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Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business Career Services Center is seeking an Assistant Director of Employer Engagement who shares our passion for helping employer partners build their on-campus employment brand, navigate the complex university landscape, and optimize resources dedicated to hiring and attracting college talent. If you like working with professionals to solve problems and applying critical thinking skills to make decisions, this maybe the role for you!

The Employer Engagement team operates in a dynamic environment, consulting clients that are working to bring strong talent into their organizations, and ensuring the work at the intersection of student and employer engagement is a high-value and high-impact experience. This specific position will manage existing recruiting client relationships from the Technology & Government portfolio including, but not limited to, internet & software, electronic & computer hardware, telecommunications, computer networking, government, aerospace, and defense industries.

This position is a part of the Employer Engagement team, reporting to the Director of Employer Engagement & Operations. The Employer Engagement team at large works in collaboration with our Operations and student-facing Career Management teams to help educate employers on the best ways to connect with students and alumni. Other internal and external facing stakeholders throughout the school including faculty, staff leaders, and student-led organizations are partners in our work.

Flexible Work Options

This position is based on-campus at ASU’s Tempe Campus. Scheduled hours are Monday through Friday, with occasional extended hours, including early mornings, evenings and/or weekends. The team is currently offering flexible work arrangements in a hybrid structure*.

ASU is a diverse enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations and a commitment to sustainability, innovation and employee work-life balance. We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market.

*Hybrid structure: Employees may work 100% at their primary assigned location, on a hybrid schedule where at least 60% of their time is at their primary assigned location.

Essential Duties
External client management (30%):

• Maintain and nurture deeper relationships with key clients of WPC, develop an understanding of the industries within the respective portfolio, and monitor how our students are performing relative to competitor schools
• Assess client hiring needs to determine how to best prioritize and help recruiters understand the optimal resources and strategies to get engaged with WPC and/or across the ASU community
• Conduct an annual plan for both in- and out-of-state site visits to build relationships with current and prospective employers
• Implement targeted feedback mechanisms to inform student programming and identify opportunities for the most relevant client engagement opportunities

Internal cross-unit and university collaboration (30%):

• Collaborate within WPC Employer Engagement, ASU Corporate Engagement Network, and the team’s student-facing experts to make recommendations to clients on their annual talent plans
• Work in partnership with the Operations team to ensure inbound employment opportunities are addressed and understood fully, as part of the broader industry specific portfolio
• Help define how the team can streamline the recruiting experience for WPC/ASU clients including processes improvement and implementation to the employer and student journey
• Work closely with colleagues across the WPC and ASU community to look for opportunities to partner and/or introduce employers

Planning & Reporting (25%):

• Extensively utilize ASU’s computer-based recruiting management system, Handshake, to monitor and report on employer accounts to track recruiting activity and outcomes
• Work with the Director of Employer Engagement to determine the optimal ways to define client communications at a large scale, industry specific and/or individual level to determine key messages that are relevant, timely, and address the clients’ talent planning and hiring cycles
• Work in conjunction with the entire team to define annual planning cycles that include business reviews, on-campus recruiting and other forms of engagement with our students; this includes determining relevant channels, content, and timeline within the strategic planning process
• Work cross-collaboratively to determine optimal ways to develop sustainable relationships at scale, track outcomes, and measure success

Professional Practice (15%):

• Maintain a working knowledge of local and national employment market trends and their actual and potential impact on the hiring of college students and graduates
• Stay up to date on business news, employment trends, and considerations relevant to the industries within the portfolio
• Develop a deep understanding of the degree programs offered at WPC and the best practices in recruiting to effectively advise on ways to engage that align to each employer’s talent needs
• Represent WPC/CMEE and serve on various department and university committees

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND six (6) years of related administrative experience, which includes three (3) years of supervisory experience; OR, Ten(10) years of related administrative experience, which includes three (3) years of supervisory experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Evidence of a Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, communications, public relations, and/or related area; evidence of a Master’s degree preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of using listening and critical thinking skills to help solve business problems and make decisions; consulting experience preferred
• Experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and/or external clients; including but not limited to recruiters, students, faculty, and alumni
• Evidence of effective communication skills including spelling and grammar
• Ability to define optimal approaches and key messages to reach various audiences
• Experience in successfully adapting and engaging in a change management environment
• Experience in working effectively with clients and colleagues to deliver presentations and ideas
• Experience managing time and prioritizing projects to meet deadlines
• Experience with Microsoft office applications (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and CRM tools