Associate Director, Employer Relationship Manager (6300U) Haas School of Business #87904

Associate Director, Employer Relationship Manager (6300U) Haas School of Business #87904

At the University of California, Berkeley , we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Mac Arthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond.

Together, we change the world.

At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth . We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.

UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business offers a unique opportunity to champion new ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and continually learn in a workplace committed to increasing diversity and creating a welcoming environment for all.

Our distinctive culture is captured within our four Defining Leadership Principles:
Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. These principles distinguish Berkeley Haas as a unique environment, conducive to teamwork, collaboration, and career growth.

The Haas School of Business embraces flexible working arrangements for its employees. Exact arrangements are determined in partnership with your supervisor to meet role responsibilities and department needs, and are subject to change.

The Alumni and External Relations Specialist 4 (Associate Director, Employer Relations) serves as the principal resource for managing employer relations in designated industries. This position handles activities associated with reaching, serving, and engaging employers through programs, events, products, and services in the Technology sector.

The Alumni and External Relations Specialist 4 (Associate Director, Employer Relations) translates constituent needs and priorities into customized programs to create, enhance, and sustain relationships between the campus and its external constituencies. Additionally, this position partners with Alumni Development/Corporate Relations and student clubs to ensure recruiter funds are targeted appropriately.

The First Review Date for this job is:
August 14, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

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• Using institutional knowledge and awareness of constituency perception, designs, develops and implements short and long-term strategic plans, programs, events, and activities.
• Aggressively identify and contact companies about recruiting Haas students, both on and off campus.
• Work proactively with recruiting companies in technology, fintech and media/entertainment to strengthen their relationships with Haas. Assist them in developing and executing recruiting and marketing strategies.
• Work with other offices at Haas, including faculty marketing, development, continuing education, and alumni offices to develop comprehensive relationships between companies and Haas.
• Promote the Haas program and students at industry conferences and events and regularly communicate with potential employers about recruiting activities available through Haas.
• Broaden the number of opportunities provided within existing recruiting companies, actively promoting the school in other divisions and groups.
• Support the efforts of part-time MBA job seekers by finding experienced hire opportunities or midyear internships.
• Build long term relationships with students and alumni in mid year internships
• Build long term relationships with students and alumni in mid and senior level positions. Facilitate networking opportunities among students and alumni/contacts in industry.
• Actively reaches out to new potential employers throughout the year as part of teams business development campaign
• Promote employment, networking, and corporate sponsorship opportunities to appropriate student populations.

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• Occasional oversight of all aspects of complex external relations programs, projects and events, including coordinating special programs and overseeing production of written and visual materials.

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• In partnership with our Event Manager, plans and implements large-scale student and alumni networking events

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• Quickly and appropriately identifies, addresses, and mitigates unforeseen and / or rapidly unfolding events that may negatively impact relationships between the campus and various constituencies, keeping senior management appropriately advised and notified.

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• Analyzes, summarizes and / or reviews data, reporting findings, interpreting results and / or making recommendations.
• May research various industry topics and gather relevant…