Director of the Undergraduate Engineering Co-Op Program

Director of the Undergraduate Engineering Co-Op Program

Title:
Director of the Undergraduate Engineering Co-Op Program

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is seeking a Director of the Undergraduate Engineering Co-Op Program. Under the supervision of the Career Development Services (CDS) Executive Director and working closely with the Dean of the Newark College of Engineering (NCE), the Director will develop, manage, and oversee the formal, undergraduate engineering Co-op Program. This effort includes leveraging existing campus-wide initiatives and industrial connections, developing new opportunities to forge strategic partnerships with employer partners, and coordinating co-op opportunities with the academic units of the Newark College of Engineering (NCE). The Director provides vision, leadership, creativity, and accountability for increasing student participation in the formal undergraduate engineering Co-op program and ensuring a high impact on student professional development and career advancement through these experiences.

Essential Functions:

1. Provide leadership, expertise, and oversight for the formal undergraduate co-op program for all engineering disciplines in NCE.
2. Work closely with academic advisors, faculty, and employers to ensure the Program meets the educational objectives of the academic units while providing high impact experiential learning opportunities for students.
3. Leverage the resources of existing CDS specialized work teams in the delivery of professionally managed career advisement, employer development, experiential education, and career related on-campus events.
4. Work with the Executive Director and other employer relations team members to develop strategic plans focusing on growing full-time six-month NCE undergraduate co-op work experience opportunities across all NCE majors.
5. Identify and cultivate relationships with prospective co-op employers.
6. Collaborate with NCE academic units and the CDS student success team to increase NCE undergraduate student co-op participation.
7. Communicate and meet regularly with NCE representatives to review progress on shared tasks and initiatives as they relate to increasing co-op student and employer participation.
8. Collaborate with NCE departments to coordinate the promotion of the co-op program and opportunities to students.

Additional Functions:

1. Ensure student and employer satisfaction with the Program.
2. Ensure that the Co-op Program complies with NJIT’s objectives and policies in the areas of inclusion, diversity, and nondiscrimination.
3. Host prospective employer engagement events on campus, off-site, and virtually.
4. Collaborate with Career Advising staff to ensure that students are well prepared in the areas of co-op search techniques, resume development, and interview preparation.
5. Provide periodic oral and written reports detailing the milestones and KPIs of the Program, as well as progress made toward meeting them.

Prerequisite Qualifications:

1. Master’s degree from a mainstream university/college in a related field.
2. Minimum five years’ experience in a four-year university career services organization, or in an academic department with responsibility for administering a mainstream, structured co-op program.
3. Demonstrated leadership and business relationship building skills and experience.
4. Accomplished oral and written communication skills along with presentation and interpersonal skills.
5. Computer proficiency in Windows and MS Office Professional Suite environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Professional experience with a co-op program in a major metropolitan area.
2. Experience with Handshake, Symplicity, or other career services management platforms.
3. Experience working with Engineering students/employers or an engineering or engineering technology academic degree.

Bargaining Unit:
Non-Aligned

Range/Band:
10

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

As an EEO employer NJIT is committed to building a diverse and inclusive teaching, research, and working environment and strongly encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women.