Location: Geneva, NY
Open Date: Jul 28, 2025
Description
As a member of the Career Services team, the Associate Director of Employer Development & Engagement will contribute to the strategic leadership of the Center by proactively partnering and collaborating internally and externally to build the future of career education at the Colleges. The Associate Director of Employer Development will provide leadership that cultivates and maintains relationships with employers to make full- and part-time employment, internships and career opportunities…
available to students, alumni and alumnae. This will include identifying and cultivating relationships with parents, alumni and alumnae as employers. As part of the relationship building, the Associate Director will educate employers about the breadth of knowledge, skills, and abilities that HWS graduates can bring to their workplace. Travel will be required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Recruitment:
- coordinate and host on-campus and virtual recruiters and promote students' candidacy
- develop and maintain relationships with employers, alumni, alumnae and parents
- solicit opportunities
- grow the volunteer database through targeted outreach
- attend and present at alum events
- develop and maintain relationships with faculty to further meet the needs of students
- meet annually with faculty via department meetings or individual outreach
- share opportunities with faculty for purposes of sharing opportunities with students
- provide opportunities for faculty to meet with employers
- devise marketing strategies and implement outreach to campus and external communities
- build and maintain close relationships with representatives and recruiters for job and internship development opportunities, candidate referrals and on- and off-campus recruiting efforts
- Develop substantial database of opportunities for students; work with career coaching staff to identify students' interests and provide relevant jobs and internships
- Actively promote opportunities to students and maintain position listings in Handshake
- Assist with the placement of students into job shadow and externship opportunities
- Coordinate special recruiting efforts: partnership events, job fairs, networking events
- Target for expansion underrepresented disciplines, industries and career fields
- Help to maintain the alumni/ae/parent networking database
- Provide annual reporting in terms of outcomes and opportunities developed
Career Advising:
- Provide general career advising for students with defined career goals regarding resumes, professional correspondence, job search and networking strategies and specific employment opportunities; help support them with the use of AI/resume scanning services to enhance their materials for specific employers/industries
- Meet with students as they apply for opportunities and connect them with appropriate contacts, including alums and employers for networking and guidance
- Partner with the Associate Director of Career Coaching in working with students interested in STEM related career communities, including Tech, Research, Environment and Engineering as it relates to identifying specific opportunities for those students
- lead weekly meetings to review caseload of students
- manage notes in Handshake for each student meeting
- provide action steps to support the caseload of students
Program Development and Promotion:
- Develop and facilitate career-related workshops; some may be held during evening hours
- Coordinate the speaker series for STEM fields
- Publicize and promote career programs and services
- Develop, coordinate and supervise career treks
- Assist with writing and producing office and campus publications
- Present at Admissions events as needed and meet with individual recruits and prospective students/families
- Represent the office at meetings, events, etc. as requested by the leadership team
- Participate in community events to develop local internship opportunities for students
- Partner with the Melly Institute for program promotion and skill development opportunities
- Other duties as assigned.
Other Information:
This is a full-time, 12-month, benefits-eligible administrative position. Normal campus office hours of work are 8:30am to 5:00pm during the academic year and a possible shortened workweek during the scheduled summer hours time period. This position is not all-inclusive, as other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned. Annual salary is $68,000.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree. Master's degree in a relevant discipline highly preferred.
Successfully have demonstrated skills in selling, a sense of urgency to completing tasks, and outstanding interpersonal skills.
Experience with outreach, marketing and recruitment.
Knowledge and experience with employer relations and other career programs.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Ability to develop and manage projects with independence and accountability.
Experience leading training sessions, designing and delivering workshops or teaching.
Ability to execute in a pressured environment.
Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication, and management/supervisory skills.
A motivated/enthusiastic work style.
Appreciation of liberal arts curriculum
Valid Driver's License and ability to travel on behalf of the Salisbury Center
Required technical knowledge: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, desktop database programs.
Preferred technical knowledge: Raiser's Edge and Handshake
About HWS
A liberal arts and sciences institution, Hobart and William Smith is known for consistent success in preparing students for meaningful lives and fulfilling careers through an outcomes-based focus on their futures. Our nationally ranked faculty are accessible teachers and scholars known for the impact of their research and distinguished by the depth of their mentorship. World challenges are studied in the classroom where critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills are honed. In the field, knowledge turns into discovery. In office hours, plans are carefully crafted to tie interests and talents to an academic path that motivates beyond graduation.
Our location in the heart of the Finger Lakes allows faculty, staff and students to live and work collaboratively on the banks of a resource-rich lake. Student-athletes play for 30 varsity teams boasting 24 national titles, including the 2023 and 2024 NCAA DIII Men's Ice Hockey Championships. With three graduate programs, students can build on their undergraduate degree with a Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership, Master of Arts in Teaching, or a Master of Science in Management. Together, the experiences and mentorship at HWS prepare students to lead lives of consequence