Director of Public Interest Programs and Career Development

6 days ago

San Francisco, California, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as the Associate Director of Public Interest Programs and Career Development. This is a key role within our organization, responsible for providing expert career counseling to our students and alumni, particularly those interested in pursuing public interest legal careers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Research and analyze the current state of the public interest legal services and public interest legal job markets, forecasting emerging trends in those markets.
  • Identify existing and up-and-coming career and job options, assessing their short- and long-term feasibility for our students.
  • Research and periodically assess the evolving career development needs of the attorneys who comprise our alumni community.
  • Design and develop, and implement an array of workshops and programs, services, and resources to meet the current career development needs of our students interested in public interest legal careers.
  • Provide one-on-one, individually tailored and client-driven career consulting services to students interested in pursuing public interest careers or seeking public interest internships.
  • Assist students in conducting their own self-assessments and provide specific job leads and networking contacts developed through continuing cultivation and expansion of our professional network.
  • Amplify and promote best practices in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging when working with students and helping to create professional pathways and opportunities for career growth.
Requirements
  • Advanced knowledge of career decision making and job search techniques.
  • Knowledge of career services, employer, alumni, and faculty needs and expectations, recruiting and staffing methods, employment trends.
  • Detailed knowledge of the public interest legal job market and at least general knowledge of the private sector legal job market.
  • Extensive professional network of practicing attorneys and potential employers.
  • Highly effective problem identification and solving skills, presentation skills, verbal communication, written communication, and organization skills.
  • Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and levels of experience.
  • Creative, entrepreneurial, forward-looking, and energetic approach that can identify and pursue new potential programs and innovative ways to present and deliver content.
  • Highly developed knowledge of principles and processes for providing outstanding client and personal services.
  • Excellent knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; and learning and motivation.
  • Commitment to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome, and included.
  • Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and ability to apply and integrate core concepts of DEIB into everyday practice.
  • Excellent computer skills (including Excel and PowerPoint and other presentation software) and the ability to quickly adapt to new software programs and online resources.
Education/Training
  • Advanced degree in a related area, such as a Juris Doctor, a Master of Law (LL.M), and/or equivalent experience/training.
  • Significant public interest legal practice experience.

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