The Opportunity

The University of Miami is embarking on a transformative moment in career services, as the university leadership seeks a dynamic and visionary leader to reimagine the institution’s career development model. The Associate Vice President, Career Services (AVP) will be charged with balancing centralized strategy with school-specific needs, harnessing data and technology, and cultivating robust employer and alumni partnerships. The incoming leader will have the exciting opportunity to transform career services at the University of Miami by building a cohesive, outcomes-driven infrastructure that seamlessly connects academic learning with workforce readiness. This role offers the chance to unify decentralized efforts, elevate student engagement, optimize resources, and strengthen data-informed decision-making. The first year will be a critical period for setting the foundation—assessing team strengths, introducing structural enhancements, and delivering visible early successes that inspire confidence among students, faculty, employers, and alumni.

• Develop and execute a university-wide strategy for career advancement aligned with institutional goals and the evolving job market.
• Expand employer and alumni engagement, coordinating career services across professional schools, and establishing relationships with new and diverse employers.
• Collaborate with academic deans, vice provosts, alumni engagement leadership, and university operations leadership to connect students with potential employers.
• Serve all full-time undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates, through career coaching, workshops, and employer partnerships.
• Oversee the integration of career services into academic, student affairs, and alumni initiatives.
• Embed explicit career instruction into academic curricula in collaboration with faculty and instructional designers.
• Expand experiential learning opportunities, including internships, co-ops, service learning, and employer-sponsored projects.
• Develop and maintain a network of engaged employers who provide internships, job opportunities, and real-world learning experiences.
• Leverage alumni engagement to support mentoring, career panels, job shadowing, and recruitment pipelines.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership.
• Identify, pilot, and scale high-impact initiatives to improve student career readiness and employability.
• Maintain a student-centered, forward-thinking operation, play a key role in student retention and success, oversee assessment functions, communicate outcomes to stakeholders, and be accountable for career preparedness at the University of Miami.
• Ensures internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with University policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements, and monitors controls.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

• Deep understanding of career development theory, labor market trends, and best practices in career readiness and post-graduate success.
• Proven ability to embed career instruction into curricular offerings and co-curricular programming.
• Experience developing and scaling experiential learning opportunities such as internships, co-ops, service learning, and project-based learning.
• Strong track record of cultivating and sustaining partnerships with employers and alumni to support student career outcomes.
• Exceptional leadership, strategic planning, and organizational skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex initiatives.
• Data-informed decision-making skills, including the ability to assess program effectiveness and communicate outcomes to stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, and collaboration skills, with a demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse internal and external constituencies.
• Commitment to developing and enhancing a community of support and belonging in career development and student success initiatives.
• Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
• Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.
• Ability to effectively plan, delegate, and/or supervise the work of others.
• Ability to lead, motivate, develop, and train others.

•  Master’s Degree in a relevant field or the equivalent education and experience
• Minimum 10 years of relevant progressive leadership experience in talent acquisition, career services, employer relations, or a related area within the corporate or nonprofit sector.
• Demonstrated success in designing and implementing institution-wide strategies that integrate career development, experiential learning, and employer engagement.

• Compensation commensurate with experience.