Assistant Director, Employer Relations (HR Title: Employer Relations Specialist II)

Salary Range: 

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

About SMU

SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem – paired with entrepreneurial drive – creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU’s relationship with Dallas – the dynamic center of one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions – offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

About the Position:

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

The Assistant Director plays a key role in connecting students with meaningful internship and employment opportunities through employer engagement and recruiting initiatives. Working closely with employer representatives, alumni, parents, and other staff withing the Career Center. The position helps create an exceptional student experience, strengthens employer partnerships, and conducts outreach to new employers in support of student career success.

Additionally, this role coordinates large-scale career events and programs, and collaborates with academic colleges and industry partners to create valuable career pathways and networking opportunities for students.

Essential Functions:

• Use a variety of professional strategies to increase employment opportunities for SMU students and recent alumni. Assist in developing and administering outreach programs to faculty and employers to connect students with internships, full-time and part-time employment opportunities. Research and communicate employment and job trends to all relevant stakeholders.

  
   

• Responsible for administrative event coordination and management for two major Hegi Career Center student experiences or programs, i.e. SMU Board Fellows, Hegi Career Center Internship program, Resumania, and Mock Interviews, etc. 
   

• Serve as liaison and point of contact for assigned employer relations industries and academic colleges involving communications with employers regarding recruitment and sponsorship activities. Establish relationships with employers, community members, and on-campus partners to create and enhance student, alumni, and employer programs and experiences.
   

• Assist in planning and coordinating large scale career events such as the All Majors Career & Internship Fair, Site Visits, Info Sessions, Professional Development Sessions, etc. Present workshops on various career development topics, including formal job search strategies, interview techniques, networking, negotiating, etc. 
   

• Help manage 12Twenty, the internship and job database. Assist the Associate Director in developing routine data reports with regards to employer recruiting activity and post-graduate student placement data.
   

• Responsible for assessment for assigned employer/student programming and ERT Division assessment reporting. 
   

• Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Department, Division, and University Strategic Plan. 
   

• Occasional evening work may be requited to meet the needs of the department and/or division.