Associate Director, Employer Relations (Employer Development)

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

1d • $75,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join the dynamic, high-energy Employer Relations team at Chicago Booth as an Associate Director! Your mission: know our diverse student groups (full-time, evening/weekend, executive MBA, specialized masters) and alumni inside out – and bring those populations to industry partners. You'll be the face of Booth, building and maintaining our brand with employers. While this is a sales role, it's really all about cultivating long-term partnerships. Expect to engage in one-on-one outreach and site visits, while also orchestrating events as needed. Initially, this position will be focused on Venture Capital, Venture Funded Startups and Investment/Asset Management industries. Other industries may be added in the future.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• Background in career services or a relevant business environment, such as sales or business development.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and a willingness and enthusiasm to learn internal systems and social media.
• Comfortable proactively reaching out to contacts, cold-calling company representatives, and establishing a relationship on behalf of Chicago Booth.
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated initiative, creative thinking; and multitask, meet deadlines, and work successfully in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional demeanor, including tact and discretion, with a track record of establishing positive client relationships.
• Comfortable with ambiguity--knowing when to make decisions without complete information, when to ask questions, and when to engage other stakeholders.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Participates as an active member of the Employer Relations team to develop and implement a year-round marketing strategy to identify and source employment opportunities for the wide range of interests and job levels represented in Chicago Booth constituencies including Specialty Masters students, Full-Time MBA students, Evening/Weekend MBA students, Executive MBA students in Chicago, London, and Hong Kong, and alumni across the globe. Developing this strategy will include research on employment trends and opportunities and engagement with student and alumni populations.
• Partners with industry, regional and/or functional student and alumni groups to assist in employer outreach targets.
• Creatively sources leads from social media, students, alumni, and our recruiting system.
• Proactively reaches out to contacts, often cold-calling company representatives, to establish relationships on behalf of Chicago Booth.
• Travels domestically, approximately 10-15%, to meet with corporate contacts.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with internal (admissions, corporate relations, and alumni development) and corporate contacts while promoting employer development initiatives.
• Partners with Career Services Career Management/Coaching and Operations teams in providing recruiting intelligence and supporting company events and interviews.
• Markets resulting opportunities effectively and efficiently to the appropriate Booth constituencies.
• Envisions, develops, plans, implements, and evaluates appropriate events to support building the Chicago Booth brand across specific industries and geographies.
• Develops communication pieces; including social media updates, blog entries, and presentations intended for small and large audiences, in order to give student and alumni populations a view into the relationship development work happening on their behalf.
• Performs daily administrative tasks.
• Creates, establishes, and maintains relationships with search firms, and meets with an assigned group of new alumni and/or employer partners periodically to generate employer development leads and opportunities.
• Collaborates with publications to develop marketing materials.
• Collects qualitative information about the school's position in the marketplace and recommends actions for improvements to senior staff members.
• Schedules and accompanies career services staff and senior staff on relationship-building road trips.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Benefits

• The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off.
• Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees