Campus & Intern Programming Specialist

OVERVIEW

Do you love events and working with students and early career professionals? As the Campus Events & Intern Programming Specialist within the General Mills Talent Acquisition Campus team, you will lead day-to-day campus recruiting activities and processes while building relationships with our partners at colleges and universities across the U.S. 

In this role, you will help lead our award-winning summer internship program and own key communications, events, and engagement strategies. You will build and grow relationships with key external and internal stakeholders, business partners, universities, and colleagues across Talent Acquisition and HR. 

As the Campus Events & Intern Programming Specialist, you will stay on top of trends and innovative recruiting techniques that help us maintain our position as a Handshake Early Talent Award winner. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Program Management

• Manage all aspects of the internship experience, including planning, logistical coordination, resource requirements, task assignments, and budget review for intern orientation, the summer speaker series, social events, networking opportunities, and other engagement experiences. 
• Serve as a liaison for other company events that support the intern experience. 
• Collaborate cross-functionally with corporate teams and plant locations nationwide. 
• Maintain and update SharePoint sites for interns, intern managers, and team leads. 
• Manage and facilitate training for recruiting team leads and intern managers to support a consistent and standardized experience. 
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the intern housing vendor, relocation team, benefits team, and other key partners. 
• Support the recruiting team with conference needs, including food giveaway logistics, product ordering, and shipping. 

Campus Engagement & Relationship Management

• Serve as a liaison between General Mills and colleges and universities across the U.S. 
• Build relationships with key stakeholders, including candidates, career centers, professors, student organizations, vendor partners, hiring managers, campus team leads, Talent Acquisition partners, HR partners, and peers at other companies. 
• Serve as a point of contact for career centers, students, and organizations at undergraduate and graduate colleges and universities. 
• Schedule and manage campus recruiting activities such as career fairs, information sessions, office interviews, on-campus interviews, and career services events, receptions, and dinners. 

Communications & Administration

• Create a strong candidate experience through communication touchpoints such as monthly newsletters. 
• Create and design campus and candidate communications, content, marketing materials, job descriptions, and engagement calendars. 
• Manage product and swag inventory for campus events, including design coordination, pricing, warehousing, and shipment of event kits. 
• Process contribution payments and manage the department PCard for campus-related expenses. 
• Partner with Campus Recruiters and the Manager to influence strategy and execution. 
• Create and manage reporting metrics for event planning and budgeting. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma 
• 2 years of event planning experience 
• Ability to support recruiting strategy, including employer branding on campus and virtually, candidate management, and interview process coordination 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
• Strong client service skills, including a positive, proactive, and team-oriented approach 
• Strong influencing skills and sound judgment 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders 
• A continuous improvement mindset and interest in learning from organizations that are enhancing candidate experience 
• Ability to manage up, down, and across, with comfort interacting with both executives and students 
• Data-driven with strong experience in analysis and reporting 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook 
• Adaptable and open to trying new things and incorporating feedback 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or associate degree 
• 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience 
• Internship program management experience 

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Relocation support will not be offered 
• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full time basis.  General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $57700.00 - $79500.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.

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