Assistant Director, Employer Engagement & Program Development

UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ invites applications for an Assistant Program Director (Employer Engagement) to support the Industry-Business Institute and non‑credit program training efforts. This role focuses on expanding employer outreach, developing programs, and leading outreach campaigns in collaboration with college staff and external partners.

The position requires a Master’s Degree and 5+ years in program development or employer sales, with strong skills in Salesforce, social

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree required.
• 5+ years’ experience in program development and employer sales.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and lead employer engagement resulting in corporate training programs, state and government contracts, and employer sponsored programs.
• Initiate and establish employer outreach strategies to meet the needs of the Industry-Business Institute and Continuing Education and Workforce Development.
• Develop relationships with prospective and current employer clients to increase sales: identify workplace needs, develop training programs to meet these needs, leading to industry‑valued credentials.
• Deliver high quality customized training programs to business clients, working with non‑credit staff.
• Attend and engage in local and regional business networking events resulting in meaningful partnerships creating career pathways with employers.
• Manage program staff as required.
• Create promotional materials including, but not limited to, program specific documents for public distribution, non‑credit brochure content, social media posts, etc.
• Coordinate and lead employer meetings, advisory boards, and other events as required.
• Provide leadership to users of Salesforce as our main CRM for non‑credit programs.
• Implement improvements to programs that reduce time to increase skills and enhance quality of output for client organizations.
• Develop, measure, and assess outreach programs and campaigns, and participant satisfaction utilizing various tools, such as surveys, questionnaires, etc., as required.
• Forecast and track trends, analyzing collected data.
• Maintain social media and Internet‑based activities including, but not limited to, non‑credit program web pages, social media accounts, Constant Contact outreach initiatives, JotForm, and others as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Employer engagement

Corporate training

Sales / B2B outreach

Salesforce

Social media management

Networking

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Presentations

Analytics

Education

Master’s Degree in relevant field

Tools

Salesforce

JotForm

Constant Contact

Facebook

LinkedIn

Job description

UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ invites applications for an Assistant Program Director (Employer Engagement) to support the Industry-Business Institute and non‑credit program training efforts. This role focuses on expanding employer outreach, developing programs, and leading outreach campaigns in collaboration with college staff and external partners.

The position requires a Master’s Degree and 5+ years in program development or employer sales, with strong skills in Salesforce, social