Position Summary:
The Associate Director of Employer Engagement & Recruiting (EE&R) is responsible for leading strategic employer and company relationships and engagements provided to all MBA students and all alumni at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, as a member of the Employer Engagement & Recruiting team. In advancing our brand with employers and corporate partners, this position will work to cultivate new employment and engagement opportunities, nurture existing core recruiting relationships, and foster and manage partnerships with a host of internal and external stakeholders including peer schools/networks, UNC Kenan-Flagler faculty and academic centers, and students across our MBA Programs. The five MBA Programs include Full-Time, MBA@UNC, and our Evening, Weekend, and Charlotte (newly launched) Executive MBA programs.
The position will work to build new relationships, expand existing relationships, and serve as an ambassador for UNC Kenan-Flagler. The Associate Director will work collaboratively within the EE&R team to lead optimal engagement in a fast-paced, high performing, and innovative environment. The individual in the role will maintain and build comprehensive employer engagement, outreach, and relationship strategies for a specific set of core employers within industry sectors. This will include, but is not limited to, identifying, cultivating, and establishing new relationships with companies and organizations that do not have campus recruiting relationships with UNC, and expanding /nurturing relationships and opportunities with existing corporate partners by consulting on best positioning, providing inclusive and holistic recommendations around enhancing visibility, and capturing and reporting on both market and specific YoY recruiting trends/hiring data.
This position will assist the team in maintaining oversight of the process, delivery, and outreach for high quality MBA opportunities for UNC Kenan-Flagler all MBA students and alumni. The person in the role will also leverage our CSM and other platforms, software and/or technologies to capture and use data for the purpose of expanding partnerships and extending communications.
The Associate Director will report to the to the Director of Employer Engagement & Recruiting within the Career & Leadership for MBA & Alumni Department. The individual will coordinate extensively across our Career Coaching and C&L Operations teams, as well as with the C&L Leadership team, Program-Wide Directors, UNC Kenan-Flagler centers and faculty, other degree programs, etc.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:
Demonstrated success in building and strategically enhancing internal and external partnerships. MBA Programs and/or strong business/industry acumen. Experience in integrating/capturing data to develop programming, lead new initiatives, and consult stakeholders on opportunities to improve outcomes. Ability to represent UNC Kenan-Flagler effectively and enthusiastically to targeted organizations; strong interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate and serve a diverse set of clients at all levels including executives, alumni, students, and recruiting professionals in inclusive and holistic ways. This position requires at least 20% travel.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:
Searching for candidates with a minimum of 5 years of experience in industry, business development, recruiting, HR, career services, or related field with 3 of the 5 years’ experience in a client-facing role. Preferred qualifications include organizational, prioritization and project management skills; metrics orientation; exceptional presentation and written communications skills; demonstrated ability to manipulate and analyze large data sets in Excel, utilize pivot tables, and manage contact databases; attention to detail; flexibility with continuously changing market; people management skills; team orientation and a professional demeanor.
Preference given to candidates with experience in a MBA program or university/corporate recruiting; extensive knowledge of the MBA hiring process, industries, functions, trends, and hiring practices; knowledge of MBA recruiting systems and technologies; strong leadership skills and management experience; prior experience in market research and analysis; prior event management experience; online marketing experience and familiarity with use of social media in a business context a plus, and knowledge of 12Twenty and Salesforce is a plus.
Minimum Qualifications:
Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent educational or instructional activities associated with the delivery and/or management of student support functions, will accept a relevant Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and at least 1 year of relevant experience in substitution.
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