Director For Employer Relations & Assessment

• Develops a recruiting plan and actively recruits new employers to ODU
• Manages relationships with existing employers and identifies and seeks out new employer relationships for the purpose of hiring ODU students and alumni for experiential and professional opportunities
• Has direct oversight and responsibility for the planning, marketing, logistics, and coordination of on-campus recruitment activities including informational sessions, interviewing, career/job fairs, and other networking and special events
• Directs the design, facilitation, and evaluation of student/employer career experiences, including student and alumni engagement, student/professional mentor programs, and off-campus career trek and job shadow experiences for students
• Oversees department-wide assessment and database management efforts, including monthly and annual reporting, development of data dashboards, and management of office databases (i.e., Handshake, Protopia)
• Guides the planning and implementation of the annual ODU Career Summit which brings together employers with faculty and staff
• Directs the revenue-generating Employer Partner Program, facilitates ODU Employer Academy sessions, and leads the ODU Employer Advisory Board
• Supervises three assistant directors who supervises other team members, manages relevant data collection and reporting, and oversees employer engagement within ODU’s Handshake platform

• Excellent knowledge of employer relations, job placement and internship management, job search and career advising, program management, writing and presentation skills, supervision, and teamwork
• Demonstrated ability to effectively and fairly supervise subordinates
• to delegate tasks and meet deadlines and to provide outstanding customer service
• Some experience working with data visualization and Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or similar), analyzing and translating complex data into actionable insights for decision-making, and managing or working with large datasets and departmental databases
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Higher Education, Public Administration, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field, or related degree or a bachelor’s degree and related experience equivalent to a master’s degree in areas of study previously indicated, may be substituted
• Considerable years of experience with corporate relations and job development
• office management, supervision of staff, customer service, career counseling with college or adult clients

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