students, and seek to Impact Culture for Christ. Our students have the opportunity to acquire a deep and personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. Catholic ethical, moral, and social values provide a guiding compass for everything we do. Our academic vision is to create a extraordinary university for students through degree programs in the Creative Arts and Business Innovation.

Send your resume/CV and a cover letter to Anna Velasco, Vice President of HR, at avelasco@jpcatholic.edu or to: 220 W. Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025. In your cover letter, you should explicitly detail how you will support the mission of the University, why you are well suited for the position, and explain your competence and commitment. Your resume should detail your professional experience as it matches the position requirements described above. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Interviews and hiring dates are budget and student enrollment dependent. Please carefully understand our expectations with respect to fidelity to and respect for the teachings of the Catholic Church.

About the Employer

To impact culture for Christ by forming students as creators and innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs in the Creative Arts and Business Innovation and steeped in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.