Central Michigan University · 1 week ago
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER / EMPLOYER RELATIONS
Mount Pleasant, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$60K/yr - $70K/yr
5+ years expCentral Michigan University is dedicated to preparing students to become leaders and changemakers. The Associate Director of the Career Development Center will oversee the employer relations team, manage program activities to support career relationships, and cultivate partnerships with employers while supervising job development and internship coordination activities.
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Responsibilities
Manages relationships with the College of Business Administration, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and the College of Arts & Media for various programming and employer introductions
Provides oversight for the employer relations team, including full-time staff and interns/student employees
Provides oversight for internship coordination strategy, including leading the effort in working with employers to help students easily report out about experiential learning opportunities
Leads the effort in tracking employer engagement within the Career Development Center
Provides support to the Director for leadership discussions around campus wide external engagement strategies
Articulates, advocates, and assists with internship opportunities for students in partnership with faculty and academic units
Advises employers in developing and implementing effective college recruitment strategies at CMU
Collaborates with and represents the Career Development Center in partnership with various departments across campus
Organizes and leads corporate site visits to promote the hiring of CMU students and strengthens employer relations
Markets services and programs to current and prospective students, parents, employer representatives, faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni
Participates in campus, community, state, regional, and national associations
Guides and supervises working with cross-campus departments and student groups to put on career fairs and networking events
Analyzes, compiles, and disseminates statistical reports relating to employment trends and the salaries of CMU students
Manages employer/recruiting database updates
Supervises Interns, as needed
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field
Five years of related professional experience
Experience with websites, mobile applications and virtual environments for job search, on-line networking, and recruiting systems
Evidence of strong interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with multiple internal and external constituencies, a broad range of student & employer populations, and differing perspectives one may encounter in a wide range of work settings
Strong verbal and written communication, coaching, managerial, social media, and marketing skills
Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and execute events and conduct classroom presentations, workshops, and programs
Solid understanding of job market trends and projections
Ability to travel and work evenings and occasional weekends as required
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation
Preferred
Master's degree
General knowledge of university curricula and higher education policies and procedures
Benefits
Access to a nationally recognized wellness program
Health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms
Company
Central Michigan University
Welcome to Central Michigan University, a nurturing institution that fosters the transformative power of advanced learning.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$31.5M2018-07-06Grant· $31.5M
Leadership Team
John Veilleux, MBA
Vice President for University Communications & Chief Marketing Officer
Alison Arnold
Director Community Partnerships College of Education & Human Services
Recent News
2025-11-04
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