Job Summary

The Associate Director for Industry Relations primarily develops and implements strategies to identify and cultivate relationships with employers across various industries and provides overall management of the industry relations program for all undergraduate and several graduate programs.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Outreach, networking, and establishing industry partnerships to enhance recruitment efforts.
• Coordinate and facilitate recruitment events such as career fairs, information sessions, and on-campus interviews and work closely with employers to understand their hiring needs and connect them with qualified candidates.
• Developed and implemented an annual job shadow program from inception to execution.

Design program guidelines, objectives, and procedures to ensure a structured and meaningful experience for participants and collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to identify suitable hosts and match them with interested students or professionals.

• Develop and promote an annual employer relations calendar (employer visits, interviews, fairs, etc.), including all processes, timelines, and deadlines.
• Collaborate with career services staff to develop and present workshops, seminars, and other programming to enhance students' job search skills and career readiness.
• Coach students and alumni in one-on-one job search appointments to navigate the job market.
• Maintain accurate records of employer interactions, job postings, and student placements to analyze data and evaluate employer relations initiatives' effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership, highlighting key metrics, accomplishments, and areas of concern.
• Manage the budget for employer relations activities, including expenses related to events, marketing, and technology.
• Collaborate with academic departments to support existing and develop new opportunities, serving as a liaison between employers and departments to promote student opportunities in and out of the classroom.
• Market and educate employers on using Handshake, including providing support with questions related to profile development, job postings, application processes, and other general questions.
• Oversees the recruiting database, including monitoring job postings, events, and career fair registrations and creating database usage reports.
• Research and interact with regional employers willing to sponsor international students for H1- B visas.
• Examine and develop policies for employer participation in the recruiting program, including acceptable methods of employer outreach/marketing and recruiting efforts, adherence to university procedures, and ethical and professional conduct standards in accordance with NACE guidelines and relevant laws/regulations.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Demonstrated ability to learn new technology and information quickly
• Experience in recruiting or evidence of relationship-building
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, take initiative, follow through, and work independently while contributing to team effort
• Project management and event planning; ability to manage multiple events simultaneously
• Group presentation skills
• Knowledge of assessment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with career services software or related databases (e.g., Handshake).
• Operates effectively in a fast-paced, results-driven environment with proven experience in meeting target goals
• Available for limited travel and occasional evening/weekend commitments

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Master's degree in psychology, business administration, public administration, human resources, or a closely related field

AND

Experience:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in recruiting or work in a career center.
• Knowledge of Higher Education

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Par Reference Code

107752