Consultant for Recruitment Engagement

Job no: 537830
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Education/Training/Instructional Design, Student Services
Department:  - SL-CAREER CONNECTIONS CENTER

Career Coach I

• Executes employer engagement strategy that aligns with the Center’s strategic priorities to advance career development, experience and recruitment opportunities for students. Engagement strategy includes industry research, direct employer outreach, follow-up, and data tracking for the purpose of increasing recruitment opportunities for UF candidates. Responsible for increasing the number of recruiting companies through emails, phone calls and consultations. Assist in fostering connections between thousands of employers and the UF community.
  
  Develops and maintains relationships with employers to increase recruitment activity at the University of Florida. Assist in maintaining quantitative and qualitative records detailing various types of interactions for use in assessment and reporting purposes to demonstrate impact. Responsible for tracking engagement for industry stakeholders. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of employment trends and appropriate career development information. Serves as a coach conducting consultations and presentations to aid organizations in developing their recruitment strategy.
• Oversees the employer module of Gator Career Link and approvals of industry recruitment service requests, including validating new employer accounts, approving job postings, and coordinating interview and employer-hosted-event requests. Collaborates with team members to effectively arrange on-campus employer recruitment activities. Communicates with and provides employers quality customer service regarding requests. Develops regular reports on employer Gator Career Link activity and communicates relevant recruitment services data and engagement information with the career center team.
• Responsible for providing support for the center's employer-related trainings, programs, and signature events. Events include career fairs, employer-hosted events, industry education workshops, annual conference, and on-campus interviews. Support includes logistics and dissemination of relevant content and other items as appropriate. Leads standard operating procedures enhancements and trainings to center staff for areas of responsibility related to Gator Career Link and industry reports.
• Supports the day-to-day management of traditional recruiting programs to advance industry engagement and strategic industry success outcomes to advance the mission of the career center. Day-to-day administrative operations of traditional recruiting programs include the on-campus interview program, information sessions, employer-hosted events, campus career fairs, and job postings.

50,000.00 /year

Master's degree in an appropriate area; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience.

Certified Career Services Practitioner (CCSP) within first year of employment.

Master’s degree in marketing, social sciences, student personnel, or human resources (HR)

• Two (2) years of experience (minimum) in stakeholder engagement, marketing, sales, HR, career development, or career coaching
• Experience working with many populations

Knowledge of industry relations, employment trends, student development, career services, marketing, and outreach strategies

• - Skilled in computer applications
• - Facilitative skills - Interpersonal skills
• - Good presentations skills, listening skills, helping skills, relationship management, and program development

- Ability to work independently and contribute to a team

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Health Assessment

Required:

Health Assessment

Required:

No

Advertised: 14 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 07 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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