Assistant Provost, Executive Director of Career Development

Overview Quinnipiac University is seeking a dynamic leader to provide institution-wide leadership for career development and experiential learning of the Quinnipiac student experience. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of career education and experiential learning at a university committed to preparing students not only for their first job, but for meaningful, adaptable, and purpose-driven careers. At Quinnipiac, career development is a shared institutional priority.

The Assistant Provost, Executive Director of Career Development will lead the evolution of a dynamic, integrated career ecosystem that connects students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners across schools and disciplines. Working within a hybrid organizational model that blends centralized leadership with school-based expertise, the Assistant Provost will bring coherence, innovation, and strategic direction to the University’s career development efforts.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Student Personal and Professional Development, the role will set a bold vision for career readiness and student success, translating that vision into impactful programs, partnerships, and pathways. The Assistant Provost will serve as a visible campus leader—building relationships across academic and administrative units, guiding the Career Development Council, and mentoring a talented team of career professionals.

Through collaboration and creative leadership, the Assistant Provost will help ensure that every Quinnipiac student has access to integrated academic, experiential and employer-related experiences with clear pathways from education to employment and beyond.

• Convene the Career Development Council and other key administrators and stakeholders around the career preparation vision and architect a growth-mindset culture for career development on campus.
• Work across the schools/college and university offices to unify colleagues around the vision.
• Partner with campus constituencies to raise the profile and impact of Career Development at QU.
• Continuous improvement and implementation of a comprehensive communications plan and strategy for the school/college-based career development offices (including website, internal and external communications, social media, etc.).
• Continue to advance career related programs, activities, and opportunities for all students.

• Rally and inspire diverse audiences through clear communication about career development priorities, resources, and goals, and toward a comprehensive shared career development vision—including education, advising, and access to internships and experiential education and connections with employers and alumni—across QU’s hybrid career development organizational structure. Develop these concepts as an integral part of the university community.
• Lead collaborative efforts with existing and future career professionals and campus partners to establish, implement, and scale a career education program that is fully integrated into the student academic and co-curricular experience and is a distinctive feature of a Quinnipiac education.
• Provide strategic leadership and coordination to the Career Development Council.
• Supervise and manage centralized career staff, with the opportunity to make hiring decisions.
• Lead a comprehensive strategy that unites career development, employer engagement, and experiential learning into a cohesive and distinctive QU model.
• Collaboratively develop plans to ensure that career development’s physical location and spaces are best situated to support the goals and objectives of the programs.
• Expand and highlight global focus and international reach of career services.

• Lead collaborative efforts to establish, implement, and scale a career education program that is fully integrated into the student academic and co-curricular experience and is a distinctive feature of a Quinnipiac education.
• Oversee effective assessment of career development programs and outcomes.
• Ensure that adequate data, success narratives, and report structures are in place so…