Program Manager- University Career Center

The Employer Relations Manager is part of the Career Center’s employer relations team and reports to the Associate Director for Employer Relations. The employer relations (ER) team is responsible for ensuring employer recruitment needs are coordinated and met for identifying talent from UTEP. Serving as the official and centralized office, employers contact the University Career Center for all their recruiting needs: information sessions, information tables, on campus interviews, job postings, faculty meetings, presentations, workshops, or other student/faculty engagements

Essential Functions

• Serves as the main point of contact for employers recruiting interns, college hires, and part-time talent at UTEP.
• Meets with employers to develop a customized recruitment plan. Prove information on University Career Center services, university demographics, and degree inventory.
• Coordinates in-person and virtual employer recruitment events by developing agendas, reserving on campus facilities, requesting parking, promoting event, coordinating meetings with UTEP stakeholders, invoicing, and preparing confirmations.
• Updates and maintains all employer-facing handouts and information.
• Maintains employer recruitment guidelines and resources, ensuring adherence to university policies, UT System, and employment laws.
• Updates on-campus recruitment assessment efforts for student learning outcomes and employer program outcomes, ensuring data accuracy for assessment and reporting.
• Assists with the development and execution of employer recruitment strategies to enhance student-employer connections, increase recruitment opportunities, and establish, maintain, and strengthen partnerships.
• Creates and leads monthly employer communication and prepares weekly communication for faculty and staff to inform of recruitment activity impacting their students.
• Manages Handshake event queue, ensuring employer events are processed efficiently and accurately.
• Maintains employer relations documentation for each partnership, ensuring organized and comprehensive records.
• Updates and revises employer facing website content, including employer guidelines, recruitment calendar, and other relevant information.
• Oversees Career Center interview rooms. All on-campus recruitment activities ensure smooth operations and professional accommodation.
• Oversees Employer-Led Academies, working with employer partners to provide students with professional development opportunities.
• In conjunction with the Associate Director of Employer Relations, supports the Spring Career Fair, managing logistics, employer efforts, and event execution.
• Provides content for a social media platform related to employer engagement, developing strategic employer outreach initiatives each semester.
• Supervises full-time staff and student employee, ensuring their professional development and effectiveness in their roles.
• Represents the University Career Center at tabling events and employer sessions.
• Executes other duties as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises full-time staff and one student employee.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Required Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university within area of assigned responsibility.

and

Experience: Five years of related experience to the statement of duties and responsibilities; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Master’s Degree and two years of experience related to the statement

of duties and responsibilities; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must frequently stand and walk. The employee must regularly sit; use hands to feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must lift and move up to 50 pounds.

The noise level for this work environment is usually moderate.

In keeping with its access, excellence and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or sexual orientation and gender in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972.

For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.