Assistant Director, Experiential Education & Employer Outreach

🇺🇸 Villanova, Pennsylvania 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $55K - $63K 💻 Career Services 🗓️ November 7th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Villanova University is hiring an Assistant Director, Experiential Education & Employer Outreach for the Villanova School of Business's O'Donnell Center for Professional Development, reporting to the Associate Director for Experiential Education & Employer Outreach. The role coaches undergraduate business students toward externships, internships, and co-op programs, manages the academic internship and co-op courses, and builds employer relationships that open those opportunities to students.

Highlights

Coach students one-on-one and in small group workshops on career exploration, career readiness skills, and internship search plans, keeping meeting notes and tracking progress against defined professional development indicators.
Manage assigned academic internship and co-op programs, including marketing the opportunities, recruiting and preparing participants, and running the faculty approval process.
Guide students through the requirements of internship and co-op courses and special programs such as the Spring Accounting Internship Program and Global Citizens Program internships, working with Clay Center academic advisors on curriculum planning.
Serve as an ambassador for experiential education among undergraduate business students through outreach efforts, collateral materials, an internship/co-op education series, classroom presentations, promotional campaigns, and outcomes data collection.
Build employer partnerships with faculty, deans, University Advancement, the Alumni Office, and the University Career Center that lead to internships, co-op programs, full-time recruiting, career programs, and sponsorships.
Manage a portfolio of employer opportunities organized by discipline and industry, and support Villanova's Handshake career management portal.
Contribute to the Backpack-to-Briefcase professional development curriculum and other O'Donnell Center initiatives, with occasional off-campus travel and overnight visits.
Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of professional experience (full-time roles, internships, graduate experience, or assistantships count), with a background in student development, coaching, experiential education, or employer relationship building.
Solid technology skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Canva, Word, Banner, and social media, along with strong written and verbal communication.
Master's degree in Higher Education, Counseling, Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred.
Salary range of $54,500 to $63,000, full-time on a 12-month schedule.