Graduate Assistant for Employer Relations

University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development funds

Office equipment provided

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Greensboro seeks a Graduate Assistant for Employer Relations to support Handshake approvals, event logistics, and employer partnerships. The role emphasizes external-facing duties, cross-team collaboration with Career Development, and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities include coordinating career fairs, researching employers, creating resources, and supporting promotions across channels.

Qualifications

• Maintain academic good standing at all times (3.0).
• Be enrolled full-time, generally a minimum of 9 credits.
• Meet requirements to be employed in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Approve jobs and events in Handshake platform timely.
• Support employer coordination and assist career coaches.
• Coordinate logistics for in-person and virtual events.
• Analyze post-event surveys and present results.
• Conduct employer research and outreach to partners.
• Create presentations and employer resources.
• Attend relevant career events and team meetings.

Skills

Handshake familiarity

Microsoft Excel

Canva

Customer service

Event planning

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Maintain academic good standing (GPA 3.0)

Enrolled full-time (min 9 credits)

Tools

Handshake

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Requisition Number

GA00948

Position Title

Graduate Assistant for Employer Relations

Position Eclass

GF - Graduate Flat Pay

Position Summary

The term Graduate Assistant is the umbrella term that encompasses all types of GA appointments. Graduate Assistants are employed by the University to teach, conduct research, or assist with administrative duties in departments and non-academic units. Every attempt is made to assign Graduate Assistants to positions that are directly related to the student’s field of study or that provide the opportunity to develop transferable, professional skills. Graduate Assistantships are assigned in the department or unit and confirmed by the Graduate School.

Department/Office Mission

The employer relations graduate assistant will help fulfill the mission of the Employer Relations (ER) team to develop and maintain strong employer partnerships to meet their hiring needs while ensuring student have equitable access to diverse and competitive opportunities to launch their careers and make an impact in their lives, in the workplace, and society. Most work in this role is external facing. Your work will be tied to ER team goals through effective teamwork, accountability, and sound data-driven decision-making, working as a cross-functional team with the Career Development (CD) team. We strategize to increase employer visibility on campus to improve student engagement with employers and provide support in meeting employer’s recruiting goals.

Job Description-Reporting

Position reports to the Associate Director for Employer Relations

Job Duties and/or Responsibilities

HANDSHAKE

• Fully responsible for the approval of jobs and events in the platform in a timely manner
• Is mindful about job approvals and alerts career development coaches to key opportunities for students
• May be asked to assist with employer approval as needed
• Manages Handshake Collections and other Handshake initiatives

PROGRAM COORDINATION

• Assists with managing logistics for in-person and virtual career fair events following timelines and standard operating procedures
• Coordinates logistics for employer-focused events such as panels, information sessions, tablings, etc., following guidelines and standard operating procedures
• Manages post-career surveys sent to students, as well as analyzing, interpreting and presenting the results
• Attend all relevant career events

EMPLOYER RELATIONS

• Assists with the research of identified industry leaders including tracking alumni and searching for contact information
• Ideates with ER team, pulling from Handshake knowledge, new employers to invite to CPD events
• Coordinate logistics for employer-focused events
• Create presentations and employer resources

RESEARCH

• Research new companies and prospects to partner with UNCG
• Identifies best practices from other Universities
• Identifies best internships, part-time, and full-time jobs
• Utilizes LinkedIn to find alumni and recruiters
• Creates a list of career fairs and events in the state

Research best practices subpoints

• Social media, what’s working and what’s not, other NC state schools and local private colleges.
• Employer Relations webpage resources
• Career fairs and employer offerings

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Creates content including graphics, captions, email correspondence, and other promotional materials, assist with creating and managing an annual communications calendar
• Reviews graphics and captions created by brand ambassadors
• Oversees student workers content creation

OTHER

• Attends Employer Relations team meetings and CPD Staff Meetings
• Performs other duties assigned

Work Hours, Environment

Career & Professional Development is open from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday to Friday. The associate director & graduate assistant will work together to determine a work schedule that fits within this time frame. GA’s are required to attend CPD staff meetings, and we will adjust the timing of such meetings if necessary to accommodate class schedules. Graduate Assistant for Career & Professional Development will have a provided office area, laptop, monitor, and phone. This office thrives on teamwork. We host many all-hands-on-deck events throughout the year which occasionally require work outside of our business hours. In those cases, work schedules can be adjusted.

Additional Terms of Employment

First day of appointment, Fall 2026: Monday, August 3, 2026

First day of appointment, Spring 2027: Monday, January 4, 2027

Other Benefits

The Graduate Assistant will be allocated $300 to support professional development activities such as conference participation. The GA will also be encouraged to participate in other office sponsored professional development such as webinars, networking events, and more.

Minimum Qualifications

• Maintain academic good standing at all times (3.0).
• Be enrolled full-time, which is generally a minimum of 9 credits.
• Make satisfactory progress toward your degree as defined by your academic program and the Graduate School.
• Meet the requirements to be eligible for employment in the U.S.

Additional Minimum Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and grow
• Must have familiarity with Handshake or other comparable career platforms
• Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (especially Excel) and Canva
• Customer service-oriented
• Experience planning and executing small-scale events or meetings
• Ability to work on a team and balance multiple priorities while staying organized
• Ability to be a team player
• Exhibits initiative and creativity in work
• Understand content creation and managing a communication calendar

Number of Months per Year

9

Org #-Department

Career & Professional Dev. - 44603