University of Idaho
Director, Career and Academic Support Services
🇺🇸
Moscow, ID
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$100K
💻
Career Services
🗓️
July 10th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Idaho is hiring a Director, Career and Academic Support Services. The director leads Career Services and oversees Academic Support Programs to enhance student success and retention by setting priorities, supervising staff, collaborating with colleges on post-graduation outcomes, and managing departmental budgets and contracts.
Highlights
- Provide leadership for Career Services and strategic oversight of Academic Support Programs.
- Identify departmental priorities and enhance academic and career development for students.
- Perform assessments to evaluate program effectiveness and adjust services accordingly.
- Supervise coordinators and staff within the department.
- Collaborate with colleges to collect and analyze post-graduation outcomes.
- Manage all departmental budgets, including state, endowment, grant, gift, and revenue-generating funds.
- Responsible for writing and reviewing contracts, agreements, and grants.
- Required qualifications include a Master's Degree, five years of progressive leadership experience, experience managing fiscal budgets, and eligibility for professional organization membership.
- Preferred qualifications include prior higher education leadership, ability to work with multiple stakeholders, strong networking skills, and excellent management and written communication abilities.
- Compensation starts at $100,000 or higher depending on experience; full-time exempt position.
Director, Career and Academic Support Services Full Description
Director, Career and Academic Support Services
Position Information
Internal Posting? |
Posting Number | SP005364P
Position Title | Director, Career and Academic Support Services
Division/College | Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
Department | Enrollment Management
Location | Moscow
Posting Context Statement
Position Overview | The director provides departmental leadership for Career Services and strategic oversight for Academic Support Programs, both of which directly impact student success and retention goals that support the mission of the University of Idaho. Responsibilities include identifying departmental priorities; enhancing academic and career development of students; performing assessments to determine unit and program effectiveness; supervising coordinators and staff; and collaborating with colleges to collect and analyze post-graduation outcomes to adjust programs and services as needed. Additionally, the director offers leadership and vision for planning, coordination, supervision, and evaluation of academic support services, while maintaining financial oversight for all departmental budgets—including state, endowment, grant, gift, and revenue-generating funds—and writing and reviewing contracts, agreements, and grants.
Unit URL | Career Services | University of Idaho
Academic support services | University of Idaho
Posting Number | SP005364P
Position Title | Director, Career and Academic Support Services
Division/College | Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
Department | Enrollment Management
Location | Moscow
Posting Context Statement
Position Overview | The director provides departmental leadership for Career Services and strategic oversight for Academic Support Programs, both of which directly impact student success and retention goals that support the mission of the University of Idaho. Responsibilities include identifying departmental priorities; enhancing academic and career development of students; performing assessments to determine unit and program effectiveness; supervising coordinators and staff; and collaborating with colleges to collect and analyze post-graduation outcomes to adjust programs and services as needed. Additionally, the director offers leadership and vision for planning, coordination, supervision, and evaluation of academic support services, while maintaining financial oversight for all departmental budgets—including state, endowment, grant, gift, and revenue-generating funds—and writing and reviewing contracts, agreements, and grants.
Unit URL | Career Services | University of Idaho
Academic support services | University of Idaho
Position Qualifications
Required Experience | Five years progressive leadership experience Experience developing and implementing strategic initiatives Leadership experience managing fiscal budget
Required Education | Masters’ Degree
Required Other | Must be eligible for membership in related professional organizations Ability to work nonstandard business hours which may include mornings, evenings and weekends to meet business needs Ability to travel as needed regionally, and nationally, for business
Additional Preferred | Prior higher education leadership experience in student support services areas Demonstrated ability to work in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders Ability to network and develop collaborative partnerships Excellent leadership/management skills Excellent written communication skills
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | None
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
Required Education | Masters’ Degree
Required Other | Must be eligible for membership in related professional organizations Ability to work nonstandard business hours which may include mornings, evenings and weekends to meet business needs Ability to travel as needed regionally, and nationally, for business
Additional Preferred | Prior higher education leadership experience in student support services areas Demonstrated ability to work in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders Ability to network and develop collaborative partnerships Excellent leadership/management skills Excellent written communication skills
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | None
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
Posting Information
FLSA Status | Exempt
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $100,000 or higher DOE
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 07/09/2026
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before August 1, 2026 will receive priority consideration.
Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified.
Applicants:
Please use your letter of qualification to explain in detail how your work experience, skills, and abilities meet both the required and preferred qualifications as listed in the position description. Your letter of qualification will be used to demonstrate your communication and writing skills to determine your ranking among the other applicants for this position.
For resources about how to write a letter of qualification, please visit the HR website here: Applicant Resources – Careers | University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)
If you would like to view a full copy of the job description, please reach out to the search coordinator at [email protected]
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $100,000 or higher DOE
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 07/09/2026
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before August 1, 2026 will receive priority consideration.
Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified.
Applicants:
Please use your letter of qualification to explain in detail how your work experience, skills, and abilities meet both the required and preferred qualifications as listed in the position description. Your letter of qualification will be used to demonstrate your communication and writing skills to determine your ranking among the other applicants for this position.
For resources about how to write a letter of qualification, please visit the HR website here: Applicant Resources – Careers | University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)
If you would like to view a full copy of the job description, please reach out to the search coordinator at [email protected]
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
- List of References
- Letter of Qualification
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Academic Careers
- Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
- Chronicle
- HigherEd/Academic Impressions
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
- Indeed.com
- Inside Higher Ed
- Newspaper
- Other Venue
- Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
- University of Idaho Website
- University of Idaho Daily Register
- University of Idaho Employee
- Word of Mouth
- Militaryjob.com
- DSPSjobs.com
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department.
(Open Ended Question)
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