Tufts University

Research university in Medford, MA

Assistant Director of Employer Relations

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMedford, MA, USA$61.2k - $91.8k

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is required.
Two to three years of related professional experience in career or academic advising, business operations, communications or marketing, recruiting, or human resources is required.
Strong relationship-building, program-management, event-planning, problem-solving, and communication skills are required.
Presentation skills and the ability to navigate a complex university setting and partner with employers, academic communities, students, alumni, faculty, and parents are required.
Knowledge of national trends in career services, the job market, and diverse student populations is required.
Excellent written and oral communication, customer focus, attention to detail, and ability to manage frequent interruptions are required.
Ability to market Tufts students and establish employer relationships is required.
Technical skills in database and customer relationship management systems, familiarity with web-based recruiting software such as Handshake, client management systems, Microsoft Office including Excel, online resources, social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and software such as Canva are required.
A demonstrated commitment to building an inclusive environment within the Career Center is required.
Knowledge of general office procedures and proficiency in Microsoft Office are required.
Willingness to travel and work evenings and occasional weekends as needed is required.

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic partner within several industry-aligned career communities to develop shared employer and alumni engagement strategies, and share responsibility for planning and outreach for community events.
Build relationships with contacts at public and private corporations, nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, and government agencies.
Collaborate with Alumni Engagement and University Advancement to identify opportunities to deepen relationships with engaged alumni and external partners who support student career development.
Identify employer partners in assigned industry sectors, generally three sectors, and engage them in strategic recruitment efforts, events, activities, and academic department opportunities.
Participate in on-site and off-site employer engagement and consult organizational representatives on recruiting strategies, articulating the value of a Tufts education and marketing students to potential employers.
Identify and develop new relationships with diverse employers across private, nonprofit, and public sectors; manage a portfolio of 8–10 target employer organizations per career community or industry sector; strengthen long-term relationships; expand internships, full-time employment, rotational and pipeline programs; and develop strategic partnerships.
Develop alumni networks in private and public sectors to connect hiring managers and employment opportunities with students in the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and the Museum of Fine Arts.
Use Handshake and Less Annoying CRM for recruitment and employer relationship management.
Maintain Less Annoying CRM records of employer relationships, contacts, outreach, recruiting activity, and engagement, ensuring records are accurate and current.
Gather and use employer and hiring data, and create and use surveys at employer engagement events to assess student interest and return on investment annually.
Expand employer-student interaction through career fairs, information sessions, site visits, virtual events, networking nights, off-campus recruiting events, and other approaches.
Partner with the Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing to develop web, print, and email content representing the university to employers and alumni.
Steward relationships with employers running active recruiting programs and advise employers on ways to increase their visibility on campus.
Conduct consultative conversations with employers about hiring students across Tufts and support expanded recruitment through university partnership opportunities.
Connect employers with appropriate faculty and departments based on alignment with majors, minors, and academic programs.
Assess current employers by industry and recruited majors, and survey students about their interests using Qualtrics surveys.
Make career opportunities accessible to a diverse student population and incorporate broad perspectives into programming, events, and content.
Collaborate with faculty and university offices and departments to develop and promote services, resources, and recruiting options to students, alumni, and employers.
Partner with the Recruiting Coordinator to support and expand Tufts recruiting and employer communications through newsletters, blogs, and other email communications.
Collaborate with alumni career services staff to identify alumni contacts at potential hiring organizations for Tufts events and activities.
Maintain current knowledge of industry trends, employer culture, and hiring processes in assigned industries and sectors, and educate constituents about them.
Supervise one student employee supporting employer engagement efforts.
Partner with the Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing to develop, implement, and evaluate outreach strategies and materials for external partner development, including newsletters, invitations, and social media content.
Serve as a liaison to an identity-based campus center, partnering to develop resources and programming and maintaining ongoing communication between offices.

Desired Qualifications

A master's degree in Higher Education, Counseling, or a related field of study is preferred.
Familiarity with Handshake is preferred.

Overview

The Tufts Career Center advances career learning and development for undergraduate and graduate students across the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering, and School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. Guided by the H.E.R.D. Promise, the Career Center works to ensure that students graduate with more than an exceptional Tufts education, they also develop High-Value Skills, Experiential Learning, Relationships, and a Destination that prepare them for meaningful lives and careers beyond Tufts. Through advising, career education, experiential learning, employer and alumni engagement, and career communities, the Center integrates career development throughout the student experience.

The Employer Relations team builds and stewards partnerships with employers, alumni, and other external partners to expand students’ access to experiences, relationships, industry knowledge, and post-graduate opportunities. Working collaboratively with career advisors and campus partners, the team connects students with employers and alumni through recruiting, networking, career treks, shadowing, experiential learning, and other opportunities that bridge their Tufts education with the world beyond Tufts.

What You'll Do

Cover letter required with submission.

As a member of the Employer Relations team in the Tufts Career Center, the Assistant Director supports a comprehensive external partner engagement strategy that includes relationship building with employers and alumni to increase access to experiential learning (internships, co-ops, etc.), full-time opportunities, industry insight, and beyond, for students and alumni. The position involves:

• Serve as a strategic partner within several industry aligned career communities to develop a shared strategy for employer and alumni engagement activities. Share responsibility for planning and outreach to employers and alumni for events within each career community.
• Daily relationship building with contacts from public and private corporations, non-profits/NGO's and government agencies.
• Collaborate with Alumni Engagement and University Advancement to identify opportunities to deepen relationships with highly engaged alumni and external partners interested in supporting career development for Tufts students.
• The Assistant Director will help identify employer partners in various assigned industry sectors (usually 3 sectors) and engage the employer in strategic recruitment efforts in partnership with Tufts, including various events, activities, and academic department opportunities.
• Regularly participate in employer engagement (on and off-site) to consult with organization representatives on recruiting strategies; therefore, they must be able to clearly and convincingly articulate the value of a Tufts education and effectively market Jumbos to potential new employers.
• The Assistant Director is part of an employer relations team of 3 people, including an Associate Director and a Recruitment Coordinator, as well as a larger career center team of roughly 20 staff members that implements marketing strategies for the Career Center to ensure high visibility, engagement, and integration across the university community and beyond.

Employer Relations:
- Identify and develop new relationships with diverse employers across the private, nonprofit, and public sectors in key areas of interest to Tufts students. Develop and manage a portfolio of 8–10 target employer organizations per career community/industry sector, with a focus on strengthening long-term relationships, expanding opportunities for internships, full-time employment, rotational and pipeline programs, and developing strategic partnerships.
- Foster a strong alumni network within the private and public sectors to increase our ability to connect with hiring managers and opportunities for Tufts students in the Schools of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the School of Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts
- Daily engagement with the career center online recruitment platform, Handshake, as well as our CRM for managing employer relationships called Less Annoying CRM.
- Maintain and utilize Less Annoying CRM to manage and track employer relationships, contacts, outreach, recruiting activity, and engagement. Ensure accurate and up-to-date records to support ongoing relationship development and strategic employer engagement.
- Gathers and utilizes employer and hiring data, as well as creates and utilizes surveys for various employer engagement events to assess student interest and ROI for employer activities each year.
- Expand interaction of employers and students through career fairs, info sessions, site visits, virtual events, networking nights, off-campus recruiting events, and other creative means.
- Partners with assistant director, marketing to develop content (web, print, email) to represent the university to employers and alumni.
- Steward positive relationships with employers who have active recruiting programs with Tufts and coach all employers on how to increase their visibility through a variety of methods on campus.
- Facilitate consultative conversations with employers around hiring a broad range of students across Tufts and support employers with expanding these efforts through various partnership opportunities with Tufts University.
- Link employers with appropriate faculty and departments based on their alignment with majors, minors, and academic programs.
- Conduct assessment of current employers according to industries and majors recruited, and survey students to assess interests using Qualtrics surveys.
- Provide career opportunities to a diverse student population and make all opportunities accessible to all students as well as infuse broad perspectives in all programming, events, and created content.
- Collaborate with faculty and other offices and departments to develop and promote services/resources and recruiting options to students/alumni/employers.
- Partner with Recruiting Coordinator to support and expand the recruiting efforts at Tufts and expand communication and outreach efforts to employers through newsletters, blogs, and other email communications.
- Collaborate with alumni career services staff to identify alumni contacts in potential hiring organizations for various events and activities at Tufts.
- Maintain current knowledge and educate constituents on industry trends, employer culture, and hiring processes in assigned industry/sectors.
- Supervise 1 student employee to support the employer engagement efforts at Tufts University.
Marketing and Communications:
- Partners with the Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing to develop, implement, and evaluate outreach strategies and materials to support external partner development (e.g., newsletters, invitations, social media content, etc.).
- Serves as a liaison to one of the identity-based centers on campus to partner on developing resources, programming and provide ongoing communication between the offices.

What We're Looking For

Basic Requirements:
Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:

Bachelor's Degree
2-3 years of related professional experience including: career/academic advising; business operations, communications/marketing, recruiting or human resources
Strong relationship building, program management, event planning, problem-solving and communication skills
Proven presentation skills and comfort level in navigating a complex university setting as well as partnering with employers in the private and public sector, academic communities, as well as a diverse population of students, alumni, faculty, and parents
Knowledge of national trends in career services, the job market, and diverse student populations
Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong customer focus, attention to detail and an ability to deal with frequent interruptions
Ability to market Tufts students and establish relationships with employers
Strong technical skills: database/CRM management (LessAnnoyingCRM) and familiarity with web-based recruiting software (Handshake preferred), client management systems, Microsoft Office (including excel) and online resources. Expertise in social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and experience utilizing software such as Canva
A demonstrated commitment to building an inclusive environment within the Career Center
Knowledge of general office procedures including proficiency in MS Office
Must be willing to travel and work evenings and occasional weekends as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Higher Education, Counseling, or related field of study

Special Work Schedule Requirements:

This is a hybrid position expected to be in the office 3 days per week. The role may also need additional days in the office, depending on employer engagement activities during a given week. There will be some evenings and/or weekends expected for various events such as career fairs, networking nights, as well as other meetings and career center activities.

Pay Range

Minimum $61,200.00, Midpoint $76,500.00, Maximum $91,800.00

Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

About the Company

Tufts University

Research university in Medford, MA

Tufts University is a private research university headquartered in Medford, Massachusetts. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through schools in the Boston area and beyond.

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