Industry Engagement Manager

unf; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

University of North Florida, based in Jacksonville, seeks an Industry Engagement Manager to build and manage partnerships with industry partners and drive recruiting opportunities for UNF students and alumni.

You will collaborate with the Industry Engagement team and colleges to align employer needs with campus programs, while maintaining exceptional customer service and expansive on-campus engagement.

Qualifications

• Master's and 1+ years of relevant experience or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Meets and communicates regularly with employers and community partners, educating on engaging, recruiting and hiring UNF students.
• Collaborates with colleges and industry partners to align employer needs with campus programs.
• Oversees relationships with employer partners in designated industry fields and drives opportunities for students.
• Tracks hiring performance and maintains high employer satisfaction and excellent customer service.
• Develops goals to increase recruiting presence across UNF programs and industry sectors.
• Partners with college leadership to integrate industry into curricula, programs and student activities.
• Creates customized employer recruiting plans and grows engagement opportunities on campus.
• Advises employers on on-campus recruiting strategies and tracks engagement outcomes.
• Supports employer events, career fairs and other campus recruitment initiatives.

Skills

Relationship management

Communication

Public speaking

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Department

Career Services, Industry Engagement

Compensation

$50,000.00 Annual

General Description/Primary Purpose:

The Industry Engagement Manager primary purpose is responsible for creating, growing and managing relationships with industry partners seeking to develop a recruiting relationship with the University of North Florida. The role is a critical part of the Industry Engagement team, working to craft new career-driven opportunities for UNF students and alumni while regularly communicating directly with industry to ensure needs are met. This position ensures UNF Career Services meets the needs of our employers quickly and accurately with exceedingly high levels of customer service to create strong connections between employers and UNF students, staff, faculty, and alumni.

Responsible for managing the connection between UNF and its industry partners. Identifies new prospective employers, manages the relationship of existing employers, and seeks opportunities to grow existing partnerships to better fit the hiring needs of our employers. Oversees the execution of industry relationship initiatives.

Job Function:

• Meets and communicates regularly with employers and community partners, educating on ways to effectively engage, recruit and hire students at the University of North Florida.
• Works with the whole of the UNF Industry Engagement team to communicate employer needs across colleges and industries.
• Oversees the relationships of employer partners in dedicated industry fields, partnering with colleges, campus partners and student organizations to ensure that employment opportunities are made widely available for students.
• Responsible for keeping track of the hiring performance of employer partners and working to ensure that their hiring needs are met while developing new strategies to maintain high levels of employer satisfaction and outstanding customer service.
• Creates goals for increasing the recruiting presence and performance of industry sectors associated with UNF programs, actively listening to the recruiting needs of the employer community and responding with creative engagement opportunities that meet needs for our students and alumni.
• Partners with college leadership, faculty, and staff to identify new ways to integrate industry into college programs, curriculum, student organizations and other purposeful means of integration in ways that mutually benefit all stakeholders.
• Establish customized employer recruiting plans fitting the individual needs of highly engaged employer partners. Grows relationships with recruiting employers and their staff to increase accessibility and awareness of services and opportunities to engage with the university.
• Advises potential employers and updates current employers on recruiting strategies that will help build their on-campus presence. Optimizes, grows, and tracks employer on-campus engagement strategies with stakeholders.
• Works with the Associate Director of Industry Engagement and Industry Engagement team to oversee the successful execution of employer events and activities on campus directly related to the industry areas being served by the Industry Engagement Manager. This includes regularly occurring campus recruiting activities such as networking events, industry-focused career fairs, and other university recruiting initiatives.
• Engages with Student Engagement Team to educate student-facing staff on employer updates and trends. Works with Student Engagement liaisons for similar colleges or industry areas to effectively promote recruiting events and activities to students and alumni.
• Engages with professional and student organizations to establish further opportunities for employers to hire students across the campus.
• Development and implementation of all policies related to functions in Career Services.

Marginal Functions:

• Continue professional development.
• Meets with industry directly through virtual and in-person means, traveling as needed.
• Attend and present at regional and national conferences as funds allow.
• During declared campus emergencies, this position may be required to perform specific job-related duties at a designated off campus location or place of residence.
• Other duties as assigned

Supervision Exercised

Supervises Graduate Assistants, Student Employees

Required Qualifications

Master's and 1+ years of relevant experience or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219.

Department Requirements:

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with corporate executives, recruiters, university leadership, faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
• Demonstrated relationship-management and customer-service skills, including the ability to develop, maintain, and grow professional relationships with external organizations.
• Strong presentation and public-speaking skil