Assistant Director of Employer Relations

The Assistant Director (AD) of Employer Relations, in partnership with the Executive Director of Academic and Career Success, provides leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of employer engagement, including career events designed to enhance student career opportunities. The AD of Employer Relations oversees the Employer Relations team and leads the research, planning, execution, and evaluation of all employer related activities. The AD of Employer Relations also owns the employer recruitment process and strategizes areas of growth and development. They also oversee communication to students and employers regarding recruitment activities and provides input on the design and development of marketing materials, including the employer relations portion of the Career Services website.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders, including but not limited to academic departments, academic affairs, and development, to create and implement programs and services designed to enhance employer recruiting experiences at Liberty.
• Lead the Employer Relations Coordinators to create and maintain relationships with employers in every industry, thus bringing employment and internship opportunities to Liberty University students and alumni.
• Partner with the Executive Director to identify, develop, and disseminate effective career development resources for students, alumni, and employers.
• Coordinate with faculty and staff to ensure appropriate and efficient delivery of recruiting services. Conducts employer evaluations of services and interviewing experiences. Reviews and acts upon employer evaluations to improve future services.
• Manage the review and approval process for external companies on Liberty University’s Handshake Network, as well as job posting approvals.
• Responsible to gather and report relevant and designated analytics to the Executive Director on regular basis.
• Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
• Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s Christian model and Mission – Training Champions for Christ.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Train, supervise, and coordinate activities of 3 Employer Relations Coordinators.
• Ensures the Employer Relations Coordinators register employers for recruiting services, answers student and employer inquiries, prepares/finalizes interview schedules, filling vacancies and handling no-shows/late arrivals as required.
  
  

Qualifications And Credentials

Minimum Qualifications

• Candidates must have a master’s degree in counseling, student affairs, higher education, business management or human resources or related discipline with a minimum of three years of related experience in business development, staffing and recruiting, education, human resources, or related fields.
• Excellent purchasing systems and computer skills.
• Ability to lead, facilitate, and present to small and large groups.
• Excellent interpersonal/human relation skills; able to interact effectively with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and employers.
• Proficient with various computer applications.
• To obtain LU-approved driver certification, individuals must be 21 years of age or older, possess a valid driver's license with a minimum of five (5) years of documented driving history, and maintain a clean driving record.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Able to anticipate potential issues/problems with processes or personnel in order to provide effective solutions/outcomes.
• Planning, marketing, budgeting, evaluation, and administrative skills.
• Demonstrate understanding and application of counseling, career, and student development theories.
  
  

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Computer skills.
  
  

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
  
  

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• May be required to travel local.
• May be required to sit to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the campus.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.
  
  

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled setting. It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate. Working environment may include facilitation of events outdoors occasionally. (Edit for duties performed outside office environment.)

Time Type

Full time

Location

Onsite

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.