Assistant Director of Employer Engagement

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The UNC Career Center, housed within Academic Excellence in the Division of Student Success, is dedicated to providing students with high-quality career education and hands-on learning experiences. The Assistant Director of Employer Engagement, under the direction of the Director of Employer Engagement, is a key member of the Employer Engagement team. This role serves as a university-wide expert on employer engagement and recruiting, contributing to the strategic growth of employer relationships to increase employment opportunities for students and alumni, enhance UNC's brand, and diversify engaging employment sectors. The Assistant Director will execute the Director's vision for employer development, act as a university connector, foster support for initiatives, and drive results. This position will proactively develop and expand a portfolio of employer relationships, design collaborative events and programs, and serve as the lead for Engineering programs, liaising with key campus stakeholders such as industry relations, alumni affairs, innovation, and academic colleges. The role will also lead career-related initiatives like recruiting activities, internships, career fairs, mock interviews, and career treks to support employer engagement and career education. Collaboration with UNC Career Center leadership, distributed career staff, students, faculty, alumni, and employers is essential. The primary goal is to develop and implement strategies to reach all UNC students with high-quality career education and integrate career education into the university's fabric, ultimately increasing employment connections and cultivating internship and full-time opportunities. The Employer Engagement team functions as university-wide experts on employer engagement, recruiting, and labor market trends, leading strategic efforts to involve employers, alumni, and the campus community in career development activities. The aim is to advance UNC's brand with employers, grow and maintain relationships, secure work-based learning opportunities, and connect students with their career aspirations.

Requirements

Effective oral and written communication skills.
Ability to establish rapport and relate well to students, faculty, employers, alumni, donors, and staff.
Ability to effectively create and deliver presentations and workshops to large audiences.
Computer proficiency (specifically Microsoft Office Suite and industry standard career management systems, Handshake).
Demonstration of adaptability and flexibility in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment.
Ability to utilize technology to manage and grow employer/alumni/donor relationships.
Willingness to learn and use new and emerging technologies including social media and online resources.
Unwavering commitment to the highest of ethical standards and professional integrity.
Understanding of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the delivery of programs and services.
Ability to collaborate and foster a spirit of engagement.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.
Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively across an organization and/or divisions.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Engineering students, employers who hire Engineering students and/or a background in Engineering.
Master’s degree in business, higher education, marketing, human resources, or a related field.
Minimum three (3) years of experience within career development, experiential education/work-based learning, higher education, human resources, recruiting/talent acquisition, business development, fundraising, or other relevant corporate and community experience.
Strong ability to collaborate with multiple and diverse constituents to accomplish goals.
Analytical mind and problem solver with ability to think systemically.
Demonstration of professional independence, industry knowledge, innovation, critical thinking/judgement skills, communication, presentation, teamwork, and strong time management.
Knowledge of program evaluation and assessment techniques.
Experience with survey design and data analysis is desired.
Experience leading change and innovation, resulting in a high level of performance outcomes.
Understanding of career education, career readiness, work-based learning, and/or emerging trends within experiential learning.
Understanding of business development, relationship development/management, corporate relations, alumni relations, and/or fundraising.
Valid NC Driver’s License or eligibility to hold a valid NC Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

Serve as a university-wide expert on employer engagement & recruiting.
Contribute to the strategic growth of employer relationships.
Increase employment opportunities for all students and alumni.
Advance UNC’s elite brand with the employment community.
Diversify the employment sectors engaging the UNC -CH campus.
Execute on the Director’s vision for employer development.
Act as a connector across the university to facilitate relationships.
Grow support for key initiatives and partnerships.
Drive results in employer engagement.
Proactively develop and expand a portfolio of employer relationships.
Design collaborative events & programs.
Serve as the UNC Career Center lead for Engineering programs with key stakeholders and/or offices on campus.
Lead career-related initiatives (ex. recruiting activities, internships/work-based learning, career fairs, mock interviews, employer support for career programming, career treks, etc.).
Support and participate in activities that cultivate a campus community that prepares all UNC students for career services.
Increase employment connections and cultivate internship and full-time opportunities.
Lead the UNC Career Center’s strategic efforts to engage employers, alumni, and the broader UNC campus in career development activities.
Grow & maintain employer relationships.
Secure work-based learning opportunities.
Connect UNC students to their career aspirations upon graduation.