Associate Director of Employer Relations & Partnerships - The Career Center

Seton Hall University, New Jersey • South Orange, NJ

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director of Employer Relations & Partnerships provides strategic leadership for employer engagement, recruiting partnerships, and external relationship development for The Career Center at Seton Hall University. The position develops and strengthens relationships with employers, alumni, industry leaders, and other external partners to expand internship, experiential learning, and full-time employment opportunities for Seton Hall students and recent graduates. As a member of The Career Center leadership team, the Associate Director develops and executes a comprehensive employer relations and partnership strategy aligned with Career Center and University priorities. The role focuses on expanding employer pipelines, strengthening existing partnerships, improving the employer recruiting experience, and identifying emerging industries and opportunities.

The Associate Director contributes to Career Center strategic planning, goal setting, assessment, resource allocation, and continuous improvement; advises the Director on employer and workforce trends; and supervises and mentors staff, graduate assistants, interns, or student employees assigned to employer engagement.

This is an exempt position in a general office environment. The salary range is $63,000–$70,000. Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New Jersey, 14 miles from New York City.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, student affairs, organizational leadership, or a related field.
• Experience supervising or mentoring professional staff, graduate assistants, interns, or student employees.

Nice To Haves

• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in employer relations, recruiting, talent acquisition, business development, university relations, career services, or a related area.
• Experience working in higher education, university career services, employer relations, recruiting, or talent acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute employer engagement strategies that expand internship, experiential learning, and full-time employment opportunities in priority industries.
• Build relationships with employers, recruiters, hiring managers, alumni, industry leaders, and organizations aligned with student and University needs.
• Strengthen existing partnerships through regular outreach to increase recruiting activity and long-term engagement.
• Expand partnerships beyond recruiting through mentorship, career education, networking, sponsorships, and employer-led programs.
• Coordinate employer relations and recruiting partnerships originating through The Career Center by tracking activity and sharing relevant opportunities with University partners.
• Collaborate with schools and colleges, faculty, administrators, alumni engagement, student organizations, and other partners through coordinated communication and outreach.
• Connect employers with appropriate academic programs, faculty, student organizations, and University partners based on recruiting and talent needs.
• Promote consistent employer engagement practices that strengthen relationships and reduce duplicated outreach.
• Help set employer goals, industry priorities, and participation targets for career fairs, networking programs, information sessions, panels, and other Career Center initiatives.
• Recruit priority employers, alumni, and external partners for events and employer-led career education.
• Partner with the Program Coordinator to incorporate employer recruitment goals and participation priorities into Career Center events and programs.
• Use employer participation, feedback, and follow-up to improve future outreach and develop ongoing partnerships.
• Build employer pipelines that generate recurring internship, experiential learning, and full-time employment opportunities.
• Work directly with employers to expand existing recruiting programs and establish new talent pipelines.
• Partner with the Coordinator of Student Internships & Experiential Learning to align employer-developed opportunities with internship and experiential learning priorities.
• Identify opportunity gaps using student interests, academic programs, workforce trends, and employment data, and target employers who can help address those needs.
• Use 12twenty, labor-market information, employer engagement data, and student outcomes to guide outreach and partnership priorities.
• Track employer acquisition, engagement, retention, recruiting activity, opportunities, and partnership growth to measure progress.
• Partner with the Career Center Director to interpret data and identify employer, industry, and recruiting gaps.
• Coordinate with Career Center marketing and communications efforts to develop targeted employer outreach campaigns.
• Contribute to Career Center strategic planning, goal setting, assessment, resource allocation, and continuous improvement as a leadership team member.
• Advise the Director on employer trends, recruiting activity, workforce developments, and partnership opportunities.
• Supervise and mentor staff, graduate assistants, interns, or student employees assigned to employer engagement.
• Establish goals and expectations for employer relations initiatives and support staff professional development.

Benefits

• Bundled medical, prescription, and vision insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Retirement plan.
• Comprehensive benefits and programs intended to simplify and enrich employees’ lives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director