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Employer Engagement Manager
| Company | WGU |
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| Location | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $54800 – $82200 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Education, or related field
- 5 years of experience in recruiting, account management, partnership management, career services, or similar fields
- Proven track record of relationship development and management
- Strong familiarity with talent solutions and how they align with workforce recruiting needs
Responsibilities
- Drives B2B partnership growth by identifying and securing recruiting partnerships that align workforce needs with the university talent pipeline
- Builds and expands a network of key talent stakeholders within target and partner organizations, positioning the university as a trusted and preferred talent partner
- Acts as a strategic consultant to recruiting partners and corporate decision-makers, helping them source in-demand talent from the university’s network, leading to expanded hiring and the potential development of enrollment partnerships
- Takes a consultative approach to understanding recruiting partners’ needs, offering customized university solutions that align with their strategic goals
- Leverages insights on workforce trends and challenges to recommend and implement tailored talent solutions and refers leads to the corporate partnerships team to discuss degree and certificate programs when appropriate
- Converts industry lead referrals into active recruiting partners
- Collaborates with internal teams (Alumni team, Account Executives/Partner Success Managers, Marketing, Academy, Operations, etc.) to address enterprise-level partnership opportunities
- Works closely with internal teams to identify new opportunities for expanding partnerships
- Plans and delivers large and small-scale virtual career events such as career fairs, employer information sessions, hiring events, interviews, and other events that connect students and alumni to career opportunities
- Proactively promotes partners’ employment opportunities to students and alumni, driving the hiring of university graduates
- Monitors the performance and satisfaction of recruiting partners, proactively addressing issues and ensuring that partners achieve their desired outcomes
- Identifies areas of improvement within existing partnerships and recommends solutions to enhance value and engagement
- Tracks and reports on the success of recruiting partnerships, providing regular updates on progress, challenges, and opportunities for further growth
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
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