Associate Director, Pre-Professional Initiatives

Job Description

Associate Director, Pre-Professional Initiatives reporting to the Senior Associate Director of Graduate and Fellowships Initiatives at Beyond Barnard. The role provides advising and support to students and alumnae of Barnard College seeking admission to law school, health professions programs, master’s of business administration programs, and other professional degrees. The Associate Director leads the administration of Barnard’s Health Professions Advisory Committee, manages relationships with health, law, and business school partners, plans events and information sessions, and supports general career well–being initiatives at Beyond Barnard and the Division of Community Engagement & Lifelong Support.

• Advise students individually and in groups on all matters pertaining to curriculum choices, the timing of graduate exams, balancing curricular goals with other interests, and application processes for pre‑professional programs.
• Present regular workshops and webinars on application processes and best practices for individuals interested in pursuing diverse work associated with the pursuit of pre‑professional degree programs. Host information sessions, panels, and other events to share information and promote career exploration.
• Oversee all work related to the application of students to the professional schools, as well as to post‑bacc programs (as appropriate) and related academic enhancement, including reviewing and providing feedback on application materials and interview techniques.
• Serve as chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC), composed of Barnard faculty members. Liaise with academic departments to maintain awareness of academic opportunities and curricular changes. Manage all aspects of Barnard’s Committee process, including collecting applicant materials, arranging interviews with HPAC, and writing Committee letters.
• Engage in ongoing professional development to maintain understanding of current opportunities in pre‑professional graduate programs, and support students in exploration of careers that are aligned with their interests. Attend conferences to be aware of developments and trends in advising and programming best practices.
• Monitor, track, and assess application outcomes for students and graduates. Collaborate with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness to analyze and share data with College leadership.
• Provide administrative leadership of all of Beyond Barnard’s career and graduate school advising initiatives under the direction of the Senior Associate Director; support Senior Associate Director in administration of Accelerated 4+1 Pathways; provide advising on these topics as needed, contribute to ongoing Beyond Barnard events and workshop series.
• Contribute to Beyond Barnard’s programming series, including: researching potential speakers and conducting outreach to them, coordinating logistics with speakers and campus partners, connecting with employers and/or graduate programs regarding recruitment initiatives and participation in Beyond Barnard events, delivering content in workshops and information sessions, moderating panels, and advertising event details to prospective participants.
• Develop, implement, and manage best practices around integration of new and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence into advising, programming, and administrative practices at Beyond Barnard; collaborate where possible with cross‑campus technology advisory groups to identify opportunities to leverage these technologies in support career well‑being work.
• Manage in‑person and virtual events on evenings and weekends as necessary; support team‑wide, division‑wide, and College‑wide events as directed.
• Assume responsibility for special projects as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking/presentation.
• Facility with current technology and web‑based applications.
• The ability to focus and work quickly, to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, and absorb detail is essential.
• The ability to understand and adhere to college and national policy and to…