Program Manager, Employer Relations/Experiential Learning

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Houston is seeking a Program Manager, Employer Relations/Experiential Learning to build and maintain relationships with employers to grow internship, industry project, and experiential learning opportunities for students.

The role oversees campus recruiting events such as job fairs, career weeks, and networking sessions, and supervises student staff supporting those efforts, reporting outcomes to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, business, social sciences, communication, public administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining relationships with employers and community organizations.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain employer relationships to grow experiential learning opportunities.
• Oversee campus recruiting events, job fairs, career weeks, and networking sessions.
• Supervise student staff supporting events and social media.
• Lead training on the Jobs4Hawks platform.
• Track and report experiential learning outcomes to stakeholders.

Skills

Relationship building with employers

Event planning

Team supervision

Training & onboarding

Employer communications

Education

Bachelor's degree (related field)

Tools

Jobs4Hawks platform

Job description

University of Houston is hiring a Program Manager, Employer Relations/Experiential Learning. The role builds and maintains relationships with employers to grow internship, industry project, and other experiential learning opportunities for students. It also oversees campus recruiting events like job fairs, career weeks, and networking sessions, and supervises student staff supporting those efforts.

Highlights

• Develop and maintain relationships with employers to expand student internship and experiential learning opportunities.
• Oversee internships, the Hawk Job Shadow Program, and the Corporate Partners Program alongside the Director.
• Lead planning and execution of career fairs, career weeks, networking events, and employer workshops.
• Supervise and train student employees supporting events and social media.
• Manage systems for tracking and reporting experiential learning outcomes to stakeholders.
• Lead training on the Jobs4Hawks platform and oversee incoming employer communications.
• Bachelor's degree in education, business, social sciences, communication, public administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining relationships with employers and community organizations.