Employer and Community Engagement Coordinator, Administration Lead, Career Services

**Employer and Community Engagement Coordinator, Administration Lead, Career Services**:
**Primary Purpose**: Career Services empowers students to achieve career success by leading, guiding, and partnering to advance career education at the University of Saskatchewan. The primary purpose of this position is to provide supervision and support to the administration team and strategic leadership in employer relations and community engagement. This position will be responsible for increasing the diversity of partnering and recruiting organizations, expanding the range of recruitment activities, and facilitating quality career opportunities for USask students and alumni. The incumbent will develop and cultivate professional collaborative relationships, assess stakeholder needs, recommend, and facilitate access to recruitment solutions, and lead the development and implementation of events, programming, and resources that support USask students in accessing opportunities and creating connections. Additionally, the incumbent will contribute to advancing career education institutionally, analyzing the needs of employer and community partners, college and unit partners, and students and alumni; and developing, connecting, and contributing to projects and initiatives in these areas.

This position reports to the Director, Career Services. The Administrative Team (CUPE) reports to this position. This position is based out of the Saskatoon campus and may be eligible for hybrid work under the terms of USask’s Alternative Workspace Guidelines.

**Nature of Work**: The Employer and Community Engagement Coordinator exercises a high level of discretionary decision-making and judgment. The ability to effectively support and supervise the administrative team and advance projects in alignment with stakeholder and institutional goals and objectives is essential. This position is required to establish and maintain a high level of professional relationships amongst a wide stakeholder group that supports excellent collaboration and problem-solving and establishes personal credibility both internal and external to the university. The work is complex, requiring creativity, close attention to detail and quality of work, and the need to collaborate with the unit and across the institution whilst balancing administrative priorities and employer and community stakeholder interests. A particular focus will be to ensure a high-quality user experience and develop and cultivate relationships with a broad range of employer and community partners and creating new opportunities for them to engage with and recruit USask students and alumni. This position has a strong impact on the credibility and profile of the institution and Teaching, Learning and Student Experience (TLSE). Some travel, evening and weekend work may be required.

**Accountabilities**:

- Employer and Community Relations_ (40%)

- Knowledge - Develop a strong practical and theoretical knowledge of recruitment trends, labour market needs, and labour related issues and their actual and potential impact on the hiring of USask students and alumni. This includes identifying barriers to growth and success, and recommending solutions based on research and industry knowledge
- Business Development Strategy - Lead the development and implementation of a strategy to increase the diversity of private sector, public sector, and non-profit organizations engaging with and recruiting USask students and alumni. This strategy will focus on to expanding the range of employer and community recruitment activities and facilitating quality career opportunities for USask students and alumni
- Build and sustain quality relationships - Create, strengthen, and cultivate employer and community relationships and provide support to continually improve the relationship and the quality of their experience
- Consultation - Consult with employer and community partners to understand their business, assess their needs, and recommend recruitment options, student engagement strategies, and sponsorship opportunities to assist them in building their brand at USask and reaching their hiring goals
- Communication / Education - Inform and educate current and potential employers of the quality of USask programs; the knowledges, skills, and attributes our graduates possess, and the contributions they can make to their organizations
- Impact Measurement - Measure the success of employer and community engagement and recruitment efforts to assess and improve quality, customer experience, participation, strategy, and achievement of learning outcomes
- Networking - Participate actively in local, provincial, national, and international organizations, chambers of commerce, professional associations, and committees
- Partnership, learning and collaboration - Seek out and create opportunities to collaborate externally with other career services and post-secondary institutions to explore innovative strategies for engaging employer