Associate Director of Employer Engagement - #165129

The primary location of this position is on-site at the Cullowhee, NC campus. This position is designated as being exempt from the State of North Carolina Human Resources Act (EHRA). The Associate Director of Employer Engagement in the Center for Career and Professional Development is responsible for building relationships among corporate and community organizations on the benefits of hiring university students and graduates for jobs as well as for internships. The goals of the position are to increase job postings, career opportunities, recruitment, and hiring activity for Western Carolina University students and graduates and to generate increased support and resources for the career center and the university.

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Proactively develop and implement strategies designed to increase employment opportunities for WCU students and graduates.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with organizations, agencies, and sectors that historically have had little or no interaction with the career center and/or experience with hiring our students and graduates. Seek to connect these entities with the appropriate resources and personnel at the career center and/or the University.
• Advise and counsel employers with regard to the most effective means of identifying potential job candidates to meet the employer's specific needs, including, but not limited to, campus recruitment, job postings, internships, career fairs, class/organization presentations, and resume searches.
• Seek to generate monetary support, sponsorships, and gifts-in-kind from the private sector to support the goals and objectives of the career center and the university.
• Track job market demand, use of career services, and hiring results for students in various academic majors; formulate strategies for achieving greater participation rates for those majors that under use available career resources.
• Monitor the quality of customer service for employers, including the collection and analysis of survey data and assessment of and follow-up with informal feedback. Make recommendations on how the career center can maintain and improve quality customer service for employer partners.
• Maintain a working knowledge of local and national employment market trends and their actual and potential impact on the hiring of college students and graduates.
• Coordinate outreach activities, when appropriate, with other university departments and personnel, including, but not limited to, the Office of Development, alumni groups, and academic departments.
• Manage, in collaboration with others in the CCPD, the administration of large all-industry and specialty career fairs.
• Oversee the administration of the university's on-campus recruitment program for employers, which may require skills in marketing and event planning.
• Participate in career development programs coordinated by the career center, including, but not limited to, workshops, employer seminars, and meetings within and outside of the career center, and other special projects of the career center.
• Interest in working with students in a counseling or mentorship capacity.
• Perform other duties as assigned to advance the goals and objectives of the career center and the university.

Minimum Qualifications: Must be legally eligible to work in the United States of America without the need for employer sponsorship or any other immigration-related assistance. Master's degree in Counseling, Student Personnel, Business, Human Resource Management, Communications, Marketing, or related discipline required. Degree(s) must be from a regionally accredited institution. Experience in relationship development.

Preferred Qualifications: Three or more years of experience in a corporate or university career services environment. Previous experience with college recruiting from a higher education or a business perspective.

Background/E-Verify: Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Western Carolina University uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Proper documentation of identity and employability are required at the time of employment.

EOE: Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; ethnicity; religion; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; national origin; age; disability; genetic information; political affiliation; National Guard or veteran status, consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and policies, and the policies of The University of North Carolina.