Assistant Director, OCPD (Health Careers Team)

Office of Career & Prof

Full Time

77644BR

Job Summary

This position is eligible for a hybrid work model **

The Assistant Director, OCPD (PhD Careers) assists the OCPD Director in managing the broad portfolio management priorities, including people management, financial management, fiscal management, operations management, and assessment. The incumbent also spearheads OCPD’s Health Professionals’ team, devising and implementing both virtual and in-person multi-year strategies for services, programs, outreach, and resource development.

As the career development expert for health professional careers, the Assistant Director provides critical professional development guidance to the health professional schools’ leadership and collaborating stakeholders within and outside the UCSF community.

Additionally, this position manages the Health Careers Team with a Career Svc Spec 3 and 4, and oversees students focused Career Peer Leadership Professional Development Program. This position also leads OCPD’s effort to build relationships with the health professional schools and individual departments’ leadership, faculty, and administrators, as well as SAA units to assess and deliver tailored solutions that cater to the needs of health professional students and recent alumni. Finally, this position designs and delivers comprehensive career-oriented programs, resources, and services to students.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

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Please note: An offer will take into consideration the experience of the final candidate AND the current salary level of individuals working at UCSF in a similar role.

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Department Description

The goal of the Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD) is to help UCSF biomedical trainees build the professional skills necessary for career success. This growing and dynamic office provides programs, services, individual assistance, and web and print resources, all designed to enhance the academic, professional, and career development of our students and post-graduate trainees.

Required Qualifications

Advanced degree in counseling/school of social work, and/or related area and / or equivalent experience / trainingMinimum of 5 years of relevant experience and/or equivalent experience/trainingAdvanced knowledge of career development theories, adult development theory, counseling processes, career decision making, learning styles, and job search techniquesExtensive knowledge of needs assessment theory, processes, and practice; workshop and program designKnowledge of UC programs, career services, employer, alumni, and faculty needs and expectations, recruiting and staffing methods, employment trendsAbility to design and modify computer applications and to meet program needs, problem identification, presentation skills, verbal communication, written communication, and organizational skillsAbility to work with people from diverse culturesLeadership skills: Demonstrated successful experience in a leadership position. Demonstrated ability to successfully set expectations, provide feedback and manage conflictProfessional interpersonal and collaborative skills including demonstrated experience successfully collaborating with diverse stakeholders and leadership teams Ability to work evenings and weekends virtually counseling students/postdocs, delivering virtual or in-person programs and training trainees, Monday-Friday, as neededStrong aptitude and success with change management, including demonstrated understanding of the challenges and complexities involved in proactively guiding their staff and trainees through change, flexibility and resilience working in dynamic environments, evidence of proactive communication, decision-making and accountability, creative and flexible problem-solving, critical thinking, advanced ability to organize workload while successfully continuously managing change and innovation as well as providing training and resources as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated aptitude and expertise in use of technology and ability to learn new technologies proactively, independently, and quickly: This position requires demonstrated knowledge with a broad range of Mac-based systems, assessment and evaluation tools, learning design apps, image and video editing tools, networking platforms, video interviewing and virtual job search tools on a regular basisExtensive knowledge of health professional scholar issues, and skills needed for success, employers, the labor market, and employment trends, both locally and nationally as related to hiring health professional studentsExtensive knowledge in designing specialized health professional career development services that are appropriate for all levels of students and alumni seeking careersFamiliarity with publications and grantsmanship and assessment and evaluation skills. Demonstrated experience designing assessment and evaluation tools/methods that can be used to assess the effectiveness of programs and services and analyze results to update and enhance servicesMultimedia and outreach marketing skills

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at diversity.ucsf.edu

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Organization

Campus

Job Code and Payroll Title

004520 CAREER SVC SUPV 2

Job Category

Education, Professional (Non-Clinical), Professional and Managerial

Bargaining Unit

99 - Policy-Covered (No Bargaining Unit)

Employee Class

Career

Percentage

100%

Location

Flexible (combination of onsite and remote work), Hybrid, Parnassus Heights (SF)

Shift

Days

Shift Length

8 Hours

Additional Shift Details

Monday - Friday; 8AM - 5PM PST (Hybrid work model)