Career Services Manager, Internships & Career Programs

Career Services Manager, Internships & Career Programs

Position Title Career Services Manager, Internships & Career Programs

Category Administrative

Position Number

Posting Number S0001399

Location

Hybrid - Chicago

Open Date 09/24/2026

Close Date

Open Until Filled? Yes

Job Type Full-Time

Working Hours

Position Summary

The Career Services Manager, Internships & Career Programs coordinates and advances internship, experiential learning, employer engagement, and career programming initiatives. Working in collaboration with the Director of Career Services, the Career Services Manager develops and administers career-connected learning opportunities, maintains relationships with employers and faculty, and delivers programs that prepare undergraduate and graduate students for internships, employment, graduate education, and other post-graduation opportunities.

The position also serves as the primary Career Services liaison to the Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), provides targeted career advising, supervises assigned student and/or graduate employees, and contributes to departmental and University wide career readiness initiatives. The role manages an assigned portfolio of programs, partnerships, and operational processes within established departmental priorities, policies, and goals, while recommending improvements in collaboration with the Director of Career Services.

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The salary range for this position is $60,000-$62,000

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Knowledge of career development, career readiness, internships, experiential learning, employer engagement, recruiting, and workforce development practices.
• Strong relationship development, networking, employer outreach, and partnership-management skills.
• Ability to understand employer talent needs and connect those needs with students, academic programs, and University resources.
• Ability to manage and coordinate programs and partnerships from planning through implementation, administration, and assessment.
• Strong career advising, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to exercise sound professional judgment, manage multiple priorities, and work effectively both independently and collaboratively
• Ability to use data and feedback to evaluate programs and recommend improvements.
• Ability to supervise and support student and graduate-level employees.
• Ability to work effectively with students from diverse academic programs, backgrounds, identities, and career interests.
• Proficiency with Handshake, LinkedIn, and other career-related technologies.
• Ability to represent Roosevelt University professionally with internal and external stakeholders.

Years of

Experience

• Required

• 2-4

• Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree

• Certification/Licensure Required

• Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, education, business, communications, human resources, marketing, arts administration, or a related field.

• Two to four years of progressively responsible professional experience in career services, internships, experiential learning, employer relations, higher education, workforce development, business development, recruiting, or a related area.

• Experience managing or independently coordinating internship, experiential learning, career readiness, employer engagement, or career development programs and partnerships.

• Experience building and maintaining relationships with employers, faculty, academic leadership, alumni, community partners, professional associations, or other stakeholders.

• Experience working directly with college students through career advising, coaching, professional development, internship support, or related student services.

• Experience developing and facilitating programs, workshops, presentations, or educational experiences.

• Strong communication, presentation, organizational, relationship-management, and project-coordination skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise professional judgment, work independently within established goals, and collaborate across organizational areas.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, education, organizational leadership, business, human resources, marketing, arts administration, or a related field.

• Experience developing employer partnerships through outreach, business development, recruiting, or partnership development.

• Experience coordinating internship or experiential learning initiatives in higher education.

• Knowledge of the NACE Career Readiness Competencies and internship best practices.

• Experience supervising student employees, graduate assistants, or interns.

• Experience using Handshake or a comparable career management platform.

• Experience with program assessment, employer engagement data, grants, sponsorships, or externally funded initiatives.

• Experience working with performing arts students, creative industries, arts organizations, or other specialized student populations.

• Equipment Operated

• Working Conditions

• Normal climate-controlled office environment is provided. Occasional bending, lifting, pushing and/or pulling is required (typically less than 10 lbs of weight). Regular use of desktop computer is required calling for frequent hand/wrist movement and repetition. Moderate level of stress.

• Departmental Contact Information