Job Number: 040720261
Closing Date:
5/7/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Position Description
Hudson County Community
College
Associate Director, Career and Transfer
Office: Career and Transfer
Pathways
Reporting to: Associate Dean, Career and Transfer Pathways
Jersey City, New
Jersey
Salary Grade: 115
“Hudson is Home”
“Hudson is Home” is
about our people. Hudson County Community College truly cares about our faculty, staff, students and community. At HCCC, you will be
respected, supported, and valued! Our caring, collaborative, and diverse culture is what defines us and together we can and will achieve our
dreams!
Our Perks
HCCC provides full-time employees with a strong, comprehensive benefits package
that includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, Retirement Plans, and up to $9,000 per year invested
in your professional development. Additionally, we also offer employee assistance programs, flexibles spending accounts, flexible hybrid
schedules (depending on the position), employee discount marketplace, auto and home insurance discounts and more.
About
This Role
Reporting to the Associate Dean of Career and Transfer Pathways, the Associate Director leads efforts to
integrate career and transfer readiness, and workforce alignment into the student experience, ensuring that all students, particularly those
from historically underserved backgrounds, are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities needed to successfully transition to
four-year institutions and meaningful careers. This role collaborates across Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Enrollment, Institutional
Research and Planning, and external partners. The Associate Director leverages data, technology, and national best practices to scale
high-impact practices such as career exploration, work-based learning, and seamless transfer pathways.
The position is primarily
based on the Journal Square Campus, but the Associate Director will remain flexible in the work location and
hours.
Summary of Duties
What You’ll Do
Principal
Responsibilities:
Data, Assessment and Reporting
- Partner with the Office of Institutional Research
and Planning to develop dashboards and reports that inform decision-making and continuous improvement. - Assess the impact of career
and transfer strategies through data collection and analysis, recommending and implementing enhancements as needed. - Collaborate
with the Senior Assistant Director to conduct surveys, assess results, and prepare annual reports.
Operations and Campus
Leadership
- Provide leadership for administering and delivering Career and Transfer services at the North Hudson
Campus. - Supervise career and transfer team members, managing daily operations, project execution, and staff performance through
ongoing feedback and evaluations. - Oversee federal work-study operations, including scheduling, training, and supervision of student
employees. - Assist the Associate Dean with budget development, management, and departmental operations.
Technology
and Communications
- Administer and support career services platforms, including Handshake (student-facing and backend), EAB
Navigate360, and Career Coach platforms. - Ensure systems such as career coaching tools, engagement platforms, and surveys are
effectively implemented and utilized. - Monitor, update, and maintain the office website, portal, and social media
presence. - Develop and execute communication and marketing strategies for prospective, current, and graduating students related to
career and transfer pathways. - Ensure alignment of messaging across digital platforms, campaigns, and student outreach
efforts.
Student Success and Programming
- Ensure career and transfer services are accessible,
student-centered, and responsive to the needs of a diverse student population. - Support student engagement efforts, including serving
as co-lead for the student engagement subgroup for our best practice transfer initiatives such as the CONNECT program. - Participate
in workshops, meetings, and conferences to gain and share best practices. - Stay informed on emerging trends in career services,
workforce development, and technology to enhance service delivery. - Support cross-functional initiatives and institutional priorities
as needed.
Employer, Transfer and Campus Partnerships
- Support Associate Dean in strengthening strategic
partnerships with employers and four-year institutions. - Collaborate with industry and academic partners to align programs with
workforce needs and transfer requirements. - Maintain effective relationships with deans, associate deans, faculty, staff, and
community partners to advance departmental goals and collaborate across departments to support programs, resources, and services that
enhance student success.
Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be
required to perform duties not specifically articulated in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in
the performance of their duties.
Qualifications
What You’ll
Need
Education and Experience
- Master’s degree in higher education administration, student
affairs, counseling, or related field. - Minimum of 4 years of progressive professional experience in career services, transfer
services, academic advising, or a related area in higher education. - Minimum of 2 years of experience supervising professional staff
or leading teams and initiatives. - Proficiency in using data analysis tools and software to assess program effectiveness and
outcomes. - Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and meet deadlines.
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentation abilities. - Strong interpersonal skills to
effectively collaborate with students, faculty, staff, and external partners.
Preferred
Qualifications:
- Experience developing employer partnerships and work-based learning programs.
- Familiarity with
transfer articulation agreements and partnership development with four-year institutions. - Experience working with career services or
student engagement technology platforms (e.g., Handshake, Colleague/Ellucian, EAB Navigate360 or similar systems). - Demonstrated
success supporting first-generation, adult, and historically underserved student populations. - Experience scaling programs or
services across multiple campuses or locations. - Proficiency in using social media platforms and digital marketing tools for outreach
and communication. - Experience in budget development, management, and fiscal responsibility.
Supplemental
Information
Residency
- As a New Jersey First Act Employer, new employees must establish a
primary residence in New Jersey within one year.
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