Associate Director, Employer Relations and Recruiting

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Job Posting Title:

Associate Director, Employer Relations and Recruiting

Job Description:

Title of Job: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR EMPLOYER RELATIONS AND RECRUITING

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Associate Director is responsible for creating and executing the outreach strategy for the Office of Career Services (OCS) with a focus on diversifying the opportunities and industries engaging with HMC.  This includes managing industry and graduate study recruitment, cultivating and maintaining effective long-term employer relations, developing and managing various programs, and creating marketing strategies through social media and other venues. The incumbent researches industry and recruiting trends, benchmarks with peer institutions, and conducts external outreach, job and internship development. The Associate Director serves as the initial point of contact for employers or graduate schools seeking to recruit HMC undergraduate students and manages employer relations programs advising the office on achievable revenue and/or participation levels annually.

The Associate Director is also responsible for providing career-related advising to students and alumni which includes, but is not limited to, graduate school, job and internship advisement. This incumbent must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, outstanding organization of and experience with project tracking, meeting coordination, event planning, an understanding of career management software, the ability to meet deadlines and balance multiple priorities, the ability to think logically and creatively, and a willingness to work in a collaborative, diverse and fast- paced work environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

EMPLOYER AND GRADUATE SCHOOL RELATIONS & ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING

• Work with the Director of Career Services to prepare and execute on a strategy to grow and diversify opportunities and industries engaging with Harvey Mudd Students and alumni.

• Create and share new ways to engage with Harvey Mudd through partnership programs, micro-internships, site visits, or other on campus recruiting events.

• Direct and manage the campus recruitment program and employer outreach/relations

• Facilitate cross-campus collaborations with Caltech, including joint career fairs and employer engagement initiatives.

• Act as primary liaison with organization representatives for pre- and post- graduate opportunities; coordinate with OCS staff for programming accordingly.

• Cultivate new and maintain long-term relations with current recruiting and continually expand the recruitment program for full-time and internship opportunities relevant to STEM.

• With the Director, design outreach strategies and create ongoing materials needed to expand the recruiting program and engage employers.

• With Career Advisor(s) or Program Manager, organize various networking events including pre-fair mixers, speed networking nights, industry panels, and other small- and large-scale events.

• Manage the Claremont Colleges career management system Handshake; provide training for students, staff/faculty, and employers on the use of the system.

• Stay up-to-date, initiate, and enforce agreed upon 7C recruiting policies.

• Collaborate with other Claremont Colleges regarding use of Handshake by attending monthly Employer Relations Committee meetings to have consistency on the career management system.

• Facilitate the inclusion of new and maintain contacts in the career management system and CRM.

• Organize and coordinate the annual recruiting calendar, including scheduling dates for employer/graduate school information sessions, interviews, and other events making sure dates do not overlap with major holidays, peer institution events, or major campus or 7C events.

• Support and coordinate with HMC’s Office of Advancement to engage alumni and parents interested in sharing their career trajectories through events, panels, workshops, and career treks for current students.

• Track job market demand, trends in recruiting, job-offer data, and hiring results for students in various academic majors.

• Reserve rooms and coordinate on-campus logistics for recruiting events.

• Manage j