College Liaison

Lifesteps Inc; Butler (Butler County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great benefit package

12 paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Lifesteps Inc is seeking a College Liaison to market the Organization’s programs and employment opportunities, building partnerships with universities, colleges, and referral sources. The Recruitment Liaison will support enrollment and staffing goals through community events, grass-roots marketing, and relationships with educational institutions.

Key duties include developing partnerships, hosting educational career days, representing Lifesteps at career fairs, and reporting metrics after

Qualifications

• Must have strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to translate marketing into enrollment and staffing goals.
• Experience with grassroots marketing and community relations.

Responsibilities

• Develops partnerships with service delivery professionals and referral sources.
• Promotes programs and employment opportunities at community events.
• Assists with grass-roots marketing efforts to meet enrollment and staffing goals.
• Builds an employer brand within the community.
• Drives program growth through strategic marketing at events.
• Markets opportunities to universities, colleges, and educational institutions.

Skills

Excellent communication

Relationship building

Grassroots marketing

Microsoft Office Suite

Driver's license

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s degree in Marketing/Business/Communications

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

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Butler, PA, Butler, PA, US

9 days ago Requisition ID: 11342

Lifesteps is a non-profit human services organization which has been serving Western Pennsylvania for nearly 100 years by “helping individuals and families with life's changing needs”. The Agency provides programs and services to help those with special needs live to their fullest potential. If you have a strong desire to help others and serve the community, this is the right opportunity for you.

The College(Career)Liaisonis focused on marketing the Organization’s programs/services and career opportunities. The Recruitment Liaison will develop strategies to engage program leadership, referral sources and business partners to achieve enrollment and staffing goals. The Recruitment Liaison monitors industry trends and identifies opportunities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops partnerships with service delivery professionals and referral sources to maintain and/or grow existing business and identify new opportunities.
• Promotes program(s) and employment opportunities through community/consumer educational events.
• Assists Marketing, Recruitment and Program leadership with grass-roots marketing efforts for the achievement of enrollment and/or recruitment goals.
• Builds a strong employer brand within the community.
• Drives program growth and development through strategic marketing efforts by attending community events and identifies strategies to drive the achievement of enrollment and recruitment goals.
• Build relationships, and market job opportunities to universities, colleges, Vo-techs and educational institutions, creating a pipeline of talent to recruit students and recent graduates.
• Develop relationships with educational institutions to establish internship programs (paid and un-paid).
• Contact university career counselors and provide materials about internship programs and job opportunities.
• Assist with marketing and hosting in-house educational career days for students and/or recent graduates.
• Represent the Organization at career fairs and colleges including classroom presentations and interacting with students.
• Promote Organizational opportunities to alumni communities.
• Report recruiting metrics after career events, including number of candidates attending the event(s), number interviewed and hired.
• Source potential candidates and promote the Organization on social media.
• Market the Organization’s programs/services and employment opportunities by promoting the Organizations vision, mission and guiding principles.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School Diploma/GED and five (5) years of outside sales experience OR an Associate’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate marketing activities into program enrollment and/or staff recruitment goals
• Prior experience with grass roots marketing and the ability to build relationships
• High attention to detail with a focus on fact-based recommendations and/or decision making
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Current driver’s license and the ability to travel for business utilizing personal vehicle

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field
• Prior experience in Human Services, graphic design, advertising, social media marketing and/or Adobe Creative Suite
• Prior outside sales experience

GREAT benefit package

for full-time employment includes 100% agency paid medical, dental and vision insurance premiums; Paid vacation, sick time and personal/emergency time; short & long-term disability insurance; Tuition reimbursement; 403B Retirement Plan; Life Insurance and 12 paid holidays.

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