"Sr. Program Coordinator (Industry & Campus Connections)"

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking to fill two Senior Program Coordinator (Industry and Campus Connections) positions within the Office of Career Exploration and Success. Reporting to the Associate Director for Industry and Campus Connections, the Connector will focus on increasing opportunities for Rutgers students. They will work to develop and maintain relationships with employers within their assigned career communities. The incumbent will also plan and facilitate special events and programs to connect employers and students and manage the approval process of Rutgers Handshake job and internship postings.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Industry Development: The connector will spend substantial time working to increase diversity (i.e., industry and position types) of the Rutgers University-New Brunswick employer base. This will include researching employer leads and cultivating new employer relationships via phone, e-mail, and in-person meetings. The development and outreach efforts will be tracked through a dashboard requiring monthly year-to-year job listings and employer activity report comparisons. They will also identify employers and alumni for student programming needs and source employers in support of fairs, networking events, and other recruiting programs. They will also handle various Rutgers University Foundation employment requests when applicable.
• Special Recruiting Programs: As part of various career community advisory boards, the connector will work with partners to develop and support recruiting events for career communities as a vehicle to attract new employers to campus or expand existing relationships. The connector will also develop special recruiting events for high-level corporate donors as well as employers with substantial hiring needs.
• Handshake Administration: The connector will assist with the timely approval of new employer accounts and new job/internship postings within the Handshake system. The incumbent will also manually add positions to the system when appropriate.
• Miscellaneous: The connector will participate in committee/staff meetings, professional development, assist with the Knights of the Round Table partners program, and other responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates highly relevant experience in a career services, workforce development, campus relations, human resources, recruiting, and/or customer service environment.
• A minimum of two years relevant experience in a sales/outreach, talent acquisition, or program coordination.

Equipment Utilized

• Handshake career management or similar systems.
• Customer Relationship Management systems.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Must be willing to work some nights and weekends.