Program Director, Employer Relations

Who We Are

Founded in 1965,
UC Irvine is a member of the Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced Nobel laureates and is known for academic achievement, premier research, innovation and its anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs.

It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. To learn more about UC Irvine, visit the university website.

The UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business, as part of the University of California system, is a top-ranking world-class research institution with faculty known for their ability to inspire and equip leaders to leverage emerging technologies that will shape the future of business. As a core principle, inclusive excellence drives our innovation and transformation of the business landscape. The Merage School Career Center (MSCC) provides career management services for students within the school"s undergraduate, specialty masters and MBA programs.

Designed around a holistic approach to career design and job search strategies, the MSCC provides a modern mix of career insights, personalized and group coaching, career management resources and business/alumni connections for students to cultivate and build a purposeful and rewarding career upon graduation and beyond.

The Program Director, Employer Relations is a skilled client services professional who strengthens and manages multifaceted relationships with corporate representatives to deliver a highly customized and responsive career employment program for graduate and undergraduate business students. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Program Director also delivers targeted corporate relations activities including experiential coordination, campus recruiting, resume referrals, career fairs, site visits, industry nights, and other career events that lead to internship and full-time employment geared to business students within specialty masters, undergrad, and MBA programs.

This role also provides the Career Center with job market trends and insights through ongoing outreach to company representatives and alumni; generates reports that support corporate outreach strategy and industry/function-focused career coaching to students; and manages the employer relations CRM.

This position is a one-year Contract appointment with a potential for extension.

Required:

• Extensive knowledge of university employment market (or early career hiring), specifically related to professional business services within fields, such as technology, CPG, consulting, healthcare, etc.
• Ability to effectively develop and deliver superior, customized services to employers
• Knowledge of career services, employer, alumni, and faculty needs and expectations, recruiting and staffing methods, and employment trends.
• Ability to design and modify computer applications to meet program needs, problem identification, presentation skills, verbal communication, written communication, and organization skills.
• Ability to work with people from diverse cultures.
• Ability to develop new relationships with companies who have the potential for experiential opportunities and hiring related to undergraduates, Specialty Masters and Business Administration students.
• Ability to conceptualize, develop and coordinate events and programs (virtual and live).
• Strong interpersonal skills to maintain cooperative working relationships with a variety of clients including recruiters, alumni, faculty, staff, and students.
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• Advanced degree in related area
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in related field

Preferred:

• A minimum of 1 year of experience in higher education
• Recruiting or experiential development-related experience

Special

Conditions:

• Hybrid position with onsite work expected each week.
• Some evenings and weekend…