Corporate Relations Manager

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
This role will support both the on-campus and on-line Master's in Analytics (MSA) students at Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech's MSA Program is a hybrid data science and analytics degree offered interdisciplinarity through GT's Colleges of Computing, Business and Engineering. This business development role will be responsible for sourcing and building effective recruiting relationships with new and existing corporate, non-profit and start-up partners leading to job opportunities for our on-line and on-campus MSA students. Additionally, the role will oversee onboarding and management of our 6,000 on-line MSA students on our career portal/CRM, housed on the 12Twenty platform.

Provide support to students in preparing for, identifying and pursuing corporate job opportunities. Establish and maintain relations with corporate representatives, other Institute units and alumni for purposes of promoting student recruiting and placement opportunities in internships, co-op positions and regular employment. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: corporate executives and recruiters, hiring managers, students, alumni, staff and faculty. This position typically will advise and counsel: students, corporate recruiters and hiring managers. This position will supervise: NA.

Job Duty 1 -
Establish and maintain relationships with representative of prospective corporate employers in order to promote recruiting of Institute students.

Job Duty 2 -
Advise students on career search activities to include job search strategy and company targeting, resume preparation, interview techniques and practice and interactive one-on-one coaching sessions.

Job Duty 3 -
Collaborate with other GT organizations and individuals such as alumni, faculty and development representatives to promote job networking and mentoring opportunities.

Job Duty 4 -
Plan and coordinate holding of job fairs and other promotional events aimed at student placement in corporate positions.

Job Duty 5 -
Maintain databases utilized in promotional and placement efforts.

Job Duty 6 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Four to five years of job related experience

• Experience in career counseling or advising, particularly in a university setting
• Knowledge of employer relations and campus recruiting practices
• Strong communication and presentation skills for workshops and seminars
• Networking and relationship-building skills with students, employers, and alumni
• Understanding of labor market trends and industry hiring practices
• Experience with career management platforms (e.g., 1220, Handshake, Symplicity)
• Coaching certifications or training in career counseling or professional development
• Data analysis and reporting skills to track student outcomes

SKILLS
This job requires skills in effectively interacting with corporate executives, alumni, faculty and staff for the purpose of promoting the recruitment of Institute students. Skills in career advising and counseling are required as are skills in relationship building, sales/marketing, communications and presentation.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Salary range: $61,759.00- $83,991.00

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job grade: A9

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening