Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development

University of Idaho; Moscow (ID); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Idaho in Moscow seeks an Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development to build partnerships with employers to expand internships, graduate school paths, and career opportunities for UI students.

You will lead fundraising through DEP, manage employer data in Handshake, Symplicity, and other databases, and develop outreach strategies with regional travel and flexible hours to meet event needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required at time of hire.
• Two years' professional experience in recruitment, human resources, or related field.
• One year of professional experience in event planning or development/fundraising.
• Experience delivering presentations to groups.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain partnerships with Idaho, regional, national, and international employers to create internships, graduate school pathways, and career opportunities for UI students.
• Create and implement plans for relationship-building with employers in Idaho and the Northwest.
• Lead and manage the department's fundraising efforts through the Distinguished Employer Partnership Program (DEP).
• Collect employer outreach data, analyze results, and prepare reports and recommendations.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Public speaking

Verbal and written communication

Team collaboration

Strong organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Handshake

Symplicity

12Twenty

CSO

Excel

Access

Zoom

Qualtrics

SurveyMonkey

Job description

Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach andDevelopment

Posting Number: SP005435P

Division/College: Vice Provost for Strategic EnrollmentManagement

Department: Career Services

Location: Moscow

Posting Context Statement:

Position Overview:

Serving on the Career Services Leadership Team, the AssistantDirector for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development isresponsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with state,regional, national, and international employers to increaseinternships, professional experiences, graduate school, and careeropportunities for UI students and graduates.

• Create and implement a plan for relationship-building withemployers in Idaho and the Northwest that offer professionalexperiences, graduate school pathways, and career positions relatedto UI majors and degree programs
• Develop and implement strategies to increase connections andnetworking opportunities between students and employers
• Assist employers in expanding their internship programs andaccessing qualified internship candidates

The Assistant Director also leads the department's fundraising anddevelopment efforts through Career Services' Distinguished EmployerPartnership Program (DEP), and leads the department's assessmentplan by collecting employer outreach data and writing reports andrecommendations based on that data.

Required Experience:

• Two years professional experience working in recruitment, humanresources, talent management or other related experience
• One year of professional experience in event planning ordevelopment/fundraisingExperience with program planning and implementation
• Experience providing presentations to small and largegroups

Required Education:

• Bachelors degree

Required Other:

• Must be eligible for membership in relevant professionalorganizations
• Ability to work nonstandard hours including a flexible scheduleduring select mornings, evenings and weekends to address eventneeds
• Ability to travel regionally, in-state and out-of-state on aperiodic basis

Additional Preferred:

Education:

• Master's degree

Experience:

• Professional work experience in a university career servicesoffice or employer relations role
• Managing career services database systems (i.e. Handshake,Symplicity, 12Twenty, CSO, or other job search databases)
• Technical/computer experience, including the experience usingsoftware such as Access, Excel, video conferencing programs (Zoom)and on-line survey programs (Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, etc.
• Developing a process for assessment, collecting/analyzing data,and preparing reports and recommendations

Skills/knowledge/Ability to:

• Demonstrated past success in development/fundraisingefforts
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively both as part of a team andindependently to complete tasks
• Strong organization skills

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:

• None

Degree Requirement: Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employee Category: Exempt

Pay Range: $55,000 or higher depending on education andexperience

Type of Appointment: Fiscal Year

FTE: 1

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Funding:

A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in thisvacancy: No

Posting Date: 09/03/2026

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunityemployer, including veterans and individuals withdisabilities.