Job Title: Alumni and Employer Engagement Specialist
PVN ID: QC-1808-002686
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Queens College, CUNY was established in 1937 to offer a strong liberal arts education to the working classes, QC provides students access to a high-quality, accessible, and affordable education, on a campus where our diverse student body is well supported by a collegial and inclusive faculty and staff, and where we regularly exercise our commitment to the cultural, economic, and educational vitality of NYC. We are an institution with a vigorous enrollment of 16,600 undergraduate students and 3,200 graduate students.


The Center for Career Engagement and Internships offers a wide range of career guidance, road maps, and information for students on career education. Our career educators assist students with their exploration, internships /job search preparation and strategies. The Center offers World of Work credit-bearing classes; sponsors networking events for students, alumni and employers, career panel, employer information sessions and traditional career workshops on internships, resume/cover letter writing, and interviewing.

Other Duties

Strategically cultivate and engage employers, students, alumni, and faculty to maximize students’ career outcomes.


Responsibilities:

  •  Facilitate employers’ relationships with Queens College students, faculty, staff, alumni association, foundation, etc.
  •  Collaborate with designated college liaisons and faculty/staff to increase students and alumni career opportunities and access
  •  Identify and track alumni working in various industries to engage in partnerships with the Career Center as mentors, guest speakers, presenters,   panelists, employers, etc.
  •  Communicate and collaborate with Institutional Advancement and Alumni Affairs about increasing alumni engagement
  •  Discuss strategies and collect data to assist companies in measuring the effectiveness of recruitment partnership
  •  Track and conduct ongoing assessment of alumni and employer engagement efforts
  •  Strategically identify and build relationships with state, regional, national, and international employers for recruitment of students and alumni
  •  Increase university's visibility with top NY employers, professional associations and community partners
  •  Expand quality and quantity of employers engagement regarding internships, jobs, diversity and leadership programs to identify qualified candidates
  •  Coordinate networking opportunities for students, alumni, employers and professional associations
  •  Provide career coaching to students and alumni transitioning after college opportunities including employment and graduate/professional schools
  •  Utilize LinkedIn as an effective tool to engage employers and alumni
  •  Recruit and solicit employers’ participation in programs and events with career center, academic departments and student clubs
  •  Work with Communications and Marketing team to develop consistent branding on and off-campus
  •  Collaborate with the Dean of Social Sciences on the Business forums

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Experience in human resource management, business, or a related discipline
  • Experience in a corporate or university career services environment

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Center for Career Engagement and Interns
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$70,000.00 - $75,000.00
Closing Date
Oct 01, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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