Employer Liaison Officer

**Employer Liaison Officer - Limited Term**

**Tracking Code**:req1548

**Faculty/Department**: Co-op, Experiential Learning, and Career Development Office

**Number of Positions**:1

**Appointment Type**: Limited Term 1 year

**Hours of Work**: 35 hours per week

**Salary Range**:Level 9 - Starting Salary, Step 1 $78,033

**Posting Date**:April 14, 2025

**Closing Date**: April 28, 2025 (7:00 pm EST)

**JOB SUMMARY**:
The Employer Liaison Officer generates, develops and converts employer prospects into paid, quality, discipline-related jobs for co-op and experiential learning for all programs, placing priority on growing job opportunities for strategically prioritized segments. The Employer Liaison Officer will develop strategic collaborations with provincial and national organizations to mobilize co-op opportunities, share knowledge, as well as create integrated program-based job development, to assist employers and students with the employment process.

**RESPONSIBILITIES and ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
**Employer Relations**:

- Cultivates positive relations with employers in relevant sectors, regionally, nationally and internationally to strengthen and expand placement opportunities for students.
- Manages a targeted and effective sales cycle by developing a funnel of prospective employers, qualifying prospects and closing sales
- Researches potential employers and their operations and needs to actively market co-op and internship programs
- Executes employer development strategies to ensure appropriate co-op employment opportunities available for Ontario Tech co-op students to compete based on labour market trend
- Participates in external committees to foster and maintain external relationships
- Works in collaboration with Communications to develop social media and marketing campaigns and resources to promote the University and Co-operative Education to external partners
- Plans and participates in special events; attends industry events and conferences to leverage employer networks

**Employer Support**:

- Provides end-to-end hiring support, delivering an excellent experience for employers recruiting from the university
- Works closely with employers to identify needs, develop appropriate, career-related job descriptions, follow through to the hire phase
- Converts job leads into discipline specific, relevant, and valuable job opportunities by developing, nurturing, managing, and serving a large network of employment contacts
- Identify opportunities for employer events (in person and online) and help organize, promote and facilitate, such as campus visits, information sessions, guest speaking, event sponsorship, mock interview night, recruitment events, etc.
- Develops and negotiates partnership agreements, ensuring the employer is following work term guidelines
- Liaise between employer, student, and coop officer to ensure any accommodations or supports are in place and available for students on work term
- Monitor trends and insights to develop retention and expansion strategies Share intelligence with broader university community
- Participates in and supports Co-op Professional Preparation Courses

**Tracking and Reporting**:

- Maintains information database (i.e. Orbis) for qualitative and quantitative report on the progress of employer development and engagement
- Contributes daily to effective management of the co-op database to ensure integrity of information
- Records relevant data about each lead into information system accurately and completely
- Regularly produces reports in Orbis regarding co-op employer/employment statistics

**Collaboration and Development**:

- Acts as an expert in co-operative education model, understanding programs, students, and processes to effectively orient with focus on new employer development and success
- Creates meaningful, audience-based presentations backed by research, and co-op data
- Leads strategy for industry events, conferences and tradeshows
- Presents at events, webinars and participate in expert panels on behalf of Co-op and the University
- Engages with industry human resources and recruiting staff to understand talent development needs of companies
- Works with the Faculties, Partnership Office and other units to understand and shape promotion of work-integrated learning, expertise/research and identify opportunities for partnership
- Gather and leverage industry and corporate intelligence to inform institutional activities, programs and initiatives
- Participate, represent, and support work related activities that require attendance outside of normal working hours

**Required Skills**:

- Proven ability to close deals and create long term relationships
- Excellent client engagement and client relationship management skills
- Demonstrated history of cultivating mutually beneficial relationships
- Effective time and task management skills, ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Ability to work and collaborate with team members.
- Effective comm