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About the Role

The Director of Employer Engagement provides strategic leadership and vision for Cornell University’s “One Cornell” employer engagement strategy. This role serves as the thought leader on employer engagement, creating and implementing a comprehensive strategy that includes multi-sector outreach, employer development, KPIs, professional development, and mechanisms for employer input. The Director stays informed of industry trends, including AI, and oversees assessment, outcomes, and data on employer engagement for reporting and tracking.

Responsibilities

Create, implement, and assess a “One Cornell” employer engagement strategy.
Develop and execute a targeted and proactive multi-sector outreach strategy.
Oversee employer development and recruitment programs.
Establish KPIs for industry reach and growth.
Provide professional development and training for employer relations team members across campus.
Develop mechanisms for employer input.
Stay informed of industry trends to strategize approaches to economic changes across industries, including AI.
Oversee assessment, outcomes, and data on employer engagement for reporting and tracking.
Provide reports to college and university leadership.
Interface with and serve students, staff, faculty, and employers.
Convene employer and recruiting professionals from Cornell’s school and college-based career teams.
Provide leadership to the employer engagement team in the central career office.
Build strong relationships with Alumni Affairs & Development and Corporate and Foundation Relations staff.
Build partnerships with college and school directors to further collaboration.

Requirements

Master’s degree and 5-7 years of experience in business, recruiting, career services, higher education or a related field; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally in an office environment and to interface with employers, students, alumni, faculty, and university administrators.
Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
Exceptional communication skills (written, oral, presentation).
Demonstrated proficiency facilitating large-group meetings and designing and delivering presentations.
Ability to lead change and to organize and effectively manage multiple priorities, programs, and projects.
Demonstrated experience leading teams and developing positive relationships, partnerships, and alliances, both within a small team, and across units/divisions.
Experience and confidence with strategic planning, implementation, and goal setting.
Supervision and leadership experience.
Experience leading teams and supporting supervisees as they manage initiatives and programs.
Project management experience.
Proven experience connecting inclusion, belonging and wellbeing practices to business goals.
Experience working in university career service, and/or experience in university recruitment in the private sector.
Awareness of market trends and trends in higher education and career services.
Experience with program evaluation and assessment; ability to utilize data for decision-making.
Experience managing a budget and/or developing strategies to increase revenue.

Skills

Strategic thinking
Autonomous leadership
Relationship building
Executing activities and programming
Communication skills
Customer service skills
Facilitating large-group meetings
Presentation design and delivery
Leading change
Organizing and managing priorities
Team leadership
Partnership development
Strategic planning
Implementation
Goal setting
Supervision
Project management
Inclusion practices
Belonging practices
Wellbeing practices
Program evaluation
Data utilization for decision-making
Budget management
Revenue generation strategies

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5-7 years

Education Level

Master's degree

Salary/Compensations

$125,000 to $135,450

About the Company

Student & Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual, academic and personal evolution.
Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters including public service, health, wellbeing, connection and belonging, residential living, food services, sports, recreation, career services, and student activities and organizations including sorority and fraternity life.
We provide support and services to roughly 25,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad.
University Career Development (UCD) www.career.cornell.edu is under Cornell's Division of Student and Campus Life and part of the Cornell Career Network.
Our comprehensive services are open to all students and alumni, and complement the services offered through career offices in the undergraduate colleges that are tailored to more college-specific academic and career goals.
The Cornell Career Network is a collaborative, campus-wide ecosystem that helps students explore options, refine goals, and build skills and connections for success.
Career development is coordinated through a hybrid model led by University Career Development, which oversees strategic planning and operations.
The UCD team strategically leads a “One Cornell” approach to employer engagement, advising and education, with services and initiatives conducted in partnership with college and school-based teams across the university.

Equal Opportunity

Cornell welcomes students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds from across the globe to pursue world-class education and career opportunities, to further the founding principle of “... any person ... any study.” No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or be subjected to prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Cornell University embraces diversity in its workforce and seeks job candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds.
We hire based on merit, and encourage people from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
Consistent with federal law, Cornell engages in affirmative action in employment for qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and qualified individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.