One of the world’s premier liberal arts colleges, Carleton College, seeks a creative, entrepreneurial, and innovative leader to serve as its next Director of the Career Center. The Director will lead the Career Center in empowering students and recent graduates to integrate and apply their liberal arts education toward succeeding in their career paths and living a meaningful life after Carleton.

Located in historic Northfield, Minnesota – just 40 miles from the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul – Carleton boasts an outstanding faculty, intelligent and engaged students, committed staff, and a passionate alumni body. The College is consistently listed among the top ten liberal arts colleges in various national surveys, including a number one ranking for undergraduate teaching.

Carleton offers 32 majors in the arts, humanities, natural sciences/mathematics, and social sciences. Academics are based on a trimester system, allowing students to take more classes across a broader range of subjects. With 1,995 students from 50 states and 35 countries, Carleton's student body is an intellectually insatiable group that approaches learning with enthusiasm, energy, and a uniquely Carleton brand of playfulness. Carleton’s world-renowned faculty are deeply committed to student success.

Reporting to the Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, the Director of the Career Center provides the strategic direction behind Carleton’s Career Center offerings and capabilities. The incoming Director will develop and build upon strategies to achieve measurable goals and outcomes. The Director engages a range of constituencies including students, parents, alumni, faculty, prospective and existing employers, and a range of external relationships. S/he will also partner with other offices and departments across the College to ensure that career readiness is integrated throughout the Carleton student experience.

The Director of the Career Center will demonstrate an energetic commitment to the practical application and value of a liberal arts education and will possess exceptional analytical skills, both quantitatively and qualitatively, bringing an entrepreneurial, cutting-edge thought process to career services. A proven track record of career management program development with measurable success indicators and an advanced degree is expected (masters or doctoral). S/he will demonstrate a strong and visible personal and professional commitment to diversity and inclusion and a desire to develop talent in others, with a management style that fosters collaboration, entrepreneurial thinking, and strong performance around clearly communicated, metrics-driven goals.

For a more-detailed description of the opportunity, please visit:

Carleton College Career Center Director Position Description

Review of candidates will begin immediately. For best consideration, please send all confidential nominations, inquiries, and expressions of interest to:

Susan VanGilder, Partner

Holly Jackson, Senior Associate

Kenna Boyd, Associate

Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, LP

CarletonCareer@storbecksearch.com

Carleton College is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse group of faculty and staff and offers a comprehensive benefits package. Carleton College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, veteran status, actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, status with regard to public assistance, disability, or age in providing employment or access to its educational facilities and activities.