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Assistant Director for Employer Relations - Operations

Employer
Colgate University
Location
Hamilton, NY

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Student Affairs, Career Services
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job Category:

Professional/Administrative

Position Title:

Assistant Director for Employer Relations - Operations

Full Time/Part Time:

Full Time

Division:

Dean of the College

Department:

Career Services

Department Statement:

Colgate’s Career Services is highly dynamic, ambitious, and robust. In the 2020-2021 school year, CCS partnered with 77% of the Colgate student body to complete over 11,500 career development engagements. Alumni and parent engagement efforts brought nearly 1300 alumni and parent volunteers into initiatives that supported students’ career development. Many of these volunteers fuel our recruiting program, which boasts nearly 200 employers each year partnering with our team to provide internship and entry-level job opportunities for Colgate students. Colgate is outcomes-oriented: 95% of the Class of 2020 secured employment, graduate/professional school admission, or a fellowship/scholarship (90% response rate) within nine months of graduation.

Under the division of the Dean of the College, CCS has realized significant institutional support in pursuit of this vision.

It is an exciting time for the University as Colgate enters its third century. President Brian W. Casey is leading the campus through a comprehensive Third-Century Plan to raise the institution’s profile as a distinctive and strong undergraduate liberal arts institution to even-higher levels of achievement.

Having celebrated its Bicentennial in the academic year 2018–2019 and forging into its third century, Colgate has distinguished itself as one of the finest residential universities and has sought a special purpose among institutions of higher learning.

Learn more about Colgate University and the Dean of the College Division by reviewing A Candidate’s Guide to Colgate.

Accountabilities:

Career Services is excited to welcome a high-impact professional to the role of assistant director of employer relations operations. This position is accountable to operationalize Employer Relations’ efforts to meet identified and aspirational goals in Career Services’ strategic plan.

A key to success is this this person’s partnership with alumni, parents, and employers to coordinate all of Colgate’s internship and employment recruiting efforts: organizing the logistics of on-campus interviews and info sessions, resume collections; ensuring accurate management of job postings; and assisting to create targeted marketing to campus colleagues and students.

As the main system administrator for the team’s recruiting software, and co-supervisor for interns, this person is heavily involved in all aspects of our team’s work. In that vein, the team looks to this person to establish and independently facilitate the operational workflows and processes that drive progress on Employer Relations’ pipeline of recruiting prospects. Employer satisfaction and retention are top priorities for this team, and the work of this individual has a direct impact on these metrics.

In addition to these employer relations’ tasks, this role is accountable for tracking and reporting on student internship and post-graduate outcome data for the university.

Name:

Employer Relations Applied Thinking

Description:

Demonstrated ability to effectively establish and achieve goals for the employer relations team as aligned to Career Services’ goals.

Demonstrated ability to build long-term and ongoing relationships with relevant external stakeholders (alumni, parents, employer partners) to offer potential opportunities to current students.

Demonstrated ability to understand external clients’ interests, requirements, and goals and build ongoing trusting relationships.

Name:

Employer Relations Industry Domain

Description:

Demonstrated understanding of the world of work and differentiation between industries and occupations, premier organizations and entry points sufficient to create targeted recruiting relationships with potential employers, and broaden existing relationships.

Demonstrated ability to court employers who best resonate with Colgate students. Demonstrated ability to identify employers with specific fits for individual students.

Name:

Employer Relations Strategic Planning

Description:

Demonstrated ability to set goals, develop programs and methodologies to achieve goals, and to implement, facilitate, access, modify and maintain strategic initiatives and programs.

Name:

Employer Relations Operations

Description:

Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of legalities of relevant hiring practices sufficient to protect students.

Demonstrated knowledge of industry information sufficient to capture, track, and categorize hiring and outcomes data.

Demonstrated expertise with key departmental software sufficient to set requirements and ensure optimal realization of investment. Demonstrated ability to liaise with external vendors to resolve challenges with software.

Demonstrated ability to set procedures and established operational processes within employer relations.

Name:

Personal Accountability for Results

Description:

Takes responsibility for decisions, performance, and outcomes; behaves in a responsible manner with a positive attitude; shows self-awareness and openness to feedback.

Name:

Effective Communication

Description:

Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills; shares information and seeks input from others; adapts communication to diverse audiences; protects private and confidential information.

Name:

Problem Solving and Decision Making

Description:

Analyzes and prioritizes situations to identify and solve problems; generates solutions to improve efficiency and quality; involves others in solving problems and making decisions; factors organizational goals into decisions; makes clear, transparent, and timely decisions.

Name:

Change Management

Description:

Responds positively to changing university initiatives and readily adapts behavior to maintain effective performance; understands the long-term direction of the university and can relate this to departmental area; adapts to new methodologies; identifies and acts on areas where change is appropriate.

Name:

Leadership and Teamwork

Description:

Applies skills and knowledge to provide a climate to achieve departmental and organizational success; balances individual and department goals; helps others perform at their best; builds productive relationships to enhance individual and organizational effectiveness; treats others with respect; resolves conflicts among team members.

Name:

Creativity and Innovation

Description:

Generates, explores, encourages, and implements innovative ways of creating strategic value for the university, division, department, and individual level; critically assesses the effectiveness of new initiatives.

Name:

Diversity and Inclusion

Description:

Demonstrates respect for people and their differences; understands the benefits of a diverse workforce; earns the trust and respect of others; includes and welcomes others; works to understand the perspective of others; promotes opportunities to experience diversity within our community.

Name:

Sustainability

Description:

Understands the impact of decision making and personal behavior in achieving the university’s commitment to a sustainable and carbon-neutral campus; supports and advances the university’s sustainability initiatives; influences others to use sustainable practices.

Professional Experience/ Qualifications:

- Must have two years of relevant experience in a role heavily focused on planning, operations, process development, project management, and leveraging systems to advance a goal.
- Must have excellent follow-through and thrive within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Must have solid judgement, and the ability to recognize what challenges should receive immediate management attention.
- Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, outstanding attention to detail, and superb organizational, prioritization, and analytical skills.
- Must have outstanding anticipatory skills and the confidence to take initiative.
- Must be able to consistently make mutual agreements around roles, responsibilities and results.
- Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously with an appropriate sense of urgency.
- Must have demonstrated technical and database expertise, and the ability to learn a CRM system.
- Must demonstrate a strong aptitude for running reports and data analysis.
- Must be able to articulate a passion for the advantages of a liberal arts degree and market the university to potential new employers.
- Must be capable of working collegially with a diverse group of parents, alumni, employers, faculty, staff and students within a university context.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Prior recruitment operations, or other operations experience is preferred.
- CRM technology experience is a plus

Education:

An Associate’s degree in combination with five (5) years of work experience, or a Bachelor’s degree is required.

A Master’s degree is preferred.

Other Information:

In the Applicant Documents section, under References, please provide a document that includes three (3) professional references. We request that one reference be a current/former supervisor, if possible; however, we understand that it may not be feasible.

Requisition Number:

2021S078Posting

Temporary:

No

Work Schedule:

Weekdays, with occasional evenings or weekends.

Job Open Date:

08/17/2021

Open Until Filled:

Yes

EEO Statement:

It is the policy of Colgate University not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of their race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, disability, protected Veteran Status, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, genetic information, victims of domestic violence and stalking, familial status, and all other categories covered by law. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training at all levels of employment. Colgate University will not discharge or discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their own compensation or the compensation of another employee or applicant. Colgate University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Females/Persons with Disabilities/Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Clery Act:

CAMPUS CRIME REPORTING AND STATISTICS
The Campus Safety Department will provide upon request a copy of Colgate’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. This report includes statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education for the previous three years concerning reported: 1. crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Colgate University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus and 2. fires that occurred in student housing facilities. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security and fire safety, such as policies concerning sexual assault, life safety systems, and other related matters. To obtain a copy, contact the Campus Safety Compliance Manager via e-mail at cusafety@colgate.edu. You may also access the report from the Campus Safety web page at: www.colgate.edu/offices/support/campussafety.

Organization

Colgate is a nationally recognized liberal arts college set on a beautiful campus in central New York.

Some 2,900 undergraduates are enrolled in 54 programs, taking advantage of the university's award-winning curriculumoff-campus study program, and numerous research opportunities.

Students enjoy small class sizes taught by expert faculty members -- not teaching assistants.

The university’s strategic plan offers a blueprint for turning today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders, joining the scores of alumni already playing major roles in a variety of fields. The Center for Career Services is a key player as students make this transition.

Colgate hums with activity. It is a place where the arts thrive. Student-athletes compete at the very highest level of NCAA Division I sports. There are dozens of club and intramural sports programs, and the college’s outdoor education program is second to none.

Above all, Colgate is about academic excellence. It is a tradition forged in 1819 and honed through the years by each class of select students.

Colgate University is a highly selective residential liberal arts institution distinguished by academic excellence and interdisciplinary inquiry. Located on a beautiful campus in upstate New York, Colgate takes pride in the active engagement of its students, staff, and faculty in local, national, and global communities. At Colgate, we feel that a diverse and inclusive community is a cornerstone of educational excellence.

Colgate University is a highly selective residential liberal arts institution distinguished by academic excellence and interdisciplinary inquiry. Located on a beautiful campus in upstate New York, Colgate takes pride in the active engagement of its students, staff, and faculty in local, national, and global communities. At Colgate, we feel that a diverse and inclusive community is a cornerstone of educational excellence.

The Office of Equity and Diversity at Colgate is charged with fostering a diverse and collaborative community by increasing understanding, respect and inclusion. It is the mission of the office to support campus diversity initiatives with the goal of increasing understanding, respect and inclusion, and to ensure compliance with policies relating to affirmative action, discrimination, and harassment.  The university’s strong commitment to equal opportunity and inclusivity is clearly articulated in the diversity mission statement found here.  The university strives to provide an environment where everyone in our community can learn about, appreciate, and celebrate our diverse cultures and gain understanding, knowledge and skills to be engaged citizens locally as well as globally.

Colgate University fully subscribes to all federal and state civil rights laws banning discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Colgate will not discriminate against any student, employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran or military status (including special disabled veteran, Vietnam-era veteran, or recently separated veteran), predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other protected category under applicable local, state or federal law, including protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any complaint process at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other human rights agencies. This nondiscrimination policy covers both employment and access to educational opportunities.  It is the policy of the university to provide equal opportunity in employment and not to discriminate against any individuals with disabilities who are qualified for employment in the positions for which they apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

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