Career Development Manager - Center for Student Engagement - UTK

University of Tennessee · Knoxville

Reporting to the Director of Professional and Career Development, the Career Development Manager position facilitates professional development and business communication opportunities for Haslam College of Business (HCB) undergraduate students. In particular, the Career Development Manager supervises the Career Development Coordinator and the Business Communication Studio Coordinator This requires considerable judgment and appropriate problem-solving approaches with independent authority to make core decisions regarding student development initiatives. This role will lead the strategic design and development of student-focused programs and services that will expand the professional development of HCB students. As part of these services, the PDC coordinators will supervise and train student workers, graduate assistants, or peer mentors. This position may meet individually and in groups with students. The position is part of the PCD leadership team that leads strategic planning and oversight.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

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The Haslam College of Business (HCB) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applications for a Career Development Manager (Full-time, Exempt) in the HCB Center for Student Engagement & Success.

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