Program Manager for Career Readiness
NEWBERRY COLLEGE · Newberry College - Newberry, SC 29108
The Program Manager for Career Readiness leads the implementation, integration, assessment, and continuous improvement of the Career Ready Guide and approved related career readiness initiatives. Working directly with designated student populations and in collaboration with faculty, academic programs, student-support offices, and campus partners, the Program Manager integrates career planning, goal-setting, and workforce readiness into curricular and co-curricular experiences. Through faculty support and data-informed program development, the position helps students recognize, develop, and communicate the competencies needed for academic, professional, and post-graduate success. The position provides individualized career coaching, proactive outreach, and career readiness programming to assigned student populations. The Program Manager plans and carries out this work in coordination with the Director of the Muller Center for Careers & Purpose, ensuring that priorities, content, timelines, student-engagement strategies, and program development remain aligned with Center priorities, grant objectives, established program goals, and institutional needs.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
Program Implementation and Curricular Integration
- Lead implementation and ongoing coordination of the Career Ready Guide and related initiatives.
- Coordinate the integration of career readiness into first-year and transfer experiences.
- Build collaborative relationships with faculty, course coordinators, academic departments, and student-support offices.
- Develop faculty implementation plans, communication materials, instructional resources, classroom activities, and assessment tools.
- Provide faculty and staff training and implementation support.
Student Coaching, Programming, and Outreach
- Provide student-facing coaching, workshops, classroom presentations, and group learning experiences.
- Develop outreach and engagement strategies for first-year, transfer, and other assigned populations.
- Facilitate career planning, goal-setting, and workforce-readiness activities.
- Coordinate cohort-based career readiness programming for first-year and transfer students, including workshops, classroom activities, and related events.
Program Direction and Center Collaboration
- Develop program design recommendations focused on increasing students' use of career readiness competencies.
- Collaborate with the Program Manager for Career Development Technologies and the Career Development Specialist to align outreach, coaching, technology-supported resources, classroom engagement, and referrals.
Assessment and Continuous Improvement
- Monitor participation, completion, engagement, and outcome data.
- Develop and administer assessment processes.
- Collect, analyze, and communicate project data and implementation findings for grant reporting, institutional decision-making, and continuous improvement.
- Gather feedback to inform improvements to the initiative.
- Maintain program documentation and standard operating procedures.
- Remain current on career-readiness frameworks, student development, workforce expectations, and career education.
- Participate in committees, grant activities, and professional development.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is a full-time, grant-funded position. The work schedule will be established in coordination with the Director of the Muller Center for Careers & Purpose and may vary based on implementation needs and the College's academic calendar. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required for training, student programming, campus events, and outreach activities.