Career Coach & Industry Liaison

Trine University - Fort Wayne; Angola (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Paid time off

Retirement Plan

Education Benefit

Job summary

Trine University seeks a Career Coach & Industry Liaison to serve as the primary resource for student and employer employment opportunities within the Career Center.

The role involves coordinating experiential learning programs, managing employer relations, and delivering career development services. A Bachelor's degree and 2–4 years of related experience are preferred, with opportunities to collaborate across university departments and drive program growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university.
• Two to four years of related experience/training.
• Experience in coordinating career services, internships, or employment programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate experiential learning opportunities (internships, co-op, job shadow) for students.
• Develop and execute employer recruitment and marketing strategies.
• Maintain the online job posting board and generate data reports for leadership.
• Plan and host employer recruitment events and provide resume/cover letter guidance to students.
• Collaborate with academic departments and development offices to expand opportunities for students and alumni.

Skills

Career counseling

Employer relations

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM software

Database management

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position serves as the main resource for employment opportunities for both internaland external interests for their assigned focus area(s). The Career Coach & IndustryLiaison is responsible for all aspects of operations and service as they pertain tostudents and employers. Serves as the primary driving force and advocate of the CareerCenter to the multiple constituencies it serves. Manages and balances requirementsfor their assigned area, while following the guidelines of the University.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Career Center:
  • Maintain all aspects of the career center department to ensure quality delivery ofprograms for your assigned focus areas.
  • Collaborates cross—functionally to ensure the Career Center programs and materialsare aligned with the university's strategy.
  • Contribute to the department’s resources and marketing efforts through web resources,social media, print collateral, programming/event materials, etc.
• Collaborate with academic departments to assist with the employment of students inpart—time and permanent employment, work—study programs, and internship and externshipopportunities for your assigned focus area.
• Coordinate experiential learning opportunities (i.e. job shadow, internships, co‑op,and course project opportunities available to students.) for your assigned focus areaproject opportunities available to students.) for your assigned focus area.
• Contribute to the Co‑operative Education Program as assigned
• Responsible for planning and implementing innovative marketing strategies for identifyinga diverse group of potential employers and internship providers. Develops and maintainssystems and processes used to identify employment opportunities for students.
• Maintains consistent and frequent communication with students and potential employersduring the job search to influence a positive outcome.
• Maintains an active lead generation process to ensure targeted, quality job opportunitiesare available for students and graduates.
• Keeps students informed of employment activities and opportunities (e.g., job fairs,employer recruitment events, current open positions, etc.).
• Interpret and provide results for career development self‑assessments
• Maintains the university’s online job posting board
• Plans, organizes, and executes employer recruitment events.
• Provide resume, cover letter writing, professional development strategies, and resumereferral assistance to students by assigned schools.
• Participate in the Networking Plan for the Department:
  • Track previous, current, and prospective employers as well as current and former studentsthrough a Contact Management System.
  • Support methods for central information management throughout the university.

Assist in the identification of “Key Metrics” that will serve as indicators for thedepartment’s status towards university and department goals, for example, destinationemployment.

Work within systems and monitoring intervals to determine progress and update metricsas department needs change and develop.

• Participate in the Collection, Maintenance, and Reporting of Relevant Data:
  • Ensures that all placement‑related data is accurately maintained in the database systemfor your assigned area.
  • Prepares and presents reports for senior leadership to share key insights and opportunities(e.g., job market landscape, employment trends impacting programs, placement statistics).
  • Conducts exit interview sessions for graduates and collects documentation to be maintainedin the university database
  • Surveys students, graduates, and employers to measure the effectiveness of programsoffered.
  • Leverages collected data (e.g., student retention, student satisfaction surveys, studentgraduation rates, graduate surveys, etc.) to improve career services processes.
• Collaborate with University Development:
  • Develop and maintain relationships with strategic employers for the advancement ofthe university
  • Interact with senior executive leadership alongside university administration to developuniversity partnerships
  • Advance alumni engagement with the university through cross-functional efforts fordevelopment efforts
  • Assist with alumni mentor network efforts: A collaborative project with the Alumni& Development Office to establish and maintain a database including alumni, businesspartners, career services, professionals, faculty, and other key constituents.

Assist the Office of Admissions in the recruitment of new students:

Presenting and speaking about career services, internships, and job placements at recruitment events.

Communicating both quantitative and qualitative evidence to prospective students and their families about the benefits and advantages of career services for finding excellent internships and jobs after graduation.

Coordinate Faculty Collaborative Visit Program:

A collaborative learning program for faculty and key teaching constituents to increase their knowledge of local companies and industries. Assist and coordinate for yourassigned area.

Maintain a plan for employer & faculty learning modules:

Coordinate training that provides guidance in the elements of successful experientiallearning programs and ways to encourage students to engage in internship and co‑operativeeducation programs

Supervise Career Services Student Workers (Work Study or Interns):

Provide training, supervision, and activity guidance

• Oversee student community service activities.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience

• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree (B. A.) from a four-year College or University
• Two to four years of related experience/training

Trine University offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide a varietyof choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Some benefits offeredinclude:

• Life Insurance – a variety ofvoluntary life options are available along with an employerpaidemployee life policy valued at 1½ times annual salary
• Financial Insurance – employer paid Long Term Disability and voluntary Short-TermDisability, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness options are available
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Retirement – after one year offull-time service you are eligible for an employercontribution of 5% and upto an additional 5% employer match
• Education – after 6 months of full-time service, undergraduate education benefitsare available for employee, spouse, and dependent children

The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Trine University is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered foremploymentwithoutregard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, genetic information,citizenship status, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law, unlesssuch basis constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification. Trine willcomply withits legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodations toqualified individualswith disabilities and for religious beliefs.