Senior Specialist, Student Programs & Campus Partnerships

Banfield Pet Hospital; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) and Roth retirement plans

Paid time off and holidays

Mental health resources

Life insurance (company-paid)

Job summary

Banfield Pet Hospital headquarters in Vancouver, Washington, seeks an experienced Senior Specialist to lead university relations and early talent initiatives with a hybrid schedule (3 days/week). The role partners with DVM/VT recruitment and cross-functional teams to build scalable student programs and a strong pipeline of future talent.

The ideal candidate has a BA/BS in HR, business or veterinary fields and at least 5 years in campus recruiting or veterinary hospital experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in HR, business or veterinary field.
• 5 years campus recruiting, talent acquisition, project or event management, or 5 years in veterinary hospitals including line management and interns/externs.

Responsibilities

• Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
• Partner with campus teams to build strategy and execute relationship building activities with students, faculty and staff at veterinary colleges.
• Plan and implement DVM and VT externships, student job and ambassador programs; coordinate with recruitment teams.
• Collaborate with Employer Branding, Marketing and Corporate Affairs to create program collateral and communications.
• Provide training for field and hospitals participating in student programs.
• Engage with external vendors and DVQ Liaisons to ensure program execution and excellence.
• Plan campus events and sponsorships with recruiters; maintain campus resource library on Teams.
• Identify and train area student programs champions; support senior specialists and hospital leaders.
• Maintain relationships with campus administration, faculty, students and program vendors externally.

Skills

Campus recruiting

Talent acquisition

Event management

Communication skills

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) in Human Resources, Business or Veterinary field

Tools

Phenom CRM

Workday ATS

Job description

Banfield Pet Hospital headquarters in Vancouver, Washington, seeks an experienced Senior Specialist to lead university relations and early talent initiatives with a hybrid schedule (3 days/week). The role partners with DVM/VT recruitment and cross-functional teams to build scalable student programs and a strong pipeline of future talent.

The ideal candidate has a BA/BS in HR, business or veterinary fields and at least 5 years in campus recruiting or veterinary hospital experience with