Employer Engagement & Programs Lead

University of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin (College of Natural Sciences) seeks a Senior Program Coordinator for Employer Engagement to build and sustain partnerships with employers, support CNS students, and coordinate outreach programs. You will work with the CNS Career Services Coaching Team, UT Austin Career Success, and the CNS Office of Experiential Learning to advance career goals.

This role focuses on relationship-building, program design, event planning, and cross-department collaboration to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of program administration or coordination experience.
• Proactive, enthusiastic, solutions-oriented, and collaborative with strong communication.
• Preferred: higher education experience, vendor/contract management, and familiarity with 12twenty/Handshake.

Responsibilities

• Employer Engagement & Relationship Management: primary contact for employer partners.
• Program Coordination & Student Engagement: design and deliver targeted programs.
• Event Collaboration: plan and execute employer-facing events with cross-team support.
• Marketing & Stakeholder Communication: craft communications and partner outreach.
• Campus Collaboration & Strategic Alignment: work with campus career services to align goals.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Event planning

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Smartsheet

12twenty

Handshake

Job description

University of Texas at Austin (College of Natural Sciences) seeks a Senior Program Coordinator for Employer Engagement to build and sustain partnerships with employers, support CNS students, and coordinate outreach programs. You will work with the CNS Career Services Coaching Team, UT Austin Career Success, and the CNS Office of Experiential Learning to advance career goals.

This role focuses on relationship-building, program design, event planning, and cross-department collaboration to improve