Assistant Program Director – Employer Engagement

What we want

As the Assistant Program Director for the Graduate Career Management Center, you'll play a crucial role in developing and growing relationships with key employers, collaborating with departments to create mutually beneficial connections between employers, career coaches, programs, and students. You'll assist in implementing the Employer Development strategy, ensuring positive and productive experiences for employers recruiting graduate students. Additionally, you'll manage and execute employer events, oversee on-campus information sessions and interviews, and support the posting systems to keep employer information accurate.

What you need to know

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 (Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience)

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, human resources, or education administration field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Six years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and communications with ability to work with a wide range of constituents

• Knowledge of and experience in corporate or business environments to provide credibility when recommending recruiting strategies with employer partners

• Excellent leadership and supervisory skills.

• Eight years of relevant, paid, full-time professional experience in business, industry, or academia

• Five years of business or industry experience in development or marketing

• Experience working across large, mid-size and small sized employers

Responsibilities

Employer Relationship Development:

• Assists in developing and growing relationships with current and prospective key employers

• Works in close collaboration with departments to facilitate mutually beneficial relationships between employers, career coaches, programs, and students

• Assists Director with implementation of Employer Development strategy

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure positive and productive employer experiences when recruiting graduate students in Mays Business School

Employer Event Planning and Management:

• Assist with the planning and execution of various treks, MEETS, employer development trips, and other employer facing and employer engagement events on and off campus

• Manage and execute on campus information sessions and interviews

Talent Acquisition and Career Information Systems Management:

• Collaborate with GCMC Program Manager to ensure the posting systems are updated with accurate employer information

• Support student staff to effectively approve and update job posting system

Community Engagement and Outreach:

• Increase participation and involvement through attendance in regional and national conferences and with key community stakeholders

Program Evaluation and Continuous Improvement:

• Assists in evaluating performance reports and analyzing program statistics for reporting, tracking progress, and adjusting programs

Who we are

Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School is a vibrant learning organization of more than 175 faculty members, 125 staff members, and 6,400 undergraduate and graduate students in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing, and supply chain management. Mays Business School’s vision is to advance the world’s prosperity. To advance the world’s prosperity means providing a better future for generations who follow, including quality of life, environment, and economic systems. To fulfill this vision, our mission is to be a vibrant learning organization that creates impactful knowledge and develops transformational leaders. mays.tamu.edu

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

• Health , dental , vision , life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays

• Eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month

• Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training and webinars

• Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experience. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.