What are the responsibilities and job description for the Employer Relations Specialist position at Oregon Tech?
Position Summary
Department Summary
The Department of Career Services is is committed to leading a University-wide culture of career development and professionalism to empower students and alumni to achieve their career goals.
As a team, Career Services partners with faculty, staff and employers to build students’ career readiness throughout their time at Oregon Tech, and offer lifetime career development support for alumni.
https://www.oit.edu/career-services
As a team, Career Services partners with faculty, staff and employers to build students’ career readiness throughout their time at Oregon Tech, and offer lifetime career development support for alumni.
https://www.oit.edu/career-services
Position Summary
The Employer Relations Specialist serves as the point of contact for employers and is responsible for developing and maintaining effective relationships with local, regional, and national employers to maximize recruitment at Oregon Tech.
The Employer Relations Specialist will plan and implement on-campus and virtual recruitment events for all Oregon Tech campuses. The Employer Relations Specialist will collaborate with faculty and their academic programs as well as stakeholders in the broader campus and external community to ensure the needs of the campus community are met with robust internship and employment opportunities. The successful incumbent will have the ability to travel between Oregon Tech campuses and/or other locations to participate in events and employer relations.
The Employer Relations Specialist will plan and implement on-campus and virtual recruitment events for all Oregon Tech campuses. The Employer Relations Specialist will collaborate with faculty and their academic programs as well as stakeholders in the broader campus and external community to ensure the needs of the campus community are met with robust internship and employment opportunities. The successful incumbent will have the ability to travel between Oregon Tech campuses and/or other locations to participate in events and employer relations.
Minimum Requirements
Additional Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in higher education, business, or related field and two years of experience in career services, recruiting, sales, and/or marketing. (Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.)
- Exceptional student service and customer service orientations
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and professional writing skills
- Strong data management, software, and communication skills, including use of Outlook, Teams, Zoom, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Canva, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn
- Ability to travel between Oregon Tech campuses at least quarterly for events and employer relations
- Current active driving license with the ability to clear a pre-employment drivers record check
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in higher education, business, or related field.
- Experience working with and/or advising students in a higher educational environment
- Knowledge and experience with marketing and or sales, including social media marketing
- Experience with Handshake, CRM, or another career services platform
