Engagement Strategist, Texas McCombs

## Engagement Strategist, Texas McCombsApplylocations: UT MAIN CAMPUStime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R\_00046723**Job Posting Title:**Engagement Strategist, Texas McCombs**----****Hiring Department:**Red McCombs School of Business**----****Position Open To:**All Applicants**----****Weekly Scheduled Hours:**40**----****FLSA Status:**Exempt from FLSA**----****Earliest Start Date:**Immediately**----****Position Duration:**Expected to Continue**----****Location:**UT MAIN CAMPUS**----****Job Details:**## General NotesTexas 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 a 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 Texas McCombs please visit: PurposeThis 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.## Required Qualifications* Bachelor's degree in business, education, counseling, or a related field.* Extensive knowledge of employer relations in a higher education setting.* Five years of professional experience in career management or an event planning role performing a variety of corporate recruiting activities.* 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 or related master's degree. 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 or other career services or contact management tool.## Salary* $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. #J-18808-Ljbffr