University Relations Recruiter

PGS Worldwide is seeking a University Relations Recruiter in Oklahoma City, OK for a one-year contract role supporting Northrop Grumman.

The University Relations Recruiter will support early-career and intern hiring for Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics sector by building university partnerships, managing campus recruiting strategies, supporting full-cycle recruiting, and maintaining candidate pipelines across academic recruiting cycles. This hybrid role requires recruiting or university relations experience, Excel and PowerPoint proficiency, strong relationship-building skills, and the ability to travel during peak campus recruiting seasons.

Required Skills

• High school diploma or GED with 4 years of talent acquisition, recruiting, or university relations experience; or bachelor's degree with 0 years of talent acquisition, recruiting, or university relations experience.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government clearance.
• Must be based in Oklahoma City, OK, or within reasonable commuting distance.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Microsoft Excel proficiency.
• Microsoft PowerPoint proficiency.
• Ability to support university relations and early-career recruiting activity.
• Ability to build and manage relationships with target universities, faculty, career services teams, and student organizations.
• Ability to develop and execute campus recruiting strategies.
• Ability to screen, assess, and present qualified early-career candidates.
• Ability to partner with hiring managers on candidate criteria and selection strategies.
• Ability to maintain accurate candidate activity in an ATS.
• Strong communication, organization, relationship-building, and follow-up skills.

Preferred Skills

• Full-cycle recruiting experience through offer acceptance.
• Workday experience.
• Eightfold experience.
• Corporate recruiting experience.
• Internship, early-career, or university recruiting experience.
• Experience developing recruiting metrics, analyzing data, and improving recruiting processes.
• Experience planning campus events, networking sessions, and student engagement initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Manage university relations and early-career recruiting activity.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with target universities and student organizations.
• Develop campus recruiting strategies aligned to business needs.
• Support intern and early-career talent pipelines across academic recruiting cycles.
• Maintain candidate engagement through "keep warm" strategies.
• Screen and assess candidates for defined hiring profiles.
• Partner with hiring managers to refine candidate criteria and selection strategies.
• Lead or support campus events, networking sessions, and student engagement initiatives.
• Promote company culture, values, and mission alignment to strengthen brand presence.
• Use data and recruiting metrics to inform campus strategy.
• Maintain recruiting compliance and ATS data integrity.
• Collaborate with enterprise and sector university relations teams.
• Develop process improvements that support operating excellence.

Work Schedule / Shift

• 9x80 A schedule.
• Hybrid role based in Oklahoma City, OK.
• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Up to 25% travel required, especially during peak campus recruiting seasons.

Pay

• $24.93/hour

Job ID: 1527

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.