Engagement Strategist, Employer Engagement & Special Events, Texas McCombs

Job Posting Title:

Engagement Strategist, Employer Engagement & Special Events, Texas McCombs

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Hiring Department:

Red McCombs School of Business

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Texas McCombs is a top business school at the center of one of the most innovative cities in the U.S. The McCombs community champions hands-on experiences alongside the ground-breaking research and thought-leadership of world-class faculty. The collaborative spirit and enterprising drive of the Longhorn alumni network, one of the largest university networks in the world, is embedded in our culture, making us human-centered and future-focused in all our endeavors. We are shaping those who will shape tomorrow, and solving challenging problems while remaining committed to creating a community that is dynamic, supportive, and challenging. What starts here really does change the world.

For more information about the McCombs School of Business please visit https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/  

Purpose

This Employer Engagement Strategist position is a member of the Employer Engagement & Special Events team, which is part of the McCombs Career Management & Corporate Relations department. The key purpose of this role is to support employer and alumni engagement with McCombs students through large scale recruiting programming to complement traditional on-campus recruiting activities (such as interviews and information sessions).

Responsibilities

• LEAD EMPLOYER & ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS: Coordinate and implement large scale and custom recruiting programs/events for current McCombs students to engage with employers and alumni. Collaborate with internal partners to create new and streamlined career management engagement and partnership packages to support our corporate fundraising efforts and connections with students. Create and manage employer communications and marketing to support recruiting programs, employer registration numbers and training (if needed for virtual platform) as well as student registration and training (coordinating with the career coaching team). Support employer and alumni engagement activities and recruiting events across all McCombs programs.

• MANAGE EVENT EXECUTION & LOGISTICS: Lead the design and implementation of career engagement events, ensuring seamless coordination of all details. Strategize to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of events, and develop processes to streamline event setup, registration, employer outreach, and student participation tracking. Own event logistics, including venue selection, vendor coordination, and scheduling. Manage venue and catering arrangements, technology needs, and event materials.
• MANAGE STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION & PROGRAM INNOVATION: Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across Career Management & Corporate Relations, the Program Office, and other internal partners to ensure alignment in event planning. Leverage stakeholder feedback and engagement data to assess program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement. Manage post-event processes by capturing attendance, updating the CRM to track employer engagement, and producing outcome reports. Take ownership of the full event strategy lifecycle, using these insights to design, plan, and evolve programming that meets the needs of students and employers.
• GROW JUST-IN-TIME RECRUITING: Expand experienced hire strategy across all McCombs Programs.
•  Other functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, education, counseling, or a related field.
• Five years of professional experience in career management or an event planning role performing a variety of corporate recruiting activities.
• Extensive knowledge of employer relations in a higher education setting.
• Demonstrated excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong strategic planning and program implementation experiences.
• Prior client facing experience. Data analysis experience.
• Excellent teamwork/collaboration skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and editing ability.
• Advanced ability to work independently.
• Ability to take initiative on projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading large events, webinars, and programs with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and/or other remote communication technologies.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA degree. Prior master’s degree or career services experience at a top tier institution.
• Experience with MBA, MS, MPA and/or BBA career management or extensive business experience in fields and industries highly sought after by current business students.
• Experience interacting effectively with students, alumni, faculty, staff, and recruiters.
• Experience with 12Twenty, Simplicity , GradLeaders, Salesforce or similar technology.

Salary Range

• $60,000

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions with repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Regular evening and weekend hours required with Monday - Friday work hours will flex accordingly.

• This is an Austin, Texas-based position.

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.