Summary of Position The Director of the Strommen Center for Meaningful Work provides strategic leadership for career services for students and alumni at Augsburg. This includes working with faculty and staff to integrate career exploration and preparation into the curriculum and co-curriculum, and building connections for alumni to support students' career goals. This position takes the lead on strategic relationship building with employers to ensure that Augsburg is an institution of choice for local and national recruiting efforts. This position supervises all staff members of the Strommen Center for Meaningful Work and the Program Director of the Reell Office of Seeing Things Whole.  Primary ResponsibilitiesProvide direction and set the overall strategy for the Strommen Center for Meaningful Work including annual goal setting and assessment of effectiveness.Partner with School Directors, faculty, and other academic leaders to integrate career exploration and development into the curriculum. Partner with Student Life to support student exploration of careers through co-curricular programming.Hire, train, and supervise full-time and part-time professional staff, manage program budgets, supervise collection of data and evaluate the effectiveness of the programming, and focus on staff professional development.Expand external partnerships with employers from all industry sectors to better serve Augsburg student employment and internship needs and develop sponsorship opportunities.Partner with Institutional Advancement to build a strong network of alumni who support Augsburg undergraduate and graduate students through recruiting, networking, and mentoring activities designed to meet changing needs in a dynamic global economy.Coordinate fundraising efforts including grant writing in partnership with Institutional Advancement related to Career Services and corporate giving.Manage relationships with vendors and membership organizations that the Strommen Center partners with to improve the student experience.Additional ResponsibilitiesCreate and provide opportunities for Augsburg senior leaders, faculty, and staff to make connections with key business and foundation leaders throughout the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and across the country.Other duties as apparent or assigned by supervisor(s). Work Environment and Physical DemandsTypical work environment is an office.Regular computer and phone use. Sedentary work for long periods of time.Frequent talking/communication.Occasional local, regional, and national travel.Occasional long or irregular hours for special events (evenings and weekends).
