Associate Director, STEM Employer Development & Engagement

Description

As a member of the Career Services team, the Associate Director of Employer Development & Engagement will contribute to the strategic leadership of the Center by proactively partnering and collaborating internally and externally to build the future of career education at the Colleges. The Associate Director of Employer Development will provide leadership that cultivates and maintains relationships with employers to make full- and part-time employment, internships and career opportunities available to students, alumni and alumnae. This will include identifying and cultivating relationships with parents, alumni and alumnae as employers. As part of the relationship building, the Associate Director will educate employers about the breadth of knowledge, skills, and abilities that HWS graduates can bring to their workplace. Travel will be required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Recruitment:

·         coordinate and host on-campus and virtual recruiters and promote students' candidacy

·         develop and maintain relationships with employers, alumni, alumnae and parents

o   solicit opportunities

o   grow the volunteer database through targeted outreach

o   attend and present at alum events

·         develop and maintain relationships with faculty to further meet the needs of students

o   meet annually with faculty via department meetings or individual outreach

o   share opportunities with faculty for purposes of sharing opportunities with students

o   provide opportunities for faculty to meet with employers

o   devise marketing strategies and implement outreach to campus and external communities

·         build and maintain close relationships with representatives and recruiters for job and internship development opportunities, candidate referrals and on- and off-campus recruiting efforts

·         Develop substantial database of opportunities for students; work with career coaching staff to identify students' interests and provide relevant jobs and internships

·         Actively promote opportunities to students and maintain position listings in Handshake

·         Assist with the placement of students into job shadow and externship opportunities

·         Coordinate special recruiting efforts: partnership events, job fairs, networking events

·         Target for expansion underrepresented disciplines, industries and career fields

·         Help to maintain the alumni/ae/parent networking database

           Provide annual reporting in terms of outcomes and opportunities developed

Career Advising:

      Provide general career advising for students with defined career goals regarding resumes, professional correspondence, job search and networking strategies and specific employment opportunities; help support them with the use of AI/resume scanning services to enhance their materials for specific employers/industries

·    Meet with students as they apply for opportunities and connect them with appropriate contacts, including alums and employers for networking and guidance

·    Partner with the Associate Director of Career Coaching in working with students interested in STEM related career communities, including Tech, Research, Environment and Engineering as it relates to identifying specific opportunities for those students

o   lead weekly meetings to