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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, invites applications for Assistant Director of Employer Engagement, UNLV Career and Life Design [R0149373]

ROLE of the POSITION

Career Services & Workforce Development welcomes applications for the Assistant Director of Employer Engagement.  The Assistant Director of Employer Engagement (AD) reports directly to the Director of Career Services and Workforce Development (Director) in the Career Services and Workforce Development (CSWD) unit in the Office of Academic Affairs, with a dotted line reporting to the Associate Director of Workforce Education (ADWE). The AD strategically and effectively develops, engages, and advances relationships with external employers and community partners to enhance career readiness, internship opportunities, and career employment outcomes of UNLV students and alumni. This position supports the Director of Career and Life Design, directly advancing unit mission and goals, and closely collaborates with and supports the ADWE, who outreaches and cultivates employing organizations seeking partnership with UNLV for talent acquisition and development campus-wide. This position plays a key leadership role for CSWD’s mission to implement a university-wide employer engagement strategy as part of a Top Tier 2.0 Workforce Development and “career everywhere” initiative.

The AD will develop strategic engagement and ongoing relationship management strategies to engage employers in a variety of recruiting and early talent development activities, events, and services that enhance the career trajectories of UNLV students and alumni. The AD will oversee and elevate the usage of internship and job posting systems, and on-campus employer branding opportunities, networking events, and recruiting services. The AD will lead the design and implementation of modernized and engaging campus-wide career fairs and employer networking events as well as engage employers in relevant platforms and professional development programs. This leader will support the DWE and