Director of Industry Relations
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Job Description Summary
The Director of Industry Relations will be responsible for the creation and execution of a comprehensive strategy for engaging corporate and other potential external partners with the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) faculty, staff, and students. Will manage the CEC relationships with both domestic and international companies in the engineering and computing industries. Will manage, build, cultivate and sustain relationships with specific industries and other stakeholders to support and enhance experiential learning programs, support co-curricular programs, and provide internship/job opportunities for CEC graduates. This Director reports to the Assistant Dean for External Relations and Communication of CEC.
Job Description
The Director of Industry Relations duties will include:
- Develop and steward a wide range of industrial corporate relations for the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC).
- Manage, identify, and advance relationships with relevant industries to support and enhance experiential learning programs, to support co-curricular programs and centers, to increase the number of companies working directly with departments/centers, and to support and enhance the graduate programs in the CEC.
- Serve as the CCES Employer Relations Team lead for employers seeking candidates within the engineering and technology career cluster; employer engagement meetings (can be overlapped with academic engagement for CEC). Become familiar with what students seek in an internship, co-op or full-time role and source employers that would appeal to students within the cluster. Place employer meeting notes in Handshake and maintain proper Handshake labels.
- Take a leadership role with career fairs throughout the academic year, particularly the STEM Career and Internship Fair. Solicit employer registrations, help with messaging to employers, and engage employers in career fair prep workshops.
- Educate employers on the unique skills, strengths, and experiences that CEC majors can bring to their internships and full-time opportunities. Encourage employers to consider students from CEC as excellent applicants.
- Identify faculty career champions in the College of Engineering and Computing who are open to inviting employers to speak to their classes and help facilitate those connections. Partner closely with CEC career advisor within CCES to secure employer participation in CEC-focused programming.
- Identify educational needs of employers and their employees, and align with CEC current and potential new programs or certificate offering programs.
- Coordinate closely with the CEC academic departments, graduate programs, centers, institutes, government relations, and University Advancement.
- Maintain interdepartmental relationships to exchange relevant information and collaborate on events.
- Develop marketing materials and collaborate with the Director of CEC Marketing and Communication to enhance marketing, contributing to the support of CEC industrial corporate relations.
- Support CEC Admissions efforts via college tours, on and off campus admission events, and engaging with prospective students and families
Minimum Qualifications:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Desire to identify, develop, and manage current and future industry relationships, particularly with organizations that appeal to engineering and computing majors
- Outstanding interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Familiarity with desktop publishing software
- Ability to travel
Consideration may be given to candidates with a Master’s degree and 10 years or more of broad industrial experience; emphasis on sales and marketing in engineering and computing; event planning experience.
Required Application Documents
Resume/CV and Cover Letter
Special Instructions (if applicable)
For inquiries about the position, please contact Colleen Bush, bushc4@miamioh.edu. Screening of applicants will begin two weeks after posting.
Additional Information
A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.
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