Assistant Director of Employer Relations

Assistant Director of Employer Relations

Mount St. Mary's University

Job Posting
Sep. 8, 2026

Mount St. Mary's University is a dynamic, Catholic, liberal arts university with over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students, located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. As a Catholic university, Mount St. Mary’s graduates ethical leaders who are inspired by a passion for learning and lead lives of significance in service to God and others.

Position Title: Assistant Director of Employer Relations

Job Description: The Assistant Director of Employer Relations serves as the Career Center's primary representative for developing strategic relationships with employers, alumni, industry partners, and community organizations that enhance career opportunities for Mount St. Mary's University students and graduates.
The Assistant Director is responsible for expanding employer partnerships that result in internships, full-time employment, experiential learning opportunities, classroom engagement, networking events, and career exploration experiences. The position works collaboratively with multiple campus divisions including academic schools, faculty, institutional research, alumni engagement, and regional business organizations to strengthen connections between the university and employers.
This position requires a highly relationship-oriented professional who enjoys networking, developing new partnerships, and representing the university throughout the region.

• Develop and implement an employer engagement strategy focused on expanding recruitment opportunities for Mount students and alumni.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with new employers across industries tied to current and emerging Mount academic programs. Conduct regional employer visits (Maryland, Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C.)
• Coordinate employer registrations for participation in career fairs, information sessions, and on-campus recruitment.
• Represent the university at business, workforce development, chamber of commerce, and professional association events.
• Build long-term partnerships that lead to ongoing internships, employment, site visits, classroom speakers, job shadowing, and experiential learning opportunities.
• Maintain consistent communication with employer partners to build awareness of Career Center events and to understand workforce needs and emerging hiring trends.

• Plan and execute career fairs, networking events, employer information sessions, on-campus interviewing, and industry-specific recruiting programs.
• Ensure an exceptional experience for employer participants before, during, and after each event.
• Recruit new employers while maintaining strong relationships with returning partners.
• Evaluate employer satisfaction and implement continuous improvements.
• Communicate with faculty and academic leadership to connect employers with academic programs. Assist faculty in identifying internship and experiential learning opportunities aligned with academic programs.
• Coordinate employer classroom presentations, site visits, career treks, mock interviews, and industry panels.
• Collaborate with the Office of Alumni Engagement to identify alumni willing to recruit students, participate in networking events, serve on panels, and host internships.
• Increase alumni participation in career fairs, employer information sessions, and industry networking events. Strengthen relationships with alumni-owned businesses and organizations.

• Manage employer accounts within Handshake.
• Approve employer registrations and job postings while ensuring compliance with Career Center recruiting…