Senior Recruiting Specialist, Employer Engagement

Job Posting Title:

Senior Recruiting Specialist, Employer Engagement

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Hiring Department:

Texas Career Engagement Career Services

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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

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to: 

 

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%) 

• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options 

• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays 

• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds 

• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b) 

• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses 

• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities 

• Tuition assistance 

• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets 

• Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff ID card 

• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card 

• For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards . 

Purpose

The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing employer engagement priorities in partnership with campus partners – particular the campus career centers – by expanding, fostering, and maintaining relationships with local to global employers that yield employment opportunities for students and create a positive and collaborative recruiting experience at UT Austin.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the campus career centers, lead efforts in initiating contact with existing employers from across all industries, as well as those new to recruiting at UT Austin, to cultivate and strengthen recruiting partnerships. Help employers navigate the UT recruiting landscape, identify employer recruiting needs and provide strategic recommendations for virtual and in-person student engagement opportunities. Maintain processes for managing employer relationship information. Help source new business engagement opportunities in collaboration with campus partners Efficiently manage multiple tasks at high volume and when performing routine activities.

• Lead and maintain accurate and appropriate documentation on a timely basis utilizing technology platforms and Microsoft products and provide employer analysis reports. Collect, record, and regularly track employer engagement and recruiting data, including recruiting consultations and long-term partnership management.

• Co-lead marketing and communication efforts, including the creation and distribution of an employer newsletter, employment trends digest, marketing materials, and employer web content.

• Represent Texas Career Engagement at high-profile events, committee meetings and workgroups. Attend conferences and professional development meetings pertinent to creating recruiting connections.

• Supervise, support and mentor student staff.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of demonstrated experience developing and maintaining productive relationships with a variety of constituents that resulted in employment and/or business opportunities. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and professional demeanor. Strong customer service skills. Project management and large- and small-scale event planning skills with proven attention to detail. Database or customer relationship management (CRM) experience, and/or ability to learn new technology quickly. Ability to work independently and as a team member. Responsible level of experience coordinating or administering a program. Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability. Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will exceed the required qualifications and 3 years of experience in relationship development, relationship and/or marketing experience with proven results. Experience coordinating and/or administering a program and event planning. Experience in university career services and/or experience in corporate university relations. Knowledge of corporate recruiting policies and recruiting trends. Knowledge and understanding of web-based systems, applications. Experience using social media in an educational and/or corporate environment. Proficiency with customer relationship management (CRM) or other databases.

Salary Range

$58,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment

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) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (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.