INDUSTRY RELATIONS ADVISOR

Position Description Under the supervision of an administrator, the Industry Relations Advisor (IRA) conducts outreach to employers and businesses to provide support in developing jobs and internships for students, alumni, and community members. The IRA develops talent acquisition strategies, coordinates entrepreneurship and recruiting events, and establishes and maintains small business, corporate, government, and non‑profit relationships. The IRA serves as a liaison by connecting students, alumni and community job seekers to jobs and internships while connecting businesses to advising and education opportunities to support business and entrepreneurship needs. It strives to connect employers and aspiring entrepreneurs to services and resources to help support the development, maintenance, and growth of employers and business organizations. Duties and Responsibilities Conduct outreach (in-person and online) utilizing current marketing tools, including social media and mobile communications to identify and attract employers, aspiring entrepreneurs, businesses, students and alumni, and community job seekers. Cultivate new programming and strategies to support employer talent acquisition, business advising, and training. Support the development of policies, procedures, and programs relevant to the position. Develop and implement employer and entrepreneur engagement activities throughout the year, including, but not limited to: employer and business orientations; employer tabling; individual business advising; information sessions; business education and training opportunities; career fairs; entrepreneurship seminars; drop‑in interviewing; industry forums; guest speaker engagements; job shadowing; marketing and branding opportunities. Establish and maintain small business, corporate, non‑profit, and government partnerships to facilitate education, workforce, and economic development. Promote institutional brand and awareness by increasing the presence of Ohlone College in the community through private and public engagement that includes memberships in trade organizations and related affiliations, chamber of commerce events, community gatherings, public speaking opportunities. Prepare and maintain a variety of qualitative and quantitative reporting related to grants, contracts, and special projects. Provide, develop and implement business consultations, workshops, small business talent acquisition events for job creation and retention. Provide training for small businesses in job description writing and job posting. Review economic development reports, labor market trends, and regional surveys to stay current with local, state‑wide, and national workforce and economic trends. Create and convey demographics about students, alumni, and community job seekers and the business/employer community. Evaluate and approve employers and their job postings in the Ohlone College Career Center database; update the Career Center website and social media accounts and ensure employers, students, alumni, and community members comply with Career Services Guidelines. Demonstrate sensitivity to and respect for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of the College's students, faculty, staff and community. Effectively engage and support historically disproportionately impacted groups by addressing issues of equity and improving culturally responsive service‑oriented practices. Perform other related duties as assigned. Knowledge Hiring practices, including sourcing, recruiting, resume reviewing, and interviewing skills. Networking, marketing, and business development. Local business and sector trends and industries. Education, workforce, and economic development resources. Applicable employment laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Skill Operate a computer and assigned office equipment. Use and manage Customer Relations Management (CRM) software and Career Services Management (CSM) software. Develop workshop curriculum and plan events. Interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Provide business consultations and workshops. Ability Conduct outreach to community members and organizations. Work independently with little direction. Maintain data, records and files. Prioritize tasks and efficiently complete them. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action. Minimum Qualifications Any combination equivalent to a Bachelor's degree business or similar discipline and two (2) years of increasingly responsible and experience related to the field of career/job development. Must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity‑minded practices. Physical Characteristics This position requires physical abilities needed to work in a standard office setting, including but not limited to: standing and/or sitting for prolonged periods; occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and twisting; occasional lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling light and moderate amounts of weight; operating office equipment which may require repeated fine motor skills (e.g.: keyboard use); and the ability to communicate in written and verbal forms. The position requires vision and hearing in normal ranges (with or without correction) sufficient to operate any assigned equipment and the ability to clearly communicate with others in written and verbal forms. EEO Statement The District is strongly committed to the principles of equal opportunity and to hiring qualified staff who reflect the diversity of our community. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, military and veteran status, pregnancy/childbirth/breast‑feeding or related medical condition or any other protected basis in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. The college encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you have a disability and are in need of special services, equipment, or facilities in order to apply or interview for this opening, please call the Human Resources office at View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Inside Higher Ed